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In 1995 the event was renamed to honor Best Pal, a three time California Horse of the Year who won the Balboa Stakes in 1990 and whose career earnings totaled more than $5.6 million for his owner-breeder, Golden Eagle Farm. [4] The event has had several distance changes with last being in 2018 when the journey was set at six furlongs. [3]
The field was considered evenly matched, especially after the scratch of Buddha, who had won the Wood Memorial.The favorite was Harlan's Holiday, who had won both the Florida Derby and Blue Grass Stakes.
The Kentucky Derby is only open to three-year-old Thoroughbreds, [9] thus entrants in the 2021 race were foaled in 2018, as part of the North American foal crop of 21,181. [10] [a] The field is limited to twenty horses who qualify based on points earned in the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby, a series of designated races that was first introduced in 2013.
A "deluge" started about two hours before the race, turning a fast track sloppy. [10] Lion Heart, breaking near the rail, ran a quick opening quarter mile of 22.99 seconds to get good position going into the first turn. His jockey Mike Smith then started to slow down the pace, completing the half mile in 46.73 and three-quarters in 1:11.80.
Both horses were trained by Bobby Frankel, a Hall of Fame inductee who had never won a Triple Crown event. [9] Other leading contenders included Buddy Gil (Santa Anita Derby), [10] Ten Most Wanted (Illinois Derby), [11] and Scrimshaw (Lexington Stakes). [12] Funny Cide was a moderate longshot at odds of 13:1.
The 2016 Kentucky Derby was the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby.The race was run at 6:51 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on May 7, 2016, at Churchill Downs. [1] The race was broadcast in the United States on the NBC television network.
The sponsorship deal lasted for 17 years, and the event attracted many of the prominent three-year-olds during that time. [3] In 1984, the event was upgraded to Grade III status. [5] In 1988, two years after the track changed owners and was renamed Turfway Park, it was upgraded to a Grade II race and was lengthened to 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 miles. [5]
The 2005 Kentucky Derby was the 131st running of the Kentucky Derby.The race took place on May 7, 2005, and was won by Giacomo, a longshot at odds of 50–1. [2] Another longshot, Closing Argument, finished second, resulting in an exacta payout of $9,814.80. [1]