No, it is a grade 1 Stakes Race where male horses carry 126 pounds and females carry 121.
No, it is a grade 1 Stakes Race where male horses carry 126 pounds and females carry 121.
The "sister race" for the Kentucky Derby is the Kentucky Oaks. The Oaks is a mile-and-an-eighth race is for 3-year-old fillies. It is held the Friday before the Derby.
The first Kentucky Derby race was run in 1875.
The first Kentucky Derby was held in 1875.
The Kentucky Derby is a horse race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds over a distance of one and a quarter miles (2 km) at Churchill Downs, 700 Central Ave. Louisville, KY 40208, USA
Yes the Kentucky Derby is the largest horse race in the world and it is also the oldest.
The Kentucky Derby is a race for Thoroughbreds.
Thoroughbred
The Kentucky Derby
Yes.
Horse race
No; only registered Thoroughbreds can race in the Derby. They are registered with an organization in New York called The Jockey Club.