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
Has a filly ever won the Kentucky Derby ?
Winning Colors (1988), Genuine Risk (1980) and Regret (1915) are the only fillies to win the Kentucky Derby
What post position wins the Kentucky Derby the most ?
Since that time, every starting gate has produced a winning horse, with the exception of the No.
17 slot
. Since 2000
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
Next date:
Saturday, 7 May, 2022
Track:
Left-handed
Sponsor:
Brown–Forman
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