The Kentucky Derby |
| The horse racing world's biggest event is The Kentucky Derby. The 131st running of this celebrated event is scheduled for May 7, 2005, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky and will be on NBC Television at 5PM. | ||
| Approximately 150,000 people attend the Derby in person, with more than 20 million people tuning in via television and radio worldwide. The Kentucky Oaks is traditionally held the day prior to the Kentucky Derby and has an average attendance of approximately 100,000. The 131strunning of the Oaks will be held on May 6, 2005. | ||
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| Churchill Downs has doubled the size of the Kentucky Derby's purse this year, increasing the total prize for the first leg of horse racing's Triple Crown to a whopping $2 million. The Derby purse has been $1 million since 1996. (The first horse to take the prize, Aristides, won a grand total of $2,850...in 1875.) | ||
| Kentuckyderby.com and Kentuckyoaks.com are
the official Web sites of their respective events and are owned and operated by Churchill Downs Incorporated. As one of the world's premier sporting events and the first leg of horse racing's Visa Triple Crown Challenge, the Kentucky Derby traditionally take place on the first Saturday in May. |
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| 2004 Kentucky Derby Winner. | ||
| Kentucky Derby winner Smarty Jones, The Horse from the Wrong Side of the Tracks Looks Fit for a Triple Crown. Smarty Jones has won all seven of his races and became the first unbeaten horse to win the Derby since Triple Crown champion Seattle Slew in 1977. Smarty Jones will most likely be the favorite to win the 129th Preakness stakes on May 15, 2004, at Pimlico race track. | ||
| Event Info: Date - May 7, 2005 Time – 6:00 Eastern Race Track – Church Hill Downs Address/Location: 700 Central Avenue Louisville, Ky. 40208-1200 (Approximately 4 miles from downtown, 3 miles from Louisville International Airport) |
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