2018 Kentucky Derby
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2018-kentucky-derby-167-6956863
title:
2018 Kentucky Derby
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The 2018 Kentucky Derby was the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby, and took place on Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Louisville, Kentucky. The field was open to 20 horses, with a purse of US$2 million. The Derby is held annually in Louisville on the first Saturday in May, at the end of the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. It 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.
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144th running of Kentucky Derby
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Kentucky_Derby
date created:
2018-03-24T07:06:48Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T05:51:00Z
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