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A record $210.7 million was bet on the 2024 Kentucky Derby. Overall, a record $320.5 million was bet on the races that were run at Churchill Downs on the day of the Kentucky Derby. [ 7 ] NBC reported an average of 16.7 million viewers across its platforms and a peak audience of 20.1 million viewers, making it the most watched running of the ...
Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind 1st 4 Spectacular Bid: Ron Franklin: Bud Delp: Hawksworth Farm 2:02 2/5 2nd 1 General Assembly: Laffit Pincay Jr. LeRoy Jolley: Bertram R. Firestone: 2 ¾ 3rd 2 Golden Act: Sandy Hawley: Loren Rettele William H. Oldknow & Robert W. Phipps 3 4th 7 King Celebrity Cash Asmussen: Robert J. Taylor Che-Bar ...
Seven horses died at Churchill Downs during the week of the Kentucky Derby, including two horses that died in undercard races on the day of the Derby. [5] Wild on Ice, a Derby contender, was hurt while training on April 27 and was euthanized. [14] [15] On April 29, Code of Kings died after flipping and breaking his neck. [5]
Bango will race again in November at Churchill Downs during the Bet on Sunshine Stakes. 'Bango!' Exercise rider Margarito Fierro aboard the Greg Foley-trained Bango at Churchill Downs on Oct. 4, 2023.
The total amount of bets on the 2023 race was $188.7 million from all sources, according to Churchill Downs. Bets on all 14 races in 2023 reached $288.7 million, and for the first time, total ...
Mendelssohn started his racing career on the turf and proved his ability to ship well by winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Del Mar in California in 2017. However, O'Brien felt that the colt would be equally suited to racing on the dirt given his pedigree: Mendelssohn is a half brother to multiple Eclipse Award -winner Beholder .
Mint juleps. Like most big parties, weddings, and special events, the Kentucky Derby has its own special drink. The mint julep—a delightful concoction of bourbon, mint, sugar, simple syrup, and ...
Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind 1st 8 Majestic Prince: Bill Hartack: Johnny Longden: Frank M. McMahon: 2:01 4/5 2nd 3 Arts and Letters: Braulio Baeza: J. Elliott Burch: Rokeby Stables: head 3rd 7 Dike Jorge Velásquez: Lucien Laurin: Claiborne Farm: 4th 2 Traffic Mark Phil Grimm Ronnie G. Warren Mr.& Mrs. Robert F. Roberts 5th 1 Top ...