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The 151st Kentucky Derby runs will be held later today.
But there’s a lot of activity in Chruchill Downs before celebrities Horse racing The final turn will be played with “2 most exciting sports minutes.”
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The spire at Church Hill Downs Racecourse. (Salgu Wissmath / Courier Journal / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
Just 20 horses enter the starting gate on Saturday evening, the moment they run in the Kentucky Derby. Get a place for famous people Churchill Downs The truck is not easy. The horses cross the US and the world, competing in a series of choice races. If they score enough points, they get one of the 20 spots in the Kentucky Derby.
2025 Kentucky Derby Odds, Prediction: Favorites, Picks
As far as favorites go, journalism is an odds-on choice. Justify’s 2018 victory comes when morning line favourites last won at Churchill Downs. Justify won the coveted triple crown that year.
Last year’s Run for the Roses, Mystik Dan narrowly beat Sierra Leone and Forever Young Historical Photo Finish.
This is a list of Kentucky Derby winners of the past quarter century.
- 2024: Mystik Dan
- 2023: Magician
- 2022: Rich Strike
- 2021: Mandalone
- 2020: Authentic
- 2019: Country House
- 2018: Justify it
- 2017: Nyquist
- 2016: Nyquist
- 2015: American Pharaoh
- 2014: California Chrome
- 2013: Orb
- 2012: There’s another one
- 2011: Animal Kingdom
- 2010: Super Saver
- 2009: Mining that bird
- 2008: Big brown
- 2007: Street Sense
- 2006: Barbaro
- 2005: Giacomo
- 2004: Smarty Jones
- 2003: Interesting side
- 2002: The crest of war
- 2001: The lord
- 2000: Fusaichi Pegasus
A complete list of winners is available at Kentucky Derby website.
The weather is expected to affect the event on Saturday. There were some concerns that rain would fall during the 2024 Kentucky Derby, but it was eventually postponed. Churchill Downtrackman dealt with the rain on Friday. If the rain returns on Saturday, there could be a muddy condition.
The trackman will deal with the rain at Churchill Downs on Oaks Day, a day before the 151st run of the Kentucky Derby. Friday, May 2nd, 2025. (via Frankie Steele/Special to Courier Journal/USA Today Network Imaging Images)
In the 2018 and 2019 races, horses and jockeys were marked the latest cases of considerable weather contesting.
Fox weather Predicts 94% chance of rain in Louisville on mostly cloudy days. The highs are expected to be low in the 1960s. The Kentucky Derby has never been cancelled just because of the weather.
How many wins will this year’s Kentucky Derby champions?
The Kentucky Derby boasts the most lucrative wallet for the Triple Crown event. This year’s Derby winner will win $3.1 million out of his $5 million wallet. This figure represents an increase of $2 million from the 2023 amount. The runner-up will receive a $1 million prize money, while the third place will secure $500,000.
Finally, fourth-place finisher takes home $250,000 and fifth-place finisher wins $150,000.
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