The Kentucky Derby is a horse race held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, almost always on the first Saturday in May
capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival.
The competition is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of one and a quarter miles at Churchill Downs
Location:
Churchill Downs; Louisville, Kentucky, U.S
Record:
1:59.40, Secretariat (1973, 1+1⁄4 miles); 2:34.50, Spokane (1889, 1+1⁄2 miles)
Purse:
US$3 million; 1st: $1,860,000
Sponsor:
Brown–Forman
Next date:
Saturday, 7 May, 2022
Kentucky Derby
, the most prestigious American horse race, established in 1875 and run annually on the first Saturday in May
The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports, the
Kentucky Derby
is America's race for 3-year Thoroughbreds
The 2022 Kentucky Derby will air on Saturday, May 7 from
12 to 2:30 p.m. ET
on USA Network and from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC
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