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"The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports" "The Run for the Roses" |
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Class | Grade I |
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Location | Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Inaugurated | May 17, 1875 (149 years ago) (1875-05-17) |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Woodford Reserve[1] (Brown–Forman) |
Website | kentuckyderby.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄4 miles (10 furlongs; 2 km) |
Record | 1:59.4, Secretariat (1973) more |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | 3-year-old |
Weight | Colt/Gelding: 126 lbs (57.2 kg) Filly: 121 lb (55 kg) |
Purse | US$5 million[2] 1st: $3.1 million |
Previous: 2025 Kentucky Derby May 3, 2025 (2025-05-03) Next: 2026 Kentucky Derby May 2, 2026 (2026-05-02) |
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"The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports" "The Run for the Roses" |
|
Class | Grade I |
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Location | Churchill Downs Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Inaugurated | May 17, 1875 (149 years ago) (1875-05-17) |
Race type | Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Woodford Reserve[1] (Brown–Forman) |
Website | kentuckyderby.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄4 miles (10 furlongs; 2 km) |
Record | 1:59.4, Secretariat (1973) more |
Surface | Dirt |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | 3-year-old |
Weight | Colt/Gelding: 126 lbs (57.2 kg) Filly: 121 lb (55 kg) |
Purse | US$5 million[2] 1st: $3.1 million |