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The 2008 Kentucky Derby was the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 3, 2008, with 157,770 in attendance, the second largest in Derby history. [ 1 ] Post time was 6:15 p.m. EDT and was televised in the United States on the NBC television network .
Eight Belles (February 23, 2005 – May 3, 2008) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who came second in the 2008 Kentucky Derby to the winner Big Brown. [1] Her collapse just after the race resulted in immediate euthanasia.
On May 3, 2008, in just his fourth race, Big Brown was the 2–1 favorite in the 2008 Kentucky Derby. He started from the far outside post position 20, but neither that, nor his lack of experience seemed to be a problem.
Churchill Downs announced that beginning in 2009 this race would be called the Eight Belles Stakes in honor of the deceased filly, Eight Belles, who finished second in the 2008 Kentucky Derby. [6] In 2010, the Louisville Distaff Stakes was renamed the La Troienne Stakes. [7] Since 2011 the event has been scheduled on the same card as the ...
The legendary Secretariat owns the track record for all three Triple Crown races — the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes in 1973. Slowest Derby-winning times 2:15.20 — Stone ...
The Kentucky Derby is the first leg of the three races for the Triple Crown. 2. Each year, a garland of more than 400 red roses is made for the race to be draped over the winning horse.
This is a listing of the top attended stakes races for thoroughbred racing in North America by year. The chart lists the paid attendance of the eight top average attended races including the Kentucky Derby on Saturday and its companion race the Kentucky Oaks on Friday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky; the Preakness Stakes on Saturday and its companion race the George E. Mitchell ...
Betting on the horses at the Kentucky Derby is a science for some and just plain fun for others on the first Saturday in May. There are more than 1,000 wagering windows at the track ready to take ...