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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 (2.0 km) at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds and fillies 121 pounds.
The Blue Grass Stakes, currently the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes due to sponsorship by the Toyota Motor Corporation, is a horse race for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds held annually in April at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Kentucky. The race is run at 1+1⁄8 miles on the dirt and currently offers a purse of $1,000,000. The Blue Grass Stakes was a Grade I event from 1974 through 1989 and again from 1999 to 2016. It was a Grade II event from 2017-2021, and returned to a Grade I in 2022.
The 2004 Kentucky Derby was the 130th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 1, 2004 and was won by Smarty Jones, who earned a $5 million bonus. There were 140,054 in attendance.
The 1974 Kentucky Derby was the 100th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 4, 1974, with 163,628 people in attendance. The 1974 Kentucky Derby holds the title of the second largest crowd in the history of U.S. Thoroughbred racing.
The 1971 Kentucky Derby was the 97th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 1, 1971, with 123,284 people in attendance.
The 1970 Kentucky Derby was the 96th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1970.
The 1967 Kentucky Derby was the 93rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 6, 1967.
The 1966 Kentucky Derby was the 92nd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 7, 1966.
The 1965 Kentucky Derby was the 91st running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 1, 1965.
The 1964 Kentucky Derby was the 90th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1964. Northern Dancer's winning time set a new Derby record.
The 1963 Kentucky Derby was the 89th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 4, 1963.
The 1962 Kentucky Derby was the 88th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 5, 1962. Decidedly's winning time set a new Derby record.
The 1961 Kentucky Derby was the 87th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 6, 1961.
The 1960 Kentucky Derby was the 86th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 7, 1960.
The 1959 Kentucky Derby was the 85th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1959.
The 1958 Kentucky Derby was the 84th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 3, 1958.
The 1956 Kentucky Derby was the 82nd running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 5, 1956.
The 1954 Kentucky Derby was the 80th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 1, 1954.
The 1953 Kentucky Derby was the 79th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 2, 1953.
The 1952 Kentucky Derby was the 78th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 3, 1952.
References
- ↑ "Countdown to the Kentucky Derby | Remembering 1948 winner Citation". Courier-journal.com. 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ↑ "1948". Kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
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