The Kentucky Derby is a race for Thoroughbreds.
The first year that a woman entered a horse in the Kentucky Derby was 1904. Her name was Laska Durnell. Her horse, Elwood, won the Derby that year.
Equus caballus. The breed is the Thoroughbred.
The five classic horse races refer to the flat racing season (not National Hunt racing). They are; The 2,000 Guineas The 1,000 Guineas The Oakes The Derby The St. Ledger.
European horses can enter the Kentucky Derby.
The Kentucky Derby is only for three years olds. They cannot be older or younger.
The Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby did not begin until 1875.
Giacomo won the Kentucky Derby in 2005.
The Kentucky Derby is a Thoroughbred horse racing event.
The first gray horse to win the Kentucky Derby was Determine in 1954.
You will not see a Paint horse in the Kentucky Derby. The Derby is for Thoroughbreds only. A Paint is a spotted horse with Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred bloodlines.
Horse 'Secretariat' won the Derby in 1973.