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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.
Funny Cide (April 20, 2000 – July 16, 2023) was an American Thoroughbred champion racehorse who won the 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. He was the first New York-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby. He was a popular horse [2] and remained a fan favorite in retirement at the Kentucky Horse Park.
The 2003 Kentucky Derby was the 129th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 3, 2003, and was won by longshot Funny Cide . There were 148,530 in attendance.
Gannett. One of the best parts of the Kentucky Derby is listening to Travis Stone, the Churchill Downs Racetrack announcer, rapidly list off the name of each Kentucky Derby horse. Thoroughbred ...
The Kentucky Derby (/ ˈdɜːrbi /) 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 11⁄4 miles (10 furlongs; 2,012 metres). Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kilograms) and fillies 121 pounds (55 kilograms). [3]
Linda Blackford. May 2, 2024 at 3:15 AM. The naming of racehorses can be a fun game and an esoteric exercise that peeks deep into pedigrees and wordplay for inspiration. Take for example, Sierra ...
Orb is a bay colt with a small white star bred and owned by Stuart S. Janney III and Phipps Stable. He was sired by Malibu Moon, whose other progeny include the Grade I winners Declan's Moon, Devil May Care, Life At Ten (Beldame Stakes) and Malibu Prayer (Ruffian Handicap). [2] His dam, Lady Liberty, was sired by the 1990 Kentucky Derby winner ...
Here’s the origin of the other Derby horses’ names: West Saratoga Littleton, Colorado , is a town of about 46,000 that’s part of the Denver metropolitan area.