Aerial view of Churchill Downs. Churchill Downs is a horse racing complex located on Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, famed for hosting the annual Kentucky Derby.It officially opened in 1875 and was named for Samuel Churchill, whose family was prominent in Kentucky for many years. The first Kentucky Derby, a …The 1988 Kentucky Derby was the 114th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 7, 1988, with 137,694 people in attendance. Full results. Finished Pgm Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind 1st 8 Winning Colors: Gary Stevens: D. Wayne Lukas: Eugene V. Klein: 2:02.20 2nd 1a Forty Niner: Pat Day:Awards. U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt (1984) Honours. Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame (1985) Swale Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Swale (April 21, 1981 – June 17, 1984) was an American thoroughbred racehorse. He is best known for winning the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes in 1984. He died eight days after his win in the latter race. Donerail. Donerail (1910 – after 1918) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that was the upset winner of the 1913 Kentucky Derby. His win stands as the biggest longshot victory in the history of the Kentucky Derby. Going off at 91–1, Donerail provided a $184.90 payoff for a $2 bet.The 2024 Road to the Kentucky Derby is a series of races through which horses qualified for the 2024 Kentucky Derby, which will be held on May 4. The field for the Derby was …The Preakness Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race held annually on the third Saturday in May at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.The Preakness Stakes is a Grade I race run over a distance of 1 + 3 ⁄ 16 miles (9.5 furlongs; 1.9 kilometres) on dirt. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kg); fillies 121 pounds (55 kg). It is the second …Venezuelan jockey Sonny Leon, riding in his first Kentucky Derby, drove Rich Strike to the surprise victory and the $1.86 million winner’s purse. “I was excited,” Leon said about his ...Kentucky Derby winners with male-line descendants including other Kentucky Derby winners. Northern Dancer (1964 winner) – 7 colts; most recently Mandaloun ; Ben Brush (1896 winner) - 3 winners (2 colts, 1 filly); most recently Whiskery See moreKentucky Derby winners with male-line descendants including other Kentucky Derby winners. Northern Dancer (1964 winner) – 7 colts; most recently Mandaloun ; Ben Brush (1896 winner) - 3 winners (2 colts, 1 filly); most recently WhiskerySir Barton was a chestnut colt bred in 1916, in Kentucky, by John E. Madden at Hamburg Place Farm near Lexington. An Englishman, Vivian A. Gooch, who judged the 1918 National Horse, was co-listed as breeder with Madden, but Gooch had actually served as the agent who purchased Sir Martin, Sir Barton's half-brother, from Madden for Louis Winans.1969 →. The 1968 Kentucky Derby was the 94th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 4, 1968. [1] The race was the first Kentucky Derby in which the winning horse was subsequently disqualified. Dancer's Image won the race, but was disqualified to last after traces of phenylbutazone were discovered in the mandatory post-race ...Calumet Farm is a 762-acre (3.08 km 2) Thoroughbred breeding and training farm established in 1924 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States by William Monroe Wright, founding owner of the Calumet Baking Powder Company.Calumet is located in the heart of the Bluegrass, a well-known horse breeding region.Calumet Farm has a record history of Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown winners and 11 horses in ...Mage wins the 149th Kentucky Derby, capping a volatile lead-up in which 7 horses died in recent days at Churchill Downs. The win brought trainer Gustavo Delgado and jockey Javier Castellano their ...Bailey rode Godolphin's Worldly Manner to a seventh-place finish in the 1999 Kentucky Derby, giving up the mount on winner Charismatic, who he had ridden two weeks earlier to win the Lexington Stakes at Keeneland. In 2000, Sheikh Mohammed flew Bailey to England to ride Godolphin Racing superstar Dubai Millennium in the Prince of Wales's Stakes at …The 1970 Kentucky Derby was the 96th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1970. [1] [2] The race is most notable in American popular culture as the setting for "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved", an article written for Scanlan's Monthly by Hunter S. Thompson that would later be identified as the first instance ...Sunday Silence (March 25, 1986 – August 19, 2002) was an American -bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In 1989, he won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes but failed to complete the Triple Crown when he was defeated in the Belmont Stakes. Nevertheless, he won the Breeders' Cup Classic and was voted American Champion …May 16, 2023 · Kentucky Derby winner Mage draws the No. 3 post and is made the 8-5 favorite to win the Preakness. Disarm, fourth in the Derby, is skipping the race. Mage's path to Triple Crown gets easier as ... The 2010 Kentucky Derby was the 136th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 1, 2010, and was televised in the United States on the NBC television network. The post time was 6:32 p.m. EDT ( 10:32 p.m. UTC ). The stakes of the race were US$ 2,185,200. [2] Date Race Name Gr. Course Track Distance Purse; 05/06/2023: Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve: 1: Dirt: Churchill Downs: 1 1/4 Miles: $3,000,000: 05/07/2022Calumet Farm is a 762-acre (3.08 km 2) Thoroughbred breeding and training farm established in 1924 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States by William Monroe Wright, founding owner of the Calumet Baking Powder Company.Calumet is located in the heart of the Bluegrass, a well-known horse breeding region.Calumet Farm has a record history of Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown winners and 11 horses in ...Haskell Invitational Handicap (2002) American Classic race wins: Kentucky Derby ( 2002) Preakness Stakes ( 2002) Awards. American Champion 3-Yr-Old Male Horse (2002) War Emblem (February 20, 1999 – March 11, 2020) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2002 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes .Kentucky Derby (1947) Last updated on March 5, 2007: Jet Pilot (March 29, 1944 - March 3, 1967) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the Kentucky Derby in 1947. Background. Jet Pilot was sired by the 1930 Epsom Derby winner, Blenheim, out of the mare Black Wave, ...Purse. $400,000 (2020) [1] [2] The Santa Anita Derby is an American Grade 1 thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run each April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. It is currently run at a distance of 11⁄8 miles on the dirt and carries a purse of $400,000. It is one of the final prep races on the official Road to the Kentucky ...Of the 22 jockeys listed in the entries for Kentucky Derby 2023, only two know what it is like to cross the finish line first and keep the victory. Hall of Famer John Velázquez has done it three times in the last 12 years. Joel Rosario got to the winner's circle a decade ago.Charismatic (March 13, 1996 – February 19, 2017) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the first two legs of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1999. Early in his career, Charismatic was entered in claiming races but he improved rapidly during his three-year-old year. After winning the 1999 Kentucky Derby and ...For the Kentucky Derby, he was a second choice among bettors to Calumet Farm's Florida Derby and Blue Grass Stakes winner Forward Pass. 1968 Kentucky Derby. Dancer's Image was plagued by sore ankles during his career. On the Sunday prior to the 1968 Kentucky Derby, his handlers had a veterinarian give him a dose of phenylbutazone, a ... The 2023 Road to the Kentucky Derby is a series of races through which horses qualified for the 2023 Kentucky Derby, which was held on May 6.The field for the Derby was limited to 20 horses, with up to four 'also eligibles' in case of a late withdrawal from the field. There were three separate paths for horses to take to qualify for the Derby: the main Road …Mine That Bird winning odds of 50.60-1 was the second highest in Kentucky Derby history after Donerail (1913) now third highest winning odds. Subsequent Grade I wins [ edit ] Mine That Bird never won another race, though he did finish second in the Preakness to Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra [14] and third in the Belmont in the same year.Man o' War (March 29, 1917 - November 1, 1947) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who is widely regarded as one of the greatest racehorses of all time. Several sports publications, including The Blood-Horse, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, and the Associated Press, voted Man o' War as the best American racehorse of the 20th century.During his racing career, just after World War I, Man o' War ...The winner often earns the Eclipse Award for Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse, and becomes one of the early favorites for the next year's Kentucky Derby. [1] In 2006, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) wrote in Part 2 of their special series titled Spiraling To The Breeders' Cup that " Arazi turned in what many still consider ...Purse. $1,000,000 [1] The Florida Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses held annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Since 2005, it has been run five weeks before the Kentucky Derby, which is held on the first Saturday in May. Thus the Florida Derby is currently run either at the end of March ... Chateaugay (horse) Chateaugay (February 29, 1960 - May 9, 1985) was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse who won two of the three U.S. Triple Crown races. Bred at Darby Dan Farm near Lexington, Kentucky by his prominent owner, John W. Galbreath, Chateaugay was a son of Swaps, the 1956 U.S. Horse of the Year and a Racing Hall of Fame ...Leaderboard Derby OAKS 11 Rosallion (IRE) 21 West Saratoga 310 Henry Adams (IRE) 411 Macduff (GB) 511 Gold Sweep 612 Navy Seal (IRE) 712 Raging Torrent 813 Zabiari (GB) 913 Seize the Grey 1014 Son (GB) 1114 Northern Flame 1215 Stromberg (GB) 1315 Air Cav The 2011 Kentucky Derby was the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby, on May 7. The race was won by Animal Kingdom, ridden by John Velazquez, ... Pants of Fire, winner of the Louisiana Derby and ridden by Rosie Napravnik, was bet down from odds of 20–1 on the morning line to 8–1 at post time. Animal Kingdom, coming into the race off of a win in the …Sea Hero. Rokeby Stables. Silks: Dark Gray, Yellow Braid, Sleeves and Cap. Sea Hero (foaled March 4, 1990 – July 12, 2019) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1993 Kentucky Derby and Travers Stakes. Beginning in 2011, Sea Hero was the oldest living winner of the Kentucky Derby until his death in 2019. [2]Justify (foaled March 28, 2015) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who is known for being the thirteenth winner of the American Triple Crown. He also was the first horse since Apollo in 1882 to win the Kentucky Derby without racing as a two-year-old. Justify first attracted attention with a win in his debut race on February 18, 2018. The 2011 Kentucky Derby was the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby, on May 7. The race was won by Animal Kingdom, ridden by John Velazquez, ... Pants of Fire, winner of the Louisiana Derby and ridden by Rosie Napravnik, was bet down from odds of 20–1 on the morning line to 8–1 at post time. Animal Kingdom, coming into the race off of a win in the …The San Felipe Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.It is a Grade II event open to three-year-old horses. Normally held in early -March, it is raced at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles (8 + 1 ⁄ 2 furlongs) on dirt and currently offers a purse of $400,000.It is listed as an official prep race on the Road to the Kentucky ...Assault (March 28, 1943 - September 1, 1971) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who is the seventh winner of the American Triple Crown and the only Texas-bred winner of the Triple Crown. Early life. Foaled at King Ranch in Texas, Assault was sired by Bold Venture, who had won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in 1936. ...Super Saver's ancestors include damsire A.P. Indy, winner of the 1992 Belmont Stakes, 1957 Preakness Stakes winner Bold Ruler, 1964 Kentucky Derby winner Northern Dancer, and Triple Crown winners Secretariat (1973) and Seattle Slew (1977). He is also descended from superstud Mr. Prospector, whose descendants have won numerous Triple Crown racesDec. 6, 2021 Updated 11:56 AM PT. The specter surrounding Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit took the most horrible of turns Monday morning when the 3-year-old colt collapsed and died on the ...Bill Hartack - Bill Hartack got his five Kentucky Derby winners out of only 12 rides. His Derby winners were Iron Liege in 1957, Venetian Way in 1960, Decidedly in 1962, Northern Dancer in 1964 and Majestic Prince in 1969. Hartack was a member of the Racing Hall of Fame and rode from 1953 through 1974. He retired with a total of 21,535 mounts ...Occupation Horse trainer Born September 2, 1935 (age 88)Antigo, Wisconsin, United States Career wins Quarter Horse racing: 739 Thoroughbred flat racing: 4,839+ (ongoing) Major racing wins American Classics wins: Kentucky Derby (1988, 1995, 1996, 1999)The 2001 Kentucky Derby was the 127th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 5, 2001. There was a crowd of 154,210 in attendance. ... Point Given broke to the inside bumping the winner, moved up steadily to gain a striking position five wide on the backstretch. Point Given made a threatening run on the second turn, but then ...The 2015 Kentucky Derby was the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby.The race was run at 6:44 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on May 2, 2015, at Churchill Downs. It was broadcast in the United States on the NBC television network. Kentucky native Ashley Judd voiced the opening for the telecast of the race, and was the first woman to do so.. The weather was warm, and a record 170,513 people attended.Background. Nijinsky, a bay horse with a white heart on his forehead and three white feet, was bred at E. P. Taylor's Windfields Farm in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.He was from the second crop of foals sired by Northern Dancer, the winner of the 1964 Kentucky Derby who went on to become one of the most influential sires of the 20th century. His dam, Flaming Page, by Bull Page, was a highly ...Purse. $1,000,000 [1] The Florida Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses held annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Since 2005, it has been run five weeks before the Kentucky Derby, which is held on the first Saturday in May. Thus the Florida Derby is currently run either at the end of March ... The 1988 Kentucky Derby was the 114th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 7, 1988, with 137,694 people in attendance. Full results. Finished Pgm Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind 1st 8 Winning Colors: Gary Stevens: D. Wayne Lukas: Eugene V. Klein: 2:02.20 2nd 1a Forty Niner: Pat Day:Seattle Slew. Black, yellow yoke, yellow hoops on sleeves, yellow cap, black pompom. Seattle Slew (February 15, 1974 – May 7, 2002) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who became the tenth winner of the American Triple Crown (1977). He is one of only two horses to have won the Triple Crown while being undefeated in any previous ...The 2005 Kentucky Derby was the 131st running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 7, 2005, and was won by Giacomo, a longshot at odds of 50–1. A crowd of 156,435 was in attendance. ... Sires of Classic winners. Flower Alley I'll Have Another – 2012 Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Santa Anita Derby; Lilacs and Lace – 2011 …Owner: RED TR-Racing (Richard Dawson), first Derby. Trainer: Eric Reed, first Derby. Jockey: Sonny Leon, first Derby. Record: 1-0-3 in seven starts. Career earnings: $111,289. Road to the Kentucky ...The 1986 Kentucky Derby was the 112th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 3, 1986, with 123,819 people in attendance. Full results. Finished Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind 1st 1 Ferdinand: Willie Shoemaker: Charles E. Whittingham: Mrs. Elizabeth A. Keck: 2:02.80 2nd 3Venezuelan jockey Sonny Leon, riding in his first Kentucky Derby, drove Rich Strike to the surprise victory and the $1.86 million winner’s purse. “I was excited,” Leon said about his ...The 1988 Kentucky Derby was the 114th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 7, 1988, with 137,694 people in attendance. Full results. Finished Pgm Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind 1st 8 Winning Colors: Gary Stevens: D. Wayne Lukas: Eugene V. Klein: 2:02.20 2nd 1a Forty Niner: Pat Day:Getty Images Mage surged late to win the 2023 Kentucky Derby, the prestigious first leg of the Triple Crown, in an official time of 2:01.57. It's the second …Baden-Baden (foaled 1874 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1877 Kentucky Derby.He was bred by A. J. Alexander at his Woodburn Stud in Woodford County, Kentucky.Baden-Baden was sired by Australian (GB) (who in turn was sired by West Australian, first horse to win the English Triple Crown in 1853); his dam, Lavender, was sired by Wagner.2002 Kentucky Derby. The 2002 Kentucky Derby was the 128th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 4, 2002, [2] and 145,033 people were in attendance. [3] The race was won by War Emblem who led from start to finish.About The Kentucky Derby is a beloved, sophisticated, and indulgent celebration of the greatest race on Earth. AMERICA’S GREATEST RACE The Kentucky Derby is the longest continually held sporting event in America, and it is one of the most prestigious horse races in the world. 1874Two Phil's Photo Gallery. Two Phil's is a 3 year old colt that was born in 2020 and raced from 2022 to 2023. He was sired by Hard Spun out of the General Quarters mare Mia Torri. He was trained by Larry Rivelli and raced for Patricia's Hope LLC, Sagan, Phillip and Madaket Stables LLC, and was bred in Kentucky, United States by Phillip Sagan.The 1911 Kentucky Derby was the 37th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 13, 1911. Meridian's winning time of 2:05.00 set a new Derby record. ... The winner received a purse of $4,850. Second place received $700. Third place received $300. ReferencesAnimal Kingdom is the first Kentucky Derby winner to win a Grade One race at the age of five. He has won Grade 1 races on both dirt and synthetic surfaces. Breeding and early life. Bred by Team Valor racing stable and born at Denali Stud in Paris, Kentucky, his sire Leroidesanimaux (Le roi des animaux, French, translates as "King of the animals.") was …There may be some people who believed they could strike it rich with the racehorse Rich Strike - whose 80-1 odds in the 148th Kentucky Derby made him one of the longest shots in the race's ...The FanDuel Kentucky Derby betting guide notes that Derma Sotogake will have to buck the trend of UAE Derby winners disappointing in the Run for the Roses (0-for-19), but there are several reasons ...Kentucky Derby, the most prestigious American horse race, established in 1875 and run annually on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs racetrack, Louisville, Kentucky. With the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes, it makes up American Thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown.Holy Bull (January 24, 1991 – June 7, 2017) was a champion Thoroughbred racehorse.Although he finished a disappointing twelfth in the 1994 Kentucky Derby, his major wins that year in the Florida Derby, Blue Grass Stakes, Metropolitan Handicap, Haskell Invitational, Travers Stakes and Woodward Stakes earned him American Horse …The Kentucky Derby has been held 147 times since 1875, including 126 times over its current distance of 1 1/4 miles. But despite the Derby’s long history, only seven winners have completed the historic race in less than 2:01. Reaching the 2:00 or 1:59 barrier has been an elusive target for the majority of Kentucky Derby winners.The 1955 Kentucky Derby was the 81st running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 7, 1955. The ... Winner of the Kentucky Derby. Swaps was a California bred American thoroughbred racehorse. Swap's became the first "All-California" colt to win the Kentucky Derby. Known as the "California Comet", this not being the only nickname he ...April 23, 2009. Thunder Gulch won the 1995 Kentucky Derby at odds of 25-1, as well as the Belmont Stakes, was retired at the end of his 3-year-old season due to a leg injury. His most prominent ...The last several editions of the Preakness have showcased various superstar performances and prolonged the Triple Crown dreams of several of its winners. Kentucky Derby winners Big Brown (2008), I'll Have Another (2012), and California Chrome (2014) all kept their Triple Crown dreams alive when repeating two weeks later in the Baltimore ...Always Dreaming is a dark bay colt who was bred in Kentucky by Santa Rosa Partners (Gerry Dilger and Mike Ryan). [2] He is from the first crop of foals sired by Bodemeister, the runner-up in both the 2012 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. The dam of Always Dreaming, Above Perfection, was an exceptional sprinter who won the Las Flores ...Eclipse Award for Outstanding Breeder (1990) Calumet Farm is a 762-acre (3.08 km 2) Thoroughbred breeding and training farm established in 1924 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States by William Monroe Wright, founding owner of the Calumet Baking Powder Company. Calumet is located in the heart of the Bluegrass, a well-known horse breeding region. Jeff Roberson / AP. Rich Strike overcame 80-1 odds Saturday to win the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby, the second biggest upset in the race's storied history. As favorite Epicenter and Zandon ...The Kentucky Derby is one of the most iconic and stylish events of the year. Every year, people from all over the world flock to Louisville, Kentucky to witness the excitement of the races and celebrate in style.CNN —. Rich Strike stunned the horse racing world when he won the Kentucky Derby last month and he's back in action again at the Belmont Stakes on Saturday. The horse entered the Derby at 80-1 ...The 1975 Kentucky Derby was the 101st running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 3, 1975, with 113,324 people in attendance. Full results. Finished Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind 1st 4 Foolish Pleasure: Jacinto Vásquez: LeRoy Jolley: John L. Greer 2nd 7 Avatar: Bill Shoemaker:The 1967 Kentucky Derby was the 93rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 6, 1967. Full results. Finished Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind 1st 7 Proud Clarion: Bobby Ussery: Loyd Gentry Jr. Darby Dan Farm: 2:00 3/5 2nd 5 Barbs Delight Kenny Knapp Hal Steele Jr. Guy Huguelet Jr. & Gene Spalding 3rd 2 Damascus: …Eddie Arcaro. George Edward Arcaro (February 19, 1916 – November 14, 1997), [1] was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who won more American classic races than any other jockey in history and is the only rider to have won the U.S. Triple Crown twice. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest jockeys in the history of ...Rick Dawson, of Edmond, Oklahoma, the owner of Rich Strike, the horse that shocked the world Saturday by winning the Kentucky Derby at 80-to-1 odds, has been a regular at the off-track betting ...Awards. American Co-Champion 3-Yr-Old Male Horse (1917) Last updated on October 28, 2019. Omar Khayyam (1914-1938) was a British-born Thoroughbred racehorse who was sold as a yearling to an American racing partnership and who became the first foreign-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby. [1] He was named for the famous Persian mathematician ...This spot boasts nine Derby winners, the second-highest among all gates, and 24 horses that finished in the money. The only gate that has produced more champions is Post 5, with 10 Kentucky Derby ...The 1974 Kentucky Derby was the 100th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 4, 1974, [1] [2] with 163,628 people in attendance. [3] The 1974 Kentucky Derby holds the title of the second largest crowd in the history of U.S. Thoroughbred racing. [4]Kentucky Derby 2022 winner:Rich Strike takes stunning upset win at Churchill Downs. In the final stretch of the race, it looked like Steve Asmussen, the all-time wins leader for North American ...Lucky Debonair (May 2, 1962 – July 10, 1987) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1965 Kentucky Derby. Background [ edit ] He was bred by owners Dan and Ada Rice of Wheaton, Illinois at their Danada Farm satellite operation on Old Frankfort Pike near Lexington, Kentucky , a property that once was part of the Idle ...With regard to the Kentucky Derby, however, only results from 1981 onward reflect a method without retrofitting or using information unavailable at the time. Many of the chefs-de-race who "predicted" the 1929-1981 Derby winners were made that way because of the Derby winners themselves, making the logic circular. ReferencesPast Winners; Includes data from 1976 to present. Date Race Name Gr. Course Track Distance Purse; 05/06/2023: Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve: 1: Dirt: Churchill Downs: 1 1/4 Miles: $3,000,000: 05/07/2022: Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve: 1: ... Kentucky Derby: 1: Dirt: Churchill Downs: 1 1/4 Miles: …The winner of the Wood Memorial has not won the Kentucky Derby since 2000, in part because several became injured in the weeks between the two races. For example, Toby's Corner missed the Derby with lameness in his left hind leg (2011), Eskendereya ...The winner often earns the Eclipse Award for Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse, and becomes one of the early favorites for the next year's Kentucky Derby. [1] In 2006, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) wrote in Part 2 of their special series titled Spiraling To The Breeders' Cup that " Arazi turned in what many still consider ...The 1967 Kentucky Derby was the 93rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 6, 1967. Full results. Finished Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind 1st 7 Proud Clarion: Bobby Ussery: Loyd Gentry Jr. Darby Dan Farm: 2:00 3/5 2nd 5 Barbs Delight Kenny Knapp Hal Steele Jr. Guy Huguelet Jr. & Gene Spalding 3rd 2 Damascus: …Cannonade (May 12, 1971 - August 3, 1993) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known as the winner of the 1974 Kentucky Derby. Background [ edit ] Owned and bred by prominent businessman John M. Olin , Cannonade was foaled at Gainesway Farm in Lexington, Kentucky .The 1958 Kentucky Derby was the 84th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 3, 1958. Full results. Finished Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind 1st 3 Tim Tam: Ismael Valenzuela: Horace A. Jones: Calumet Farm: 2:05 0/0 2nd 7 Lincoln Road: Chris Rogers: Victor J. Sovinski Sunny Blue Farm (Isaac Blumberg) 3rd 10 …Kentucky Derby Winners: Needles (1956), Tim Tam ... (2016), and Always Dreaming (2017). In 1968, Florida Derby winner Forward Pass was promoted to first place in the Kentucky Derby after the original winner, Dancer's Image, was disqualified due to a medication violation. In 2019, Florida Derby winner Maximum Security crossed the finish line ...Kentucky derby winners wiki
The 2011 Kentucky Derby was the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby, on May 7.The race was won by Animal Kingdom, ridden by John Velazquez, trained by H. Graham Motion and owned by Team Valor.. The race took place on Saturday, May 7, 2011, and was televised in the United States on the NBC television network.. A record crowd of 164,858 was on hand at the track for the race.Dirt. Attendance. 170,513 [1] ← 2014. 2016 →. The 2015 Kentucky Derby was the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby. The race was run at 6:44 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on May 2, 2015, at Churchill Downs. [2] It was broadcast in the United States on the NBC television network. [3] Kentucky native Ashley Judd voiced the opening for the ...The 2007 Kentucky Derby was the 133rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 5, 2007. The announced attendance was 156,635, the third largest in Derby history. ... Sires of Classic winners. Scat Daddy (18th) Justify – 2018 Horse of the Year. Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Santa Anita Derby; Lady Aurelia …12th, 1990 Kentucky Derby G1: 13: Pendleton Ridge Cox's Ridge: 3.73: Robert J. Frankel Laffit Pincay Jr. 13th, 1990 Kentucky Derby G1: Last Race 13th, 1990 Kentucky Derby G1: 14: Burnt Hills Conquistador Cielo: 3.39: Robert J. Frankel Patrick A. Valenzuela: 14th, 1990 Kentucky Derby G1: Last Race 14th, 1990 Kentucky Derby G1: 15: Fighting FantasyThe 1946 Kentucky Derby was the 72nd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 4, 1946 on a track rated slow. Full results. Finished Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind 1st 3 Assault: Warren Mehrtens: Max Hirsch: King Ranch: 2:06 3/5 2nd 5 Spy Song: Johnny Longden: Jack C. Hodgins Dixiana Farm:His more remote descendants included Nijinsky II and three Kentucky Derby winners. In 1965, he was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame . [1] In The Blood-Horse ranking of the top 100 thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century , Omaha was ranked #61. COLONEL MATT WINN HORSES AND JOCKEYS TRIPLE CROWN KENTUCKY DERBY TRADITIONS RUN FOR THE ROSES Sources The Kentucky …The Eclipse Award winner for Outstanding Jockey in 1981, Shoemaker won the Kentucky Derby with Hall of Famer Swaps (1955), Tomy Lee (1959), Lucky Debonair (1965), and Ferdinand (1986); the Preakness with Candy Spots (1963) and Hall of Famer Damascus (1967); and the Belmont with Hall of Famers Gallant Man (1957), Sword …Aerial view of Churchill Downs. Churchill Downs is a horse racing complex located on Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, famed for hosting the annual Kentucky Derby.It officially opened in 1875 and was named for Samuel Churchill, whose family was prominent in Kentucky for many years. The first Kentucky Derby, a …Mage, who had only one victory in three previous races, worked his magic to win the Kentucky Derby at 15-1 odds. Mage won the 149th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. The largely overlooked horse ...The Travers Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.It is nicknamed the "Midsummer Derby" and is the third-ranked race for American three-year-olds according to international classifications, behind only the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes. First held in 1864, it is the oldest stakes race in the United States ...The Kentucky Derby has long been billed "the most exciting two minutes in sports." But it took almost four years to determine the winner of the 1968 Derby.. On May 4, 1968, Dancer's Image ...The list of Kentucky Derby winners is a who's who of the sport. Therefore, let's take a look at the horses who have won the "most exciting two minutes" in horse racing. All the winners from 1874-2020. Year Horse Jockey Time; 2020: Authentic: John Velazquez: 2:00.61: 2019: Country House: Flavien Prat: 2:03.93: 2018: Justify : Mike E. Smith:Mage earned a surprising Kentucky Derby victory on Saturday, capping a nerve-rattling day that included two more fatalities ahead of the 149th edition of the world's most famous race.The 1980 Kentucky Derby was the 106th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 3, 1980, with 131,859 people in attendance. Full results. Finished Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind 1st 8 Genuine Risk: Jacinto Vásquez: LeRoy Jolley: Diana Firestone: 2nd 7Ok, we'll fix it to fit the facts and announce that Kentucky Derby winners can now have Dosage Index of 4.00. Ok, it makes sense to change the dosage rules now since horses are more speed-oriented than in the past, so 4.00 seems like a reasonable change. But wait - seven years later, Real Quiet snuck onto the scene.Sea Hero. Rokeby Stables. Silks: Dark Gray, Yellow Braid, Sleeves and Cap. Sea Hero (foaled March 4, 1990 – July 12, 2019) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1993 Kentucky Derby and Travers Stakes. Beginning in 2011, Sea Hero was the oldest living winner of the Kentucky Derby until his death in 2019. [2]Donerail. Donerail (1910 - after 1918) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that was the upset winner of the 1913 Kentucky Derby. His win stands as the biggest longshot victory in the history of the Kentucky Derby. Going off at 91-1, Donerail provided a $184.90 payoff for a $2 bet.The Kentucky Derby was originally slated to happen this weekend, but like most everything else worth getting excited about, it has been postponed to later in the year. This is only the second time the race has even been postponed in its sto...Always Dreaming is a dark bay colt who was bred in Kentucky by Santa Rosa Partners (Gerry Dilger and Mike Ryan). [2] He is from the first crop of foals sired by Bodemeister, the runner-up in both the 2012 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. The dam of Always Dreaming, Above Perfection, was an exceptional sprinter who won the Las Flores ...Sea Hero. Rokeby Stables. Silks: Dark Gray, Yellow Braid, Sleeves and Cap. Sea Hero (foaled March 4, 1990 – July 12, 2019) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1993 Kentucky Derby and Travers Stakes. Beginning in 2011, Sea Hero was the oldest living winner of the Kentucky Derby until his death in 2019. [2]Alysheba (March 3, 1984 - March 27, 2009) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that won two legs of the Triple Crown in 1987. A successful sire, he produced 11 stakes winners. A bay colt, Alysheba was sired by Alydar out of the mare Bel Sheba, by Lt. Stevens. He was bred by Preston Madden at Hamburg Place Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, and was sold as a yearling to Dorothy and Pam Scharbauer ...2008 Kentucky Derby. The 2008 Kentucky Derby was the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby.The race took place on May 3, 2008, with 157,770 in attendance, the second largest in Derby history. Post time was 6:15 p.m. EDT and was televised in the United States on the NBC television network. Big Brown won the race by nearly 5 lengths. Eight Belles, the second-place finisher and the first filly to ...Flying Ebony was a dark bay or brown horse bred by John E. Madden, who had already bred four Kentucky Derby winners, and was raced by New York City carpet manufacturer, Gifford A. Cochran. In 1925, Flying Ebony's training was handled by future U.S. Hall of Fame member William B. Duke, who had returned from France that year where he had been ...4th, 1959 Kentucky Derby G1: Last Race 4th, 1959 Kentucky Derby G1: 5: Silver Spoon Citation: 8.10: Robert Wheeler Raymond York: 5th, 1959 Kentucky Derby G1: Last Race 5th, 1959 Kentucky Derby G1: 6: Finnegan Royal Charger: 4.92: William B. Finnegan John Longden: 6th, 1959 Kentucky Derby G1: Last Race 6th, 1959 Kentucky Derby G1: 7The Blue Grass Stakes, currently the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes due to sponsorship by the Toyota Motor Corporation, is a horse race for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds held annually in April at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Kentucky.The race is run at 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 miles on the dirt and currently offers a purse of $1,000,000. The Blue Grass Stakes was a Grade …Now let's take a deeper dive into Mage's pedigree fun facts: 1. Good Magic was a champion two-year-old who made Breeders' Cup history. Good Magic had yet to win a race when he lined up in the 2017 Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1), but he broke his maiden with a decisive 4 1/4-length victory. In so doing, he became the first maiden to win at ...He was jockey Jerry Bailey 's second Kentucky Derby winner, and the second in a row for trainer D. Wayne Lukas . Grindstone was retired five days after his Kentucky Derby victory, when a bone chip was discovered in his knee. [5] He was the first horse since Bubbling Over in 1926 to be retired immediately following a win in the Kentucky Derby.Most winners of the Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3), formerly the Spiral Stakes, run off the board in the Kentucky Derby, but Rich Strike proved doubters wrong last year. Animal Kingdom won the Spiral and the Derby in 2011, which means this race has been more productive over the last 12 years than many of the more well-known preps.Last updated on June 3, 2020. Mine That Bird (foaled May 10, 2006) is a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2009 Kentucky Derby at 50-1 odds [1] and came second in the Preakness Stakes and third in the Belmont Stakes. He had earnings of $2,228,637 and was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2015. The 1975 Kentucky Derby was the 101st running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 3, 1975, with 113,324 people in attendance. Full results. Finished ...A record crowd of 61,123 attended the Santa Anita Derby, California's major Kentucky Derby prep race, on March 8, 1958. Carrying 54 kg (118 pounds), Silky Sullivan faced nine other three-year-olds including Old Pueblo, who had defeated him in the Breeder's Champion Stakes. ... Bull Lea had already produced three Kentucky Derby winners: Citation ...Airdrie Lands Kentucky Derby Winner Mage for Stud Duty. Mage will stand at stud at the Midway, Ky., nursery upon his retirement from racing. The son of Good Magic is currently being aimed for the ...Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (2016) #29—Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century. Last updated on September 22, 2006. Exterminator (May 30, 1915 - September 26, 1945) was an American Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse, [1] the winner of the 1918 Kentucky Derby and in 1922 Horse of the Year honors. [2]The dark bay/brown champion was moved to the Kentucky Horse Park in April 1991. He was a resident of the Hall of Champions for nine years. Until his death, he was the oldest living Kentucky Derby winner. He died on August 9, 2000, at the age of 27 after being humanely euthanized due to renal failure and complications from gastroenteritis.Kentucky Derby. The 1969 Derby had a very strong field that deterred entries, and as such, only eight horses went to the starting gate. Majestic Prince was the betting favorite, followed by Top Knight, winner of the 1968 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Two-Year-Old Male Horse. The third favorite was the highly regarded Claiborne Farm colt Dike, and …The 1995 Kentucky Derby was the 121st running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 6, 1995. [1] There were 144,110 in attendance. Winning horse Thunder Gulch was the first in Kentucky Derby history to win after starting in the number 16 post. [2]The 1986 Kentucky Derby was the 112th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 3, 1986, with 123,819 people in attendance. Full results. Finished Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind 1st 1 Ferdinand: Willie Shoemaker: Charles E. Whittingham: Mrs. Elizabeth A. Keck: 2:02.80 2nd 3The 2002 Illinois Derby won by War Emblem was the last Derby run at Sportsman's Park Racetrack. War Emblem went on to become a "Dual Classic Winner" by winning the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. War Emblem helped elevate the prestige of the Illinois Derby by displaying that a race winner could go on to even bigger glory.Mage won the 149th Kentucky Derby on Saturday from Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., edging Two Phil's and Angel of Empire in a riveting finish. The full running of the 149th #KyDerby where MAGE ...The 1967 Kentucky Derby was the 93rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 6, 1967. Full results. Finished Post Horse Jockey Trainer Owner Time / behind 1st 7 Proud Clarion: Bobby Ussery: Loyd Gentry Jr. Darby Dan Farm: 2:00 3/5 2nd 5 Barbs Delight Kenny Knapp Hal Steele Jr. Guy Huguelet Jr. & Gene Spalding 3rd 2 Damascus: …2008 Kentucky Derby. The 2008 Kentucky Derby was the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby.The race took place on May 3, 2008, with 157,770 in attendance, the second largest in Derby history. Post time was 6:15 p.m. EDT and was televised in the United States on the NBC television network. Big Brown won the race by nearly 5 lengths. Eight Belles, the …The winner of the 2022 Kentucky Derby is Rich Strike! Despite all odds, Jockey Sonny Leon and Rich Strike took home the first place title and $1.86 million at Churchill Downs on Saturday. Their ...The 2003 Kentucky Derby was the 129th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 3, 2003, and was won by longshot Funny Cide. There were 148,530 in attendance. Contenders. Sportswriter Steve Haskin called the 2003 Derby contenders a "perplexing group". The horses with the best form at age two (Vindication, Toccet, and Sky Mesa ...Swaps (March 1, 1952 - November 3, 1972) was a California bred American thoroughbred racehorse.He won the Kentucky Derby in 1955 and was named United States Horse of the Year in the following year. He was known as the "California Comet," and occasionally with affection, due to his wins despite numerous injuries and treatments, the "California Cripple."Venezuelan jockey Sonny Leon, riding in his first Kentucky Derby, drove Rich Strike to the surprise victory and the $1.86 million winner’s purse. “I was excited,” Leon said about his ...Donerail. Donerail (1910 - after 1918) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that was the upset winner of the 1913 Kentucky Derby. His win stands as the biggest longshot victory in the history of the Kentucky Derby. Going off at 91-1, Donerail provided a $184.90 payoff for a $2 bet.About The Kentucky Derby is a beloved, sophisticated, and indulgent celebration of the greatest race on Earth. AMERICA’S GREATEST RACE The Kentucky Derby is the longest continually held sporting event in America, and it is one of the most prestigious horse races in the world. 18741922. Morvich, 12-0. 1915. Regret, 4-0. Record rainfall created sloppy conditions at Churchill Downs, but Justify overcame the competition to win the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby.Lawrin (May 15, 1935 - September 1, 1955) was an American thoroughbred racehorse owned by Herbert M. Woolf who won the 1938 Kentucky Derby.He was the son of Insco. He is the only Kansas-bred winner of the Kentucky Derby and the first Kentucky Derby winner ridden by the great jockey Eddie Arcaro.Lawrin died in 1955 and was buried next to his sire, Insco, on Woolford Farm in what would become ...12th, 1990 Kentucky Derby G1: 13: Pendleton Ridge Cox's Ridge: 3.73: Robert J. Frankel Laffit Pincay Jr. 13th, 1990 Kentucky Derby G1: Last Race 13th, 1990 Kentucky Derby G1: 14: Burnt Hills Conquistador Cielo: 3.39: Robert J. Frankel Patrick A. Valenzuela: 14th, 1990 Kentucky Derby G1: Last Race 14th, 1990 Kentucky Derby G1: 15: Fighting FantasyCoordinates: 39°55′22″N 83°13′01″W. Darby Dan Farm is a produce, livestock, and thoroughbred horse breeding and training farm founded in 1935 near the Darby Creek in Galloway, Ohio by businessman John W. Galbreath. Named for the creek and for Galbreath's son, Daniel M. Galbreath (1928-1995), it was expanded from an original 85-acre ...2002 Kentucky Derby. The 2002 Kentucky Derby was the 128th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 4, 2002, [2] and 145,033 people were in attendance. [3] The race was won by War Emblem who led from start to finish.The 1968 Kentucky Derby was the 94th running of the Kentucky Derby.The race took place on May 4, 1968. The race was the first Kentucky Derby in which the winning horse was subsequently disqualified. Dancer's Image won the race, but was disqualified to last after traces of phenylbutazone were discovered in the mandatory post-race urinalysis. Second-place finisher Forward Pass was declared the ...The current five-year dry spell between Kentucky Derby winners is the longest for this race in more than 20 years. The last seven Florida Derby graduates to wear the Louisville roses won both races, which might be a testament to the quality of horses coming through the Gulfstream Park winter. Then again, Known Agenda won the 2021 Florida Derby ...The Kentucky Derby winner Mage, compromised by a slow pace, finished third. The victory was Baffert’s eighth in the second leg of the Triple Crown, breaking a record by R. Wyndham Walden, a ...Always Dreaming is a dark bay colt who was bred in Kentucky by Santa Rosa Partners (Gerry Dilger and Mike Ryan). [2] He is from the first crop of foals sired by Bodemeister, the runner-up in both the 2012 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. The dam of Always Dreaming, Above Perfection, was an exceptional sprinter who won the Las Flores ...Silver Charm was the first Kentucky Derby winner for Bob Baffert, and he nearly won the Triple Crown in 1997, losing the Belmont Stakes to Touch Gold by less than 1 length. The son of Silver Buck ...Background. Shut Out was a chestnut stallion sired by Hall of Famer Equipoise, the multiple stakes-winning champion his fans called "The Chocolate Soldier."Shut Out was bred by Greentree Stable in Lexington, Kentucky, owned by Mrs. Payne Whitney (Helen Hay Whitney), who had also bred his dam, Goose Egg, by the French stallion Chicle.. Racing career. The year Shut Out was born, Greentree ...12th, 2005 Kentucky Derby G1: Last Race 12th, 2005 Kentucky Derby G1: 13: Greater Good Intidab: 6.05: Robert E. Holthus John McKee: 13th, 2005 Kentucky Derby G1: Last Race 13th, 2005 Kentucky Derby G1: 14: Noble Causeway Giant's Causeway: 5.15: Nicholas P. Zito Gary L. Stevens: 4th, 2007 Gulfstream Park Handicap G2: Last RaceKauai King (April 3, 1963 – January 24, 1989) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse was foaled on April 3, 1963 at Sagamore Farm in Glyndon, Maryland. His sire was Native Dancer and his dam was Sweep In. In 1966, Kauai King won the first two legs of the U.S. Triple Crown.To date, Kauai King is one of only two horses born in Maryland to have …Brother Derek, winner of four straight including the Santa Anita Derby, was made the morning line favorite at odds of 3-1 but drifted out to nearly 8-1 by post time. Meanwhile, Sweetnorthernsaint went from 10–1 on the morning line to the post-time favorite at 11-2 off of his win in the Illinois Derby . Northern Dancer (May 27, 1961 - November 16, 1990) was a Thoroughbred that, in 1964, became the first Canadian-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby.After being retired from racing, he became one of the most successful sires of the 20th century. He is considered a Canadian icon and was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1965. Induction into the Racing Hall of Fame in both ...Always Dreaming is a dark bay colt who was bred in Kentucky by Santa Rosa Partners (Gerry Dilger and Mike Ryan). [2] He is from the first crop of foals sired by Bodemeister, the runner-up in both the 2012 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. The dam of Always Dreaming, Above Perfection, was an exceptional sprinter who won the Las Flores ...Earnings. $2,537,316. Major wins. Kentucky Derby (2005) San Diego Handicap (2006) Last updated on November 9, 2006. Giacomo (foaled February 16, 2002 in Kentucky) is a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2005 Kentucky Derby at 50–1 odds.The Kentucky Derby has been held 147 times since 1875, including 126 times over its current distance of 1 1/4 miles. But despite the Derby's long history, only seven winners have completed the historic race in less than 2:01. Reaching the 2:00 or 1:59 barrier has been an elusive target for the majority of Kentucky Derby winners.The 1974 Kentucky Derby was the 100th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 4, 1974, [1] [2] with 163,628 people in attendance. [3] The 1974 Kentucky Derby holds the title of the second largest crowd in the history of U.S. Thoroughbred racing. [4]Sea Hero. Rokeby Stables. Silks: Dark Gray, Yellow Braid, Sleeves and Cap. Sea Hero (foaled March 4, 1990 – July 12, 2019) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1993 Kentucky Derby and Travers Stakes. Beginning in 2011, Sea Hero was the oldest living winner of the Kentucky Derby until his death in 2019. [2]Here is a list of every past Kentucky Derby winner with a little background on each. 2022: Rich Strike. Owner: RED TR-Racing. Winning Time: 2:02.61.Charismatic (March 13, 1996 - February 19, 2017) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the first two legs of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1999.. Early in his career, Charismatic was entered in claiming races but he improved rapidly during his three-year-old year. After winning the 1999 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, Charismatic had the lead in the ...11th, 2023 Kentucky Derby G1: 50-1: Last Race 11th, 2023 Kentucky Derby G1: 12: Mandarin Hero Shanghai Bobby: 6.94: Terunobu Fujita Kazushi Kimura: 12th, 2023 Kentucky Derby G1: 20-1: Last Race 12th, 2023 Kentucky Derby G1: 13: Reincarnate Good Magic: 6.97: Tim Yakteen John R. Velazquez: 6th, 2023 Pennsylvania Derby G1: 50-1: Last RaceMonarchos' winning time was 1:59.97 for 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles, becoming only the second horse in Derby history to win the race in under 2 minutes, joining 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat, who ran 1:59 2 ⁄ 5 (at that time, the Derby was timed to the fifth of a second rather than to the hundredth of a second). As of 2022, no horse since ... The 2000 Kentucky Derby was the 126th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 6, 2000. [1] There were 153,204 in attendance. The winning horse Fusaichi Pegasus was the first betting favorite to win the Derby since Spectacular Bid in 1979. [2]. Gateway pavilions harkins showtimes