2011 Kentucky Derby

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137th Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Kentucky-derby-2011.png
Official logo for the 2011 Kentucky Derby
Location Churchill Downs
DateMay 7, 2011
Winning horse Animal Kingdom
Winning time2:02.04
Starting price 21-1
Jockey John R. Velazquez
Trainer H. Graham Motion
Owner Team Valor International
Conditions Fast
SurfaceDirt
Attendance164,858
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The 2011 Kentucky Derby was the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby, on May 7. The race was won by Animal Kingdom, ridden by John Velazquez, trained by H. Graham Motion and owned by Team Valor. [1]

Contents

The race took place on Saturday, May 7, 2011, and was televised in the United States on the NBC television network. [2]

A record crowd of 164,858 was on hand at the track for the race. [3]

Contenders

The leading contenders for the race were Dialed In [4] (Holy Bull, Florida Derby), Uncle Mo [5] (Breeders' Cup Juvenile), Nehro [6] (second in the Arkansas Derby), Midnight Interlude [7] (Santa Anita Derby) and Mucho Macho Man [8] (Risen Star Stakes). Pants of Fire, winner of the Louisiana Derby and ridden by Rosie Napravnik, was bet down from odds of 20–1 on the morning line to 8–1 at post time. [9] Animal Kingdom, coming into the race off of a win in the Spiral Stakes over Turfway Park's synthetic dirt course, was largely dismissed at 21–1. [10]

Details

Shackleford (#14) went to the early lead, setting moderate fractions of :23.24 seconds for the opening quarter-mile and :48.63 for the half. He was tracked by Comma to the Top, who tired after the first three-quarters of a mile were completed in 1:13.40, eventually finishing last. Nehro, who had rated a few lengths off the pace, made his move on the far turn and moved into the lead at the top of the stretch. Meanwhile, Animal Kingdom (#16) had settled near the back of the back and was in tenth position going into the final turn. Moving four wide, he advanced into fifth place at the mile pole and closed steadily to win by 2+3⁄4 lengths. Nehro (#19) finished a neck in front of a late-closing Mucho Macho Man (#13), with Shackleford hanging on for fourth. [11]

The winning jockey, John R. Velazquez, had recently switched to riding Animal Kingdom, after his prior horse, Uncle Mo (former 2nd choice, 9–2), had been scratched earlier within the week. [12]

Results

FinishPostHorse nameTrainerJockeyOpening odds (to 1)Final odds [13] Winnings
116 Animal Kingdom H. Graham Motion John R. Velazquez 3020.9$1,411,800
219 Nehro Steve Asmussen Corey Nakatani 68.5$400,000
313 Mucho Macho Man Katherine Ritvo Rajiv Maragh 129.3$200,000
414 Shackleford Dale L. Romans Jesus Castanon 1223$100,000
511Master of Hounds Aidan O'Brien Garrett K. Gomez 3016$60,000
612Santiva Eddie Kenneally Shaun Bridgmohan 3034
72Brilliant Speed Thomas Albertrani Joel Rosario 3027
88 Dialed In Nick Zito Julien Leparoux 45
97 Pants On Fire Kelly Breen Rosie Napravnik 208
103Twice the Appeal Jeff Bonde Calvin Borel 2011
1117 Soldat Kiaran McLaughlin Alan Garcia 1211
124 Stay Thirsty Todd Pletcher Ramon A. Dominguez 2017
139Derby Kitten Michael J. Maker Javier Castellano 3036
145Decisive MomentJuan D. Arias Kerwin Clark 3039
151 Archarcharch William H. Fires Jon Court 1012
1615Midnight Interlude Bob Baffert Victor Espinoza 109
1710Twinspired Michael J. Maker Mike E. Smith 3032
1820Watch Me Go Kathleen O'Connell Rafael Bejarano 5033
196Comma To The Top Peter Miller Pat Valenzuela 3035
(scratched) [14] 18 Uncle Mo Todd Pletcher John R. Velazquez (rode Animal Kingdom)4.5

Payout

The 137th Kentucky Derby Payout Schedule
Program
Number		Horse Name
Win
Place
Show
16 Animal Kingdom $43.80$19.60$13.00
19Nehro-$8.80$6.40
13 Mucho Macho Man --$7.00

Notable achievements

Subsequent Grade I wins

Several horses from the Derby went on to win at the Grade I level.

Subsequent breeding careers

Leading progeny of participants in the 2011 Kentucky Derby are as follows.

Mucho Macho Man

Shackleford - exported to South Korea in 2020 [17]

Stay Thirsty

Dialed In

Sources: American Classic Pedigrees, Equibase, Blood-Horse Stallion Register

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ESPN Animal Kingdom wins 137th Derby" ESPN.go.com, May 7, 2011, webpage: ESPN65 [ dead link ].
  2. ↑ Bossert, Jerry (May 4, 2011). "137th Kentucky Derby: Complete field including post, horse, jockey, trainer, odds at Churchill Downs". NY Daily News. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Bailey, Steve (May 7, 2011). "Velazquez roars to Derby triumph aboard Animal Kingdom". Thoroughbred Times. Archived from the original on May 13, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Dialed In". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Uncle Mo". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Nehro". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "Midnight Interlude". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  8. 1 2 "Mucho Macho Man". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  9. ↑ "Pants on Fire". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  10. 1 2 "Animal Kingdom". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  11. ↑ "Chart of the 2011 Kentucky Derby". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  12. ↑ Network, Sports. "Uncle Mo scratched from the Kentucky Derby - Horse Racing". MiamiHerald.com. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "11th Race, Churchill Downs, May 7, 2011" (PDF). drf.com. Daily Racing Form. 2011-05-07. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-09. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
  14. ↑ Van Valkenburg, Kevin (May 6, 2011). "Kentucky Derby 2011: Uncle Mo is scratched, leaving race wide open and lacking star power". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Master of Hounds". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  16. ↑ "Stay Thirsty". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  17. ↑ "Shackleford Sold to Stand at Stud in Korea". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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