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The 2024 Kentucky Derby (branded as the 150th Running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve for sponsorship reasons) was the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby. It took place on May 4, 2024, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. [1] The race was open to 20 horses, who qualified through the 2024 Road to the Kentucky Derby.
Dornoch with Luis Saez riding, crosses the finish line ahead of Mindframe to win the 156th running of the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday. (Julie Jacobson / Associated Press)
Purse. US$ 1,250,000 [1] The Travers Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. It is nicknamed the "Midsummer Derby" [2] and is the third-ranked race for American three-year-olds according to international classifications, behind only the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes. [3]
The 2024 Belmont Stakes was the 156th running of the Belmont Stakes and the first time the event took place at Saratoga Race Course, due to renovations at Belmont Park. [1] The 1⁄ miles (10 furlongs; 2,012 metres) race was won by upset Dornoch (17-1) with a time of 2:01.64. [2]
Saratoga Race Course is a Thoroughbred horse racing track located on Union Avenue in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States.Opened in 1863, it is often considered to be the oldest major sporting venue of any kind in the U.S. [2] It is the fourth oldest racetrack after Pleasanton Fairgrounds Racetrack (1858), [3] Freehold Raceway (1854) and Fair Grounds Race Course (1852).
The favorite for the Preakness Stakes, Bob Baffert’s Muth, won’t compete in the second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown.
Three-year-olds. Weight. 124 lbs with allowances. Purse. $500,000 (2021) The H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes is a Grade I American thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run over a distance of seven furlongs on the dirt held in August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The current purse for the event is $500,000.
Qualification. Two-year-olds. Weight. Assigned. Purse. $200,000 (since 2012) [1] The Saratoga Special Stakes is an American grade II thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid-August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The race is for two-year-olds willing to race six furlongs on the dirt. [2]