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The 2024 Kentucky Derby is here and we want you to stand out from the crowd! Grab a mint julep and get a name for the most exciting two minutes in sports
Kentucky Derby hopeful Sierra Leone gallops at Churchill Downs on April 23. His name comes from his sire, Gun Runner, because there is a lot of arms dealing in Sierra Leone, Africa.
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.
Ahead of the 2024 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 4, we look back at 10 Kentucky Derby winning horses with unique names we'll never forget.
Winner of the 1889 Kentucky Derby, he was owned and bred by Noah Armstrong. [1] of Montana. Spokane was sired by the Leamington son Hyder Ali and out of the mare Interpose by Intruder. Spokane is the only horse foaled and trained in Montana to win the Kentucky Derby. In those days, it was still the Montana Territory.
As the Derby approached, Sun Briar developed ringbone and Kilmer suddenly had no horse for the race. McDaniel urged him to enter Exterminator, but Kilmer would not hear of running "that goat" in his colors. It took Colonel Matt Winn, president of Churchill Downs, to convince him. Winn had seen the colt's workouts and was very impressed.
Named in honor of James 'Woody' Welch, one of the founders of Welch Racing who dreamed of having a Derby horse but passed away on Oct. 6, 2022 from illness at the age of 78.
A misfit group of New Mexico cowboys find themselves on the journey of a lifetime when their undersized thoroughbred racehorse qualifies for the Kentucky Derby. Based on the inspiring true story of Mine That Bird, the cowboys face a series of mishaps on their way to Churchill Downs, becoming the ultimate underdogs in a final showdown with the world's racing elite.