The Kentucky Derby ( /ˈdɜrbi/) is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter miles (2 km) at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57.2 kg) and fillies 121 pounds (54.9 kg). The race is known in the United States as "The Most Exciting Two Minutes In Sports...
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Date of first occurrence:
- 1875
Current frequency:
Instances:
- 2012 Kentucky Derby ,
- 2011 Kentucky Derby ,
- 2010 Kentucky Derby ,
- 2009 Kentucky Derby ,
- 2008 Kentucky Derby ,
- 2007 Kentucky Derby ,
- 2006 Kentucky Derby ,
- 2005 Kentucky Derby ,
- 2004 Kentucky Derby ,
- 2003 Kentucky Derby
Also known as:
- The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports,
- The Run for the Roses
