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The 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby is a series of races through which horses qualified for the 2025 Kentucky Derby, which will be held on May 3. The field for the Derby was limited to 20 horses, with up to four 'also eligibles' in case of a late withdrawal from the field.
2025 Kentucky Oaks qualifying schedule. A total of 33 races comprise this year’s Road to the Kentucky Oaks qualifying series for fillies.. Like with the various Kentucky Derby qualifying ...
On May 16, 1925, the first live radio broadcast of the Kentucky Derby aired on WHAS as well as on WGN in Chicago. [19] On May 7, 1949, the first television coverage of the Kentucky Derby took place, produced by WAVE-TV, the NBC affiliate in Louisville. This coverage was aired live in the Louisville market and sent to NBC as a kinescope newsreel ...
The order in which the races are run has varied. From 1932 through 2019, the Kentucky Derby was run first, followed by the Preakness, and then the Belmont. [6] Running the three races in a five-week span was instituted in 1969. [7] The Preakness was run before the Kentucky Derby 11 times, most recently in 1931.
The Kentucky Derby Festival shared exciting news for its 2024 miniMarathon and Marathon participants including the race course and new finisher medal.
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The 2021 road consisted of 36 races, 20 races for the Kentucky Derby Prep Season and 16 races for the Kentucky Derby Championship Season. Race changes: The race format reverted to the format utilized in 2019, except with the addition of the John Battaglia Memorial Stakes to the prep season to be awarded by a 10-4-2-1 points format.
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