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The Kentucky Derby was first run at 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (12 furlongs; 2.4 km) the same distance as the Epsom Derby, before changing lengths in 1896 to its current 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (10 furlongs; 2 km). On May 17, 1875, in front of an estimated crowd of 10,000 people, a field of 15 three-year-old horses contested the first Derby.
Churchill Downs is a horse racing complex located on Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, famed for hosting the annual Kentucky Derby. It officially opened in 1875 and was named for Samuel Churchill, whose family was prominent in Kentucky for many years. [ 1 ]
Gaffalione has won the riding title at Churchill Downs in 11 different racing meets. ... Jaramillo was the country’s leading rider 13 times. Kazushi Kimura ... Was aboard the on-the-track winner ...
Racing thoroughbreds at tracks within HISA's jurisdiction saw 1.23 racing fatalities per 1,000 starts in 2023. That's a slight decrease from the 1.25 deaths per 1,000 starts in 2022. Tracks ...
The 1973 Kentucky Derby was the 99th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Secretariat won the Derby in a record time of 1: 59 + 2 ⁄ 5, 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 lengths ahead of Sham, while Our Native finished in third position. Of the thirteen horses that entered and started the race, all horses completed the event.
There’s a reason Forever Young had 7-1 odds at post time of this year’s race: He came to Kentucky undefeated in five previous starts. T O Password arrived at Churchill Downs a perfect 2-for-2 ...
Day is the all-time leading rider at Churchill Downs and Keeneland Race Course, the two largest tracks in his adopted home state of Kentucky. At Churchill Downs, he won 2,481 races including 155 stakes race wins, and earned 15 riding titles at the spring meeting plus 19 at the fall meeting.
If the first Kentucky Derby spectators suddenly found themselves at the front gates of Churchill Downs today, they wouldn't recognize anything. So much has changed in 149 years. The first “Derby ...