Not in the Derby.
Every year it changes. The biggest field (i think) was about 14 horses. the smallest (?) was about 9. Hope that's right! Sorry if not!
For horses, the Derby in America, known as the Kentucky Derby, is run in Louisville, Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May every year.
The Derby is an annual horse race held at Epsom racecourse (England) for four year old male horses.
3 million people attend Kentucky a year.
Only 3 year old Thoroughbreds are allowed to run in the Kentucky Derby. No other age is allowed.
The horse has to be three years old.All horses are considered to have a "birthday" on January 1st, regardless of what was the actual date of birth of each horse. This can be a serious matter in the Kentucky Derby, where only "three year old" horses are eligible to run. If a horse was born on Dec. 31st, it is considered one year older than a horse born on Jan. 1st, and would therefore only be eligible to race in the Derby when it was chronologically less than two and a half years old.
Horses can only run in the Kentucky Derby as a three year old. As such, no horse ever runs the Derby more than once.
No, only Three Year Old Thoroughbred race horses registered in the Jockey Club of America are eligible to run in the Kentucky Derby.
the races for three year old in flat racing are referred to as a derby
The first Saturday in May.
It is held every year. The first Saturday of every May.