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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.
It's the eve of Kentucky Derby 150 and celebrities have flocked to Louisville for festivities. Get live updates on who's in town here.
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 Kentucky Derby Festival features more than 70 events, drawing 1.5 million people to Louisville each spring in the run-up to the Kentucky Derby. Kentucky Derby Festival 2022 schedule: Thunder ...
Kentucky Derby Festival, Kentucky's largest single annual event; includes Thunder Over Louisville, Great Steamboat Race, Great Balloon Race, Pegasus Parade and the miniMarathon & Marathon, and is held for two weeks from late April through early May, leading up to the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby thoroughbred races
Here's what you can do in the Louisville area this week: Top November 2022 events. 7th Annual Louisville Hungry Turkey 5K. Waterfront Park, South Great Lawn, 231 Witherspoon St. 7:30 a.m. to noon ...
The Great Balloon Race. A number of races take place in the festival. The Kentucky Derby Festival miniMarathon and Marathon occur the Saturday before the Kentucky Derby. The mini has been held since 1974. [17] That same Saturday is typically also when the Great Balloon Race is held, [18] the culmination of the hot air balloon-themed BalloonFest ...
The first batch of Kentucky Derby Festival 2024 Pegasus Pins are now on sale as part of the countdown to the 150th Kentucky Derby.Friday, the iconic symbol of the Kentucky Derby Festival, and your ...