The Kentucky Derby is a horse race that is held annually in Louisville Kentucky United States. The race is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses. It is run a distance of one and a quarter miles (2.
0 km) on the dirt track at Churchill Downs. The race is known in the United States as “The Most Exciting Two Minutes In Sports” or “The Run for the Roses” because of the tradition of presenting a garland of roses to the Derby winner. It is the first leg of the American Triple Crown and is followed by the Preakness Stakes then the Belmont Stakes.
A horse must win all three races to win the Triple Crown. The field for the Kentucky Derby usually includes 20 horses although in recent years it has been increased to 24. The race is run on a Saturday in early May and has been RUN on the first Saturday in May since 1975.
The post time is scheduled for 6:50 pm Eastern Daylight Time (23:50 UTC). The race has been televised by NBC since 2001 and is also carried live on the radio by WHAS. The Kentucky Derby is the oldest continuously held sporting event in the United States having been held annually since 1875.
Justify a chestnut colt sired by Scat Daddy won the 2018 Kentucky Derby on Saturday May 5 2018 at Churchill Downs in Louisville Kentucky. The victory gave trainer Bob Baffert a record-tying fifth Derby win and jockey Mike Smith his second. Justify broke from the gate as the second favorite behind Magnum Moon at 3-1 odds.
Magnum Moon went off as the 6-1 favorite.
Which horse won the Kentucky Derby in 2019?
War of Will
Which horse won the Kentucky Derby in 2018?
Justify
Which horse won the Kentucky Derby in 2017?
Always Dreaming
Which horse won the Kentucky Derby in 2016?
Nyquist
Which horse won the Kentucky Derby in 2015?
American Pharoah
Which horse won the Kentucky Derby in 2014?
California Chrome
Which horse won the Kentucky Derby in 2013?
Orb
Which horse won the Kentucky Derby in 2012?
I’ll Have Another
Which horse won the Kentucky Derby in 2011?
Animal Kingdom
Which horse won the Kentucky Derby in 2010?
Super Saver
Which horse won the Kentucky Derby in 2009?
Mine That Bird
Which horse won the Kentucky Derby in 2008?
Big Brown
Which horse won the Kentucky Derby in 2007?
Street Sense
Which horse won the Kentucky Derby in 2006?
Barbaro
Which horse won the Kentucky Derby in 2005?
Giacomo.
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