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Fierceness made individual favorite in second Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool
Matt Hegarty Nov 20,2023
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Breeders' Cup Juvenile: Fierceness takes first step down Kentucky Derby Road
David Grening Nov 04,2023
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'All others' 4-5 favorite in Pool 1 of Kentucky Derby Future Wager
Matt Hegarty Nov 03,2023
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Locked, Timberlake among top individuals listed in first pool of Kentucky Derby Future Wager
Matt Hegarty Oct 30,2023
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All Top Kentucky Derby News

Fierceness made individual favorite in second Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool

Breeders' Cup Juvenile: Fierceness takes first step down Kentucky Derby Road

Locked, Timberlake among top individuals listed in first pool of Kentucky Derby Future Wager

Liberal Arts gets up late in Street Sense triumph

'All others' 4-5 favorite in Pool 1 of Kentucky Derby Future Wager

Final time for Breeders' Futurity changed, Beyer Figure adjusted

Muth makes his expensive purchase price look good in American Pharoah Stakes

Timberlake skips away in Champagne victory

Locked narrowly scores in Breeders' Futurity

West Saratoga comes from off the pace for upset in Iroquois Stakes

Baffert, Zedan seek judicial review of 2021 Kentucky Derby penalties

Iroquois, Pocahontas kick off road to Kentucky Derby and Oaks

Churchill announces Derby points changes

Mage runs down Two Phil's in stretch for Kentucky Derby victory
The Kentucky Derby is the first leg of the American Triple Crown series for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds. Held each year at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on the first Saturday in May, the track has presented the race continuously since 1875. The Derby is run at the distance of 1 1/4 miles and is arguably the most famous horse race in the world.
Horses compete in the Kentucky Derby after qualifying through a series of preparatory races known as the Road to the Kentucky Derby. These stakes races are held at racetracks across the country and award Derby qualifying points to the top four finishers. The Derby starters are comprised of the horses with the most qualifying points, with two of the 20 spots reserved for the top qualifiers from the European and Japanese Road to the Derby qualifying events.
The Kentucky Derby has many traditions, including drinking mint juleps, wearing festive hats, and singing "My Old Kentucky Home" as the horses enter the track. Its sister race, the Kentucky Oaks, exclusively for 3-year-old fillies, takes place the day before the Kentucky Derby, on the first Friday in May. Both Oaks Day and Derby Day are treated as local holidays in Louisville.
The horse who wins the Kentucky Derby receives a blanket of red roses, the official flower of the Kentucky Derby. The race is commonly referred to as the “Run for the Roses.”
The winning horse becomes the only horse eligible to complete that year's Triple Crown, by running in and winning the two other legs of the series. The middle "jewel" is the Preakness Stakes two weeks later at Pimilco Race Course in Baltimore, and the final leg is the Belmont Stakes three weeks after the Preakness at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
Recent Kentucky Derby Winners
Year | Horse/Trainer | Horse | Trainer | Beyer |
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2023 |
Gustavo Delgado
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Mage | Gustavo Delgado | 105 |
2022 |
Eric Reed
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Rich Strike | Eric Reed | 101 |
2021 |
Brad Cox
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Mandaloun | Brad Cox | 101 |
2020 |
Bob Baffert
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Authentic | Bob Baffert | 105 |
2019 |
Bill Mott
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Country House | Bill Mott | 99 |
2018 |
Bob Baffert
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Justify | Bob Baffert | 103 |
2017 |
Todd Pletcher
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Always Dreaming | Todd Pletcher | 102 |
2016 |
Doug O'Neill
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Nyquist | Doug O'Neill | 103 |
2015 |
Bob Baffert
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American Pharoah | Bob Baffert | 105 |
2014 |
Art Sherman
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California Chrome | Art Sherman | 97 |
2013 |
Shug McGaughey
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Orb | Shug McGaughey | 104 |
Q: Who is eligible to run?
The Kentucky Derby is open only to 3-year-olds that are nominated to the Triple Crown series, and have earned enough qualifying points.
Q: How do horses earn qualifying points?
Horses earn qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby through a series of prep races run September – April at multiple tracks across the country. Points available for the races range from 1-100, depending on the quality of the race and where the horse finishes. View the full list of “Road to the Kentucky Derby” qualifying races at left.
Q: How many horses can start in the race?
Currently a maximum of 20 horses can run in the Kentucky Derby. The largest field was 23 horses (1974) for the 100th running of the Kentucky Derby. The smallest field was just 3 horses (1892 and 1905).