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The Kentucky Derby is only open to three-year-old Thoroughbreds, [9] thus entrants in the 2021 race were foaled in 2018, as part of the North American foal crop of 21,181. [10] [a] The field is limited to twenty horses who qualify based on points earned in the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby, a series of designated races that was first introduced in 2013.
The track reported a wagering total of $209.2 million from all the sources on all the races on the Kentucky Derby Day program. It was a 9 percent increase compared to the total of $192.6 million in 2016 and an increase of 8 percent over the previous record set in 2015 of $194.3 million. [ 29 ]
The Jeff Ruby Steaks, which in 2019 and 2020 was a "Wild Card" event, was moved to the Championship Second leg of series with an increase of qualification points – with 1st 100 points, 2nd 40 points, 3rd 20 points and 4th 10 points; For the 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby, horses which ran in qualifying events with the medication furosemide ...
Rich Strike surged in the final stretch to edge Epicenter, who was the favorite by post time, and Zandon to win the Kentucky Derby. Kentucky Derby day recap: 80-1 longshot Rich Strike wins and ...
A field of 10 horses will contest the final qualifying points race on the road to the 150th running of the Grade 1, $5 million Kentucky Derby.. The Grade 3, $400,000 Stonestreet Lexington Stakes ...
In the fallout of the investigation into 2021 Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit testing positive for a banned substance, the horse was formally disqualified – which means there is a new winner.
This is a listing of first-place, second-place, third-place and fourth-place finishers, and the number of starters in the Kentucky Derby, a Grade I American Thoroughbred race run at 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles on dirt for three-year-olds. It is the first leg of the American Triple Crown, run at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
Best finish was third with Essential Quality in 2021. Record: 3-2-0 in six starts. Career earnings: $552,275. Road to the Kentucky Derby points: 75 (No. 8) Last race: ... 2024 Kentucky Derby ...