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Here's our handy — and downloadable — 2024 Kentucky Derby betting program to make placing bets at the Run for the Roses as smooth as a mint julep.
Luckily, the mint juleps (or, if you prefer vodka over bourbon, the Oaks Lily, a.k.a. the official cocktail of the Kentucky Oaks) are free flowing once visitors enter. Just remember to imbibe ...
The Kentucky Derby (/ ˈ d ɜːr b i /) is an American Grade I stakes race run at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.The race is run by three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (10 furlongs; 2,012 metres).
The race was open to 20 horses, who qualified for the race by earning points on the 2023 Road to the Kentucky Derby. The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race at a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (2.0 km) and has been run at Churchill Downs racetrack since its inception in 1875. The purse for 2023 was US$3 million. [2] The race was won by Mage.
The European Road to the Kentucky Derby was designed on a similar basis to the Japan Road and was intended to provide a place in the Derby starting gate to the top finisher in the series. If the connections of that horse declined the invitation, their place was offered to the second-place finisher and so on.
The 2021 road consisted of 36 races, 20 races for the Kentucky Derby Prep Season and 16 races for the Kentucky Derby Championship Season. Race changes: The race format reverted to the format utilized in 2019, except with the addition of the John Battaglia Memorial Stakes to the prep season to be awarded by a 10-4-2-1 points format.
The Kentucky Derby is one of the most iconic events and horse races on the calendar. The first leg of the Triple Crown occurs annually on the first Saturday in May, when thousands of people flock ...
The Kentucky Derby, which takes place in Louisville on the first Saturday of May, is a classy affair with written and unwritten rules spectators follow. The Kentucky Derby, which takes place in ...