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The Louisville Stakes is Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for horses age four years and older run over a distance of one and one half miles (12 furlongs) on the Turf scheduled annually in late May or early June at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. [1] The event offers a purse of $200,000.
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]
In the United States, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, commonly known as the Triple Crown, is a series of horse races for three-year-old Thoroughbreds, consisting of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes. The three races were inaugurated in different years, the last being the Kentucky Derby in 1875.
America's most celebrated horse race, which typically draws 150,000 spectators to the venerable Churchill Downs track — will be run this year with fans in the grandstands, officials said Thursday.
Question: How many horses compete in the Kentucky Derby? Answer: 20 horses. 6. Question: What race is held before the day of the Kentucky Derby? Answer: The Kentucky Oaks. 7. Question: How many ...
The three races offered large purses, and in 1919, Sir Barton became the first horse to win all three races. However, the term "Triple Crown" did not come into use for another eleven years. In 1930, when Gallant Fox became the second horse to win all three races, sportswriter Charles Hatton brought the phrase into American usage. Fueled by the ...
The 2002 Belmont Stakes was the 134th running of the Belmont Stakes.The 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-mile (2,400 m) race, known as the "test of the champion" and sometimes called the "final jewel" in thoroughbred horse racing's Triple Crown series, was held on June 8, 2002, three weeks after the Preakness Stakes and five weeks after the Kentucky Derby.
Kentucky Derby: Spring Kentucky Oaks: Spring La Troienne Stakes: Spring Turf Classic Stakes: Spring Churchill Downs Stakes: Spring Arlington Million: Summer Beverly D. Stakes: Summer Grade II: Meet: Falls City Handicap: Fall Twin Spires Turf Sprint Stakes: Spring Eight Belles Stakes: Spring Alysheba Stakes: Spring American Turf Stakes: Spring ...