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The 2019 Kentucky Derby (officially, the 2019 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve [2]) was the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby, and took place on Saturday, May 4, 2019, in Louisville, Kentucky. The field was open to 20 horses, who qualified for the race by earning points on the 2019 Road to the Kentucky Derby.
Churchill Downs in 1901. On May 16, 1925, the first live radio broadcast of the Kentucky Derby aired on WHAS as well as on WGN in Chicago. [19] On May 7, 1949, the first television coverage of the Kentucky Derby took place, produced by WAVE-TV, the NBC affiliate in Louisville. This coverage was aired live in the Louisville market and sent to ...
It was known as the Clark Handicap through 2018 before the race conditions were changed to set weights and allowances in 2019. The race is named in honor of Colonel M. Lewis Clark, founder of the Louisville Jockey Club which built Churchill Downs. Through 1901, it was restricted to three-year-old horses.
The race currently covers 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 miles (1,800 m) at Churchill Downs; the horses carry 121 pounds (55 kg). The Kentucky Oaks is held on the Friday before the Kentucky Derby each year. The winner gets $846,300 of the $1,500,000 purse, and a large garland blanket of lilies , resulting in the nickname "Lilies for the Fillies."
Twenty horses stampeding 1 1/4 miles around Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May. The Kentucky Derby turns 150 years old this year, extending its run as America's longest continuously held ...
It is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (2.0 km), and has been run at Churchill Downs racetrack since its inception in 1875. [7] The race was broadcast by NBC, with coverage by NBCSN of undercard races beginning at 12:30pm EDT and main network coverage of pre-race activities starting at 2 ...
Along with sponsorship by Visa, NBC Sports paid $51.5 million for broadcast rights to all three races, with the revenue split giving 50% of the total to Churchill Downs and 25% each to Pimlico and to the New York Racing Association (NYRA). [53] The Visa deal—and the cooperative effort—ended after 2005.
Resilience earned 100 qualifying points toward the May 4 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, clinching a spot in the field. “It’s our first Derby,” co-owner Ric Waldman said.