horse racing
- Location: Louisville, KY
- Venue: Churchill Downs
- Date: Saturday, May 4-7, 2023, 6:24pm ET.
- Kentucky Derby purse: $3 million, $1.86 million to the team winner
The Kentucky DerbyThe race is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds, with a distance of 1.25 miles (2.01 km) and a total purse of $3 million. The race is also known as the “Run for the Roses,” as the winning horse is draped in a garland of 554 red roses.
The Kentucky Derby is a major cultural event in the United States, with attendees dressing in fashionable outfits and sipping mint juleps, a signature drink made with bourbon, sugar, and mint. The event draws a large crowd, with an estimated 150,000 people attending each year.
| Gates Open 9:00AM | |
|---|---|
| Race 1 | 10:30am |
| Race 2 | 11:01am |
| Race 3 | 11:31am |
| Race 4 | 12:04pm |
| Race 5 | 12:36pm |
| Race 6 | 1:14pm |
| Race 7 | 1:56pm |
| Race 8 | 2:46pm |
| Race 9 | 3:40pm |
| Race 10 | 4:31pm |
| Race 11 | 5:27pm |
| Race 12 | 6:57pm |
| Race 13 | 7:55pm |
| Race 14 | 8:30pm |
The Road to Derby ended in Lexington over the weekend! Here are the final top 10 standings.
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