Complete order of finish for the 2011 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Animal Kingdom handed trainer Graham Motion his first Kentucky Derby win.
1) Animal Kingdom
2) Nehro
3) Mucho Macho Man
4) Shackleford
5) Master of Hounds
6) Santiva
7) Brilliant Speed
8) Dialed In
9) Pants On Fire
10) Twice The Appeal
11) Soldat
12) Stay Thirsty
13) Derby Kitten
14) Decisive Moment
15) Archarcharch
16) Midnight Interlude
17) Twinspired
18) Watch Me Go
19) Comma to the Top
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The twists and turns of racing were never more evident than in Saturday's 137th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, when trainer Graham Motion, who seemingly lost his best chance for a Derby win earlier in the week when Toby's Corner was withdrawn, and jockey John Velazquez, who seemingly was to sit this one out when Uncle Mo was scratched on Friday, combined forces to win with the 20-1 shot Animal Kingdom, who was making his first start on dirt.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Capitalizing on a dawdling early pace, Get Stormy led throughout to win Saturday’s Grade 1, $576,000 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic in the race before the Kentucky Derby.
The race was all but won Friday morning, however, when the speedy Little Mike was scratched from the Woodford, leaving Get Stormy as the lone front-runner in the 13-horse field.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - When they met in March at Gulfstream, Apriority trounced Aikenite, presumably putting him higher in the pecking order in the sprint division. When they met on Saturday, in the Grade 2, $300,000 Churchill Downs Stakes, Aikenite showed that he has indeed caught up.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Aviate finished full of run down the center of the course to hand Aruna her first U.S defeat in Saturday’s Grade 2, $200,000 Churchill Distaff Turf Mile.
Aviate led a one-two-three finish in the Grade 2 Distaff Turf Mile by fillies who began their careers in Europe. The result of the race and comments by the winning connections suggest the turf course was on the softer side rather than firm as it was officially designated prior to the race.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Sassy Image swooped past heavily favored Hilda's Passion to give the local team of jockey Robby Albarado and trainer Dale Romans an upset score in the Grade 1, $345,600 Humana Distaff on the Kentucky Derby undercard Saturday at Churchill Downs.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Plum Pretty came out of her Kentucky Oaks victory in fine shape and her future racing schedule will be decided over the next few days, Jim Barnes, assistant to trainer Bob Baffert, said Saturday morning.
All-sources wagering on the 12-race Kentucky Oaks card at Churchill Downs on Friday set an Oaks Day record at $37.5 million, including a record ontrack handle of $12.1 million, according to Churchill.
The Friday all-sources handle total was up 4.2 percent over the previous record, set last year, at $36 million. The ontrack total was up 2.1 percent over last year’s record of $11.9 million.
