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Only 3-year-old thoroughbred horses compete in each race. Who won the 2024 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs? Mystik Dan won the 2024 Kentucky Derby with a winning time 2:03.24 on Saturday, May 4 ...
The Derby is held annually on the first Saturday in May, at the end of the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. 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.
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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."
And, through Thursday, his horses have won 28 of 103 races this year. His $4,254,330 in earnings ranks seventh on the national trainer’s list. His average of $41,304 per start ranks first among ...
Gary Lynn Stevens (born March 6, 1963) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey, actor, and sports analyst.He became a professional jockey in 1979 and rode his first of three Kentucky Derby winners in 1988.
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Known Agenda was sired by Curlin, who was the two-time American Horse of the Year. Unraced at age two, Curlin became known for his class – the ability to carry his speed over classic distances – with wins including the 2007 Preakness Stakes, 2007 Breeders' Cup Classic and 2008 Dubai World Cup. Since retiring to stud, Curlin has finished in ...