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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 ...
Mage with Javier Castellano up win the 149th Kentucky Derby, Saturday, May 06, 2023 at the Churchill Downs in Louisville. Jonathan Palmer/photo@jonathanpalmer.net.
Two Phil’s nearly won it. Angel of Empire made a late move. Tapit Trice and Derma Sotogake got off to poor starts. A look at what went wrong for every Kentucky Derby horse besides Mage.
On May 16, 1925, the first live radio broadcast of the Kentucky Derby was originated by WHAS and was also carried by WGN in Chicago. [34] On May 7, 1949, the first television coverage of the Kentucky Derby took place, produced by WAVE-TV, [35] the NBC affiliate in Louisville. This coverage was aired live in the Louisville market and sent to NBC ...
Kentucky Derby contender Derma Sotogake of Japan takes to the track April 24, 2023 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The colt, which won the UAE Derby, has won $1.1 million in stakes so far ...
Follow Lexington Herald-Leader writers and photographers and others at the track for Saturday’s 149th running of the Kentucky Derby. Race time is 6:57 p.m. EDT.
Only one Kentucky Derby prep race will be run this Saturday, but it’s a big one: The Tampa Bay Derby at Tampa Bay Downs, which awards Derby qualifying points on a 50-20-15-10-5 scale.
A lightly raced colt with Venezuelan connections is the surprise winner of the Kentucky Derby after a week of bad news at Churchill Downs. Mage’s magic in 2023 Kentucky Derby brightens a dark ...