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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two horses fell and unseated their riders in the second race at Churchill Downs on Thursday, two days before the historic track hosts the 150th Kentucky Derby.
His horses had placed second in three of the previous six Kentucky Derbies, including 2009 when American Pharoah's sire, Pioneerof The Nile, finished second. [18] Additionally, Zayat's 2010 entry, Eskendereya, was the morning line favorite but had to scratch with a career-ending leg injury. "I'm speechless", Zayat said. "No more seconds ...
The Kentucky Derby is only open to three-year-old Thoroughbreds, [8] thus entrants in the 2019 race were foaled in 2016, mostly as part of the North America foal crop of roughly 22,500. [ 9 ] [ a ] The field is limited to twenty horses who qualify based on points earned in the 2019 Road to the Kentucky Derby , a series of designated races that ...
The 2014 Kentucky Derby field. Winner California Chrome is the third horse from the right. California Chrome became the first California-bred horse to win the Derby since Decidedly in 1962. For Espinoza, it was his second Kentucky Derby win, his first coming in 2002 when he rode War Emblem to victory.
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A field of 10 horses will contest the final qualifying points race on the road to the 150th running of the Grade 1, $5 million Kentucky Derby.. The Grade 3, $400,000 Stonestreet Lexington Stakes ...
The race was open to 20 horses, who qualified through the 2024 Road to the Kentucky Derby. Mystik Dan won in a three-way photo finish , at 18:1 odds. He and jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. held off late charges by Sierra Leone and Forever Young to reach the wire first by a nose .
The major preps provided the winner with 100 qualifying points, [c] essentially guaranteeing that horse a berth in the Derby provided the horse remained in form and the owner was willing to pay the required nomination and entry fees. [12] Although nearly 90 horses earned qualifying points, less than 20 of these were willing or able to enter the ...