The fees associated with the 2005 Triple Crown....
$600 early nomination fee
$6000 late nomination fee
$150,000 supplemental Kentucky Derby entry fee
$100,000 supplemental Preakness and Belmont nomination fee
$15,000 to enter
$15,000 to start
So you're looking at a price range between $30,600 and $180,000.
Of course, this is all assuming your horse has enough stakes earnings to make the field. The field is limited to 20 horses, and as of February 1, 2008, there are 488 nominations already. The top 20 horses by stakes earnings are allowed to enter the Kentucky Derby.
Purse money is paid out to the owners of the top 5 finishers in the Kentucky Derby. In 2010, money was distributed like this: 1st $1,425,200, 2nd $400,000, 3rd $200,000, 4th $100,000, and 5th $60,000. From those winnings owners pay a percentage to the jockey and the trainer, usually in the vicinity of 10%.
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It depends on which derby and how many people put down money on the horse.
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.
I wouldn't use this for a research paper, but I think the Kentucky Derby was shortened because it simply was too much for the horse to run that long. There is a bigger risk of death to horses if they are forced to sprint for a longer amount of time, and I'll use Barbaro as an example. Barbaro was a horse who competed in the Kentucky Derby who shattered his leg two weeks after the Derby which lead to death. Although this occurred after the shortening of the race (2006 I believe), the Derby is still a risk of injury or even death in some cases. --14-year-old horse freak :) I hope I hinted an idea?
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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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.
In 2016, $194 million was bet on the Kentucky Derby.
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.
$500,000.