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Apr 27, 2021 · 17 of this year’s 20 Kentucky Derby contenders were born in Kentucky. We look at where and when each horse was foaled and how they made their way to Churchill Downs.
The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (2.0 km) and has been run at Churchill Downs racetrack since its inception in 1875. The purse for 2021 was US$ 3 million.
Apr 13, 2021 · Essential Quality leads the 2021 Kentucky Derby leaderboard with 140 points and is the likely Derby favorite. Essential Quality is undefeated in five career starts, including a runaway 4 1/4-length victory in the Southwest Stakes (G3) and a gutsy neck decision in the Blue Grass (G2) over Highly Motivated .
Medina Spirit turned the 147 th running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve into a true Cinderella story with a wire-to-wire win on Saturday, May 1, at Churchill Downs...
Medina Spirit (April 5, 2018 – December 6, 2021) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who finished first in the 2021 Kentucky Derby before being disqualified. He came second in the 2021 Breeders' Cup Classic and third in the 2021 Preakness Stakes.
Jan 18, 2021 · Kentucky Derby (G1) and Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) winner Authentic leads an exciting roster of incoming sires for the 2021 Thoroughbred breeding season in Kentucky.
May 4, 2021 · Winner of the 2021 Kentucky Derby, Medina Spirit was bred in Ocala and sold twice at Ocala Breeders' Sales auctions by two local consignors.
