2011 KY Derby Guide
The 137th running of the Kentucky Derby will take place on May 7, 2011. To help get you ready for the Run for the Roses, we’ve put together a viewing guide complete with odds, facts and more.
Event: Kentucky Derby 137
Date: Saturday, May 7, 2011
Location: Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky
Post Time: 6:24PM ET
TV Broadcast: NBC
Odds: Kentucky Derby Odds
Race Information
Race Type: Thoroughbred
Race Track: Churchill Downs
Distance: 1 ¼ miles (10 furlongs)
Track: Dirt, Left-handed
Qualification: 3-year-old
Purse: US $2 million
Past Winners:
Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Time |
2010 |
Super Saver |
Calvin Borel |
02:04.5 |
2009 |
Mine That Bird |
Calvin Borel |
02:02.7 |
2008 |
Big Brown |
Kent Desormeaux |
02:01.8 |
2007 |
Street Sense |
Calvin Borel |
02:02.2 |
2006 |
Barbaro |
Edgar Prado |
02:01.4 |
2005 |
Giacomo |
Mike E. Smith |
02:02.8 |
2004 |
Smarty Jones |
Stewart Elliott |
02:04.1 |
2003 |
Funny Cide |
Jose Santos |
02:01.2 |
2002 |
War Emblem |
Victor Espinoza |
02:01.1 |
2001 |
Monarchos |
Jorge F. Chavez |
02:00.0 |
2000 |
Fusaichi Pegasus |
Kent Desormeaux |
02:01.0 |
Records:
Speed record: 1:59.40 - Secretariat (1973)
Longest shot to win the Derby: $92.40 to 1 - Donerail (1913)
Most wins by a jockey
5 - Eddie Arcaro (1938, 1941, 1945, 1948, 1952)
5 - Bill Hartack (1957, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1969)
Most wins by a trainer
6 - Ben A. Jones (1938, 1941, 1944, 1948, 1949, 1952)
Most wins by an owner
8 - Calumet Farm (1941, 1944, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1957, 1958, 1968)
Kentucky Derby Overview:
The Kentucky Derby is held annually in Louisville, Kentucky and is a Grade I, one and a quarter race for three-year old thoroughbred horses. It always commences on the first May of the New Year and is the concluding event to a two-week-long festival. It’s rich in history and tradition, and is highly regarded as one of the most prestigious sporting events in the U.S. It’s the first jewel in the Triple Crown and offers the largest purse of any thoroughbred race at $2,000,000.
The very first Kentucky Derby was won by jockey Oliver Lewis and his thoroughbred “Arisides” in 1875 with a time of 2:37.75. The fastest time every recorded at the Kentucky Derby was in 1973, when “Secretariat” and jockey Ron Turcotte recorded a time of 1:59.40. That time was almost eclipsed in 2001 by “Monarchos” and jockey Jorge F. Chavez, who won the derby with a time of 1:59:97.
In 2010, Calvin Borel won his third Kentucky Derby race in the past four years while riding Super Saver (12/1) to victory. It was trainer Todd Pletcher’s first Kentucky Derby victory in his career, as he was 0-for-24 in nine Derbys before then. Ice Box finished second and Paddy O’prado finished third.
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