Eight Belles came in 2nd after running the race of her life, which sadly was the last race of her life. Time was 2 minutes, 3 1/2 seconds. Just after crossing the wire second after Big Brown, Eight Belles collapsed after breaking her front ankles and had to be euthanized on the racetrack.
The top three finishers in the 137th Derby were: WINNER: Animal Kingdom Place (second): Nehro Show (third): Mucho Macho Man
Noble's Promise finished 5th in the 2010 Kentucky Derby. Since the Derby distributes purse money to the top 5 finishers, the owners of Noble's Promise took home $60,000 for his effort. The purse distribution for the Derby changed in 2005, when prior to that only the top 4 Derby finishers received any purse money.
Aptitude was the second place winner in the 2000 Kentucky Derby. He finished 1-1/2 lengths behind the winner, Fusaichi Pegasus. He finished 4 lengths ahead of third place winner Impeachment.
Dullahan
The Kentucky Derby is run in Churchill Downs. The first race was in 1875, won by a horse named Aristides. The Kentucky Derby has always been run at Churchill Downs.
The 1973 Kentucky Derby was won by Secretariat, who set a record time of 1:59.40. Following him in second place was Sham, and in third place was Our Native. Secretariat's victory is particularly notable as it marked the beginning of his legendary triple crown campaign.
The Kentucky Derby, the Red Mile, Mammoth Cave,
Saturday, May 7, 2011The 137th running of the Kentucky Derby (at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky) took place on Saturday, May 7, 2011.
Churchill Downs
The Kentucky derby takes place on the first Saturday of every May.
One with the most in their conference
Yes, The Kentucky derby is open to members of both sexes.