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The 2004 Kentucky Derby was the 130th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 1, 2004, and was won by Smarty Jones , who earned a $5 million bonus. [ 2 ] There were 140,054 in attendance.
This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Kentucky Oaks, the first leg of the de facto American Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing, an American Grade 1 race for three-year-old fillies at 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 miles (9 furlongs) on the dirt held at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
The Stephen Foster Stakes is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three and older over a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 miles on the dirt run annually in mid-June at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
2022: Churchill Downs announces it will spend $185 million to $200 million to overhaul the paddock in time for Derby 150. The 1980s paddock is demolished after the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby.
"The founding of Churchill Downs began in 1872 when Colonel Meriwether Lewis Clark traveled from Louisville to the Epsom Derby in England and decided he would create a spectacle horse racing event ...
This is a listing of first-place, second-place, third-place and fourth-place finishers, and the number of starters in the Kentucky Derby, a Grade I American Thoroughbred race run at 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles on dirt for three-year-olds.
After 12 horse racing deaths at Churchill Downs, the track will hold the remainder of its spring meeting at Ellis Park in Henderson, 134 miles from Louisville.
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 ]