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The first horse to win the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont – Sir Barton (1919) – was recognized as a Triple Crown winner after the fact. The series was beginning to crystallize by the time Gallant Fox (1930) swept the three classics, and the mystique of the Triple Crown gained hold.
May 6, 2022 · The 2022 Kentucky Derby will be aired on NBC beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET ahead of the eighth race of the day. NBC first won the rights for the Kentucky Derby in 2001. In 2014, the two sides agreed ...
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May 8, 2022 · Epicenter (5-1) comes into this year's Kentucky Derby with 164 points, head and shoulders above the rest of his competition. Zandon (7-1) is second with 114, and White Abarrio (13-1) and Mo ...
Rich Strike (1st, 2022) A total of 22 horses have entered the 2024 Kentucky Derby. In addition to the 20 horses listed in the table above, Epic Ride (#21) and Mugatu (#22) are on the also-eligible list. In the event one or more horses scratch from the main body of the field, all horses drawn outside of the scratched horse (s) will move inward ...
Apr 17, 2024 · Photo: Eclipse Sportswire. The road to the Kentucky Derby 2024 began Sept. 16 at Churchill Downs and ended April 13 at Keeneland and consisted of 36 prep races that carried qualifying points. With 17 days until the run for the roses, 40 is the number of points required to get in the starting gate. At this time last year, the number was 46.
2025 →. The 2024 Kentucky Derby (officially, the 150th Running of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve) 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 .
Mar 31, 2021 · Sierra Leone is a son of 2017 Horse of the Year Gun Runner, a tried-and-true route racer whose exploits over 1 1/4 miles included a win in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) and a third-place finish in the 2016 Kentucky Derby.
