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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.
Recognition is given to Louisville's restaurant employees with the Run for the Rosé, where waiters and waitresses run an obstacle course while carrying trays of glasses filled with wine. [citation needed] For the annual bed races, businesses create themed mobile beds that are paraded before being race on an indoor track with costumed employees ...
The Kentucky Derby (/ ˈ d ɜːr b i /) 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 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (10 furlongs; 2,012 metres). Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kilograms) and fillies 121 pounds (55 kilograms). [3]
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.
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 ...
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 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.
Downtown drivers, take note - several streets around Louisville will be closed for a portion of Saturday due to the Triple Crown of Running 15K.