The top three finishers in the 137th Derby were:
WINNER: Animal Kingdom
Place (second): Nehro
Show (third): Mucho Macho Man
The first Saturday in May is the time of year when the Kentucky Derby is held. That's why the 136th running of the Derby was on May 1st in the year 2010. The 137th will be held on May 7, 2011.
Roses
Horses can only run in the Kentucky Derby as a three year old. As such, no horse ever runs the Derby more than once.
'My Old Kentucky Home' is played at the Kentucky Derby by the University of Louisville Marching Band while the horses are paraded to the starting post. It was composed by Stephen Collins Foster [July 4, 1826 - January 13, 1864]. It has been part of the traditions of the Kentucky Derby since at least 1930.
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.
Because he ran by the other horses.
137th in 2011
Saturday, May 7, 2011The 137th running of the Kentucky Derby (at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky) took place on Saturday, May 7, 2011.
Animal Kingdom won the 137th Kentuky Derby. John Velazquez was the jockey. It was his first Kentucky Derby win.
Thoroughbred horses compete in the Kentucky Derby.
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The Kentucky Derby didn't begin until 1875.
For horses, the Derby in America, known as the Kentucky Derby, is run in Louisville, Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May every year.