Kentucky Derby Betting
When is the Kentucky Derby? The Derby is on Saturday May 2, 2009!
Where is the Kentucky Derby? The Derby is raced at Churchill Downs Racecourse in Louisville, Kentucky
Where can I watch the Kentucky Derby? Watch the Kentucky Derby live on TV with NBC at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
The Kentucky Derby is a stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses, staged yearly in Louisville, Kentucky on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race currently covers one and one-quarter miles (2.012 km) at Churchill Downs; colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kg), fillies 121 pounds (55 kg).
The race, known as "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports" for its approximate time length, is the first leg of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in the United States. It typically draws around 155,000 fans.The Kentucky Derby is one of the crown jewels of the elusive Triple Crown which includes the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness Stakes.
Kentucky Derby Purse Structure
| Result | Purse of $2,000,000 |
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| Winner | $1,240,000 (62%) |
| Second | $400,000 (20%) |
| Third | $200,000 (10%) |
| Fourth | $100,000 (5%) |
| Fifth | $60,000 (3%) |
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Kentucky Derby TV Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Races | Race Track | Network |
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| March 17 | 7-8:00 | Rebel Stakes
San Felipe Stakes
Tampa Bay Derby (tape)
Gotham (taped 3-10)
| Oaklawn Park
Santa Anita
Tampa Bay Downs
Aqueduct | ESPN |
| March 24 | 5-6:00 | Rushaway Stakes
Lane's End Stakes
| Turfway Park | ESPN |
| March 31 | 2:30-4:30 | UAE Derby w/ Dubai
World Cup (tape)
| Nad al Sheba | ABC |
| April 7 | 4-5:00 | Wood Memorial
Bonus Coverage TBA
| Aqueduct
TBA | ESPN |
| April 14 | 5-6:00 | Toyota Blue Grass Stakes
| Keeneland | ESPN |
| April 21 | 6-7:00 | Coolmore Lexington Stakes
Frederico Tesio Stakes
| Keeneland
Pimlico | ESPN2 |
| May 3 | 3-4:00 | Triple Crown Special
| Churchill Downs | ESPN2 |
| May 2 | 5-6:00 | Kentucky Oaks
| Churchill Downs | ESPN2 |
| May 3 | 5-7:00 | 134rd Kentucky Derby
| Churchill Downs | NBC |
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*The post position draw for the Kentucky Derby will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 2.
Saturday, May 3, 2008, KENTUCKY DERBY DAY Race Schedule
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| Grade II Churchill Downs | $250,000-added, seven furlongs, 4-year-olds and up |
| Grade III La Troienne | $150,000-added, seven furlongs, 3-year-old fillies |
| Grade III Distaff Turf Mile | $150,000-added, one mile, fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up |
Grade I Distaff | $300,000 added, seven furlongs, fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up |
| Grade I Turf Classic | $500,000-added, 1 1/8 mile, 3-year-olds and up |
Grade I Kentucky Derby | $2,000,000-guaranteed, 1 1/4 mile, 3-year-olds |
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*$40 general admission