After the death of Strike the Gold earlier this week, Sea Hero (1993) is now the oldest living Kentucky Derby winner.
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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.
Seabiscuit [May 23, 1933 - May 17, 1947] never won any Kentucky Derby. He was named 'Horse of the Year' in 1938. But that was for his performance in races other than the Derby. It also was for his victory of November 1, 1938 over War Admiral [1934 - 1959], the Triple Crown winner of the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont and Preakness Stakes in the previous year.
Yes, the Kentucky Derby is held in Kentucky. It's held at the Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville. The 2010 Derby represents the 136th running of the world-famous race.
The top three finishers in the 137th Derby were: WINNER: Animal Kingdom Place (second): Nehro Show (third): Mucho Macho Man
Horses can only run in the Kentucky Derby as a three year old. As such, no horse ever runs the Derby more than once.