The Kentucky Derby is held in Louisville Kentucky. If you stay anywhere close it is going to be pricy and you need to book very early. You can get packages at some hotels like The Brown Hotel . There is an Econo Lodge which is fairly economical or the Fairfield Inn.
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A weight of 126 pounds is what a gelding carries in the Kentucky Derby. A slightly lesser weight of 121 pounds is what a filly carries. A colt carries the same weight as a gelding in the Kentucky Derby.
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The horse industry in Kentucky is worth about 4 billion dollars to the state each year. The highlight of the year is the Kentucky Derby held in May each year.
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In 2016, $194 million was bet on the Kentucky Derby.
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Many of these Kentucky Derby tickets are worth an amount close to $25 each. The price will vary depending upon the condition of the ticket.
A weight of 126 pounds is what a colt carries in the Kentucky Derby. The weight is 121 pounds for a filly. It's back up to 126 pounds for a gelding.
Assuming you are speaking of the Kentucky Derby: This Grade I Stakes race is for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds of either sex. A Thoroughbred technically turns its next age on January 1 of any given year. Because horses generally are born between January and June, a horse entering the Kentucky Derby, which is held in May, usually will be 3-years-old both technically (because of the January 1 date) and actually (because most are born before the early May date of the Derby) -- but there may be as much as a 4- or 5-month difference in the actual ages of the horses in the Derby.
Many millions of dollars are wagered on the Kentucky Derby from betting outlets all over the country. In the 2010 Kentucky Derby, over $47 million was wagered on the Win-Place-Show pool alone. The exacta pool was over $21 million. The trifecta and superfecta pools were $25 million and $8 million, respectively.