Kentucky Derby Fact Sheet - by Brobury Sports


Churchill Downs
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Inaugurated 1875
Race type - Thoroughbred
Sponsor Yum! Brands

Distance - 1ΒΌ miles (10 furlongs)
Track - Dirt, Left-handed
Qualification - 3-year-old
Weight Colt/Gelding: 126 lbs (57.2 kg)
Filly: 121 lbs. (54.9 kg)
Purse - US$2 million

 
Fastest Time
1:59.40 - Secretariat (1973)
 
Longest shot to win the Derby
$92.40 to 1 - Donerail (1913)
 
Jockeys with Most Derby Wins
5 - Eddie Arcaro (1938, 1941, 1945, 1948, 1952)
5 - Bill Hartack (1957, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1969)
 
Most Trainer Wins
6 - Ben A. Jones (1938, 1941, 1944, 1948, 1949, 1952)
 
Winningest Owners
8 - Calumet Farm (1941, 1944, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1957, 1958, 1968)

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