Kentucky Derby Winners 1875-2019 NOTE: The distance of the Kentucky Derby was 1 1/2 miles from 1875-1895. Since 1895, the Kentucky Derby distance has been 1 1/4 miles. Denotes Triple Crown Winner,(F)Denotes Filly,(G)Denotes Gelding ...
Kentucky Derby Winner Mine That Bird Draws a Crowd at Colorado Springs Movie ScreeningMost people don't get to meet a Kentucky Derby winner, let alonepet one before watching a movie...Walton, Lisa
LOUISVILLE, : Jockey Jorge Chavez rides winner Monarchos to the finish line in the 127th Kentucky Derby 05 May 2001, at Churchill Downs, in Louisville, Kentucky. Monarchos set the second fastest time in derby history with a time of 1:59.97. (ROBERT SULLIVAN/AFP via Getty Images) Jockey:J...
The Kentucky Derby yearhorsejockey 1The initial winner, Dancer's Image, was disqualified. 2Fastest time—1 min 59 2/5 sec. 3The initial winner, Maximum Security, was disqualified. 4The initial winner, Medina Spirit, was disqualified.
The largest margin of victory for a Derby winner is eight lengths, which has been achieved four times, most recently by Assault in 1946. Trainer Ben Jones’s record of six Kentucky Derby wins—most of them for Calumet Farm, which won eight Kentucky Derbies between 1941 and 1968—was tied ...
trainers lust after. Jockeys vie to ride the best horses and to guide the winner home. Winning theDerbyis indisputably the highlight of a jockey's career, and a select few have won this race more than once. Here's a list of elite jockeys who have won the Kentucky Derby three times ...
atChurchill Downslast weekend thanks to a perfect, rail-skimming ride by jockey Brian Hernandez Jr., not going to the Preakness next Saturday raised questions about the status of the prestigious race. Twice in the previous four years, the Derby winner did not run — a product of various ...
Three years ago, another improbable Derby winner, Country House, a 65-1 shot who was elevated to the winner's circle after the runner that crossed the finish line first, Maximum Security, was disqualified, also did not enter the Preakness. The horse never raced again and...
WASHINGTON - Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike will not run in the Preakness Stakes on May 21. Rich Strike's owner, Rick Dawson released a statement Thursday that read in part "Our original plan for Rich Strike was contingent on the KY Derby, should we not run in the Derby, we wo...