Have You Found Your Derby Horses to Pick Above? Learn more on what bets you can make on the Kentucky Derby Placing a bet on the Kentucky Derby is a fun way to have a rooting interest in the outcome, even if you don’t know much about the sport. But learning a few nuances of ...
Most of the horses got to the Derby by earning points in the Road to the Kentucky Derby, a series of races that started in September with the Iroquois Stakes, and concluded at the Lexington Stakes on April 13. Points were given to the top five finishers in each of the 36 races. Separa...
To earn a spot in the Kentucky Derby starting gate, horses will need to earn points in the designated Road to theDerby races. 2024–2025 Horse Leaderboard American European - Middle East Japan RANK HORSE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY TOTAL POINTS ...
The Kentucky Derby is 1 1/4 miles or 10 furlongs long. Only 3-year-old Thoroughbreds are eligible to compete on the dirt track, and 20 horses participate in the Kentucky Derby. It’s called “The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports” due to its approximate duration. Buy tickets from the of...
How many horses run in the Kentucky Derby? The field for the Kentucky Derby has been kept to a maximum of 20 horses since 1975. If a horse pulls out, or scratches, from the race in the days leading up to the Derby, additional horses can fill out the field until the scratch deadline...
The Kentucky Derby is one of dozens of “Derbies”—a term that dates to the 18th century and is used, typically, to describe a race for three-year-old horses—contested annually in the United States and around the world. It is Kentucky—along with its associated mythology, imagery, and ...
In fact, it was a long time before the socialites of the Eastern states, who largely controlled the sport, would even allow their horses to run in the “West” at Churchill Downs. It was this stubborn attitude, along with a belief that the Derby was raced too early in the year—...
At least 20 horses have entered the “Run for the Roses” in 23 of the last 26 years. The 1 1/16-mile Virginia Oaks will be run on the Virginia Derby undercard and become a qualifier on the 33-race Road to the Kentucky Oaks series, which awards points to 3-year-old fillies to qu...
Many derby day parties serve burgoo, a uniquely Kentuckian stew with beans and okra. My Old Kentucky Home Every year, an anti-slavery ballad, My Old Kentucky Home, written by Stephen Foster in 1852, is played as the horses are led down the track to the start line. It is unclear when...
Get up-to-date Kentucky Derby odds online. See the current betting favorites to win the 2024 Kentucky Derby horse race on Saturday, May 4 at Churchill Downs .