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2017 Kentucky Derby

Index 2017 Kentucky Derby

The 2017 Kentucky Derby (in full, the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands, due to sponsorship) was the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby, and took place on Saturday, May 6, 2017. [1]

56 relations: Always Dreaming, Animal Kingdom (horse), Arkansas Derby, Blue Grass Stakes, Breeders' Cup Juvenile, Churchill Downs, Classic Empire (horse), Condyle (anatomy), Daily Racing Form, Did Not Finish, Dubai, ESPN.com, Florida Derby, Girvin, Glossary of North American horse racing, Going (horse racing), Gormley (horse), Graded stakes race, Gunnevera, Horse length, Horse racing, Irish War Cry, John R. Velazquez, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Festival, Louisiana Derby, Louisville, Kentucky, Mark E. Casse, Mike Battaglia, Parimutuel betting, Practical Joke (horse), Risen Star Stakes, Road to the Kentucky Derby, San Felipe Stakes, Santa Anita Derby, Sponsor (commercial), Sunday Silence, Super Saver (horse), Superfecta, Tapwrit, Thoroughbred, Thunder Snow, Todd Pletcher, Tokyo Racecourse, Trifecta, UAE Derby, United States, Vincent Viola, Wood Memorial Stakes, Yum! Brands, ..., 1989 Kentucky Derby, 2016 Kentucky Derby, 2017 Belmont Stakes, 2017 Preakness Stakes, 2017 Road to the Kentucky Derby, 2018 Kentucky Derby. Expand index (6 more) »

Always Dreaming

Always Dreaming (foaled February 25, 2014) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Animal Kingdom (horse)

Animal Kingdom (foaled in Kentucky on March 20, 2008) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 137th Kentucky Derby and the 2013 Dubai World Cup.

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Arkansas Derby

The Arkansas Derby is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually in April at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

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Blue Grass Stakes

The Blue Grass Stakes, currently the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes due to sponsorship by the Toyota Motor Corporation, is a horse race for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds held annually in April at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Breeders' Cup Juvenile

The Breeders' Cup Juvenile is a Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old colts and geldings raced on dirt.

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Churchill Downs

Churchill Downs, located on Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, is a Thoroughbred racetrack most famous for annually hosting the Kentucky Derby.

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Classic Empire (horse)

Classic Empire (foaled March 21, 2014) is a retired American Thoroughbred race horse who was named the American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse of 2016 after winning the Breeders' Futurity Stakes and Breeders' Cup Juvenile.

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Condyle (anatomy)

A condyle (or; condylus, from kondylos; κόνδυλος knuckle) is the round prominence at the end of a bone, most often part of a joint - an articulation with another bone.

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Daily Racing Form

The Daily Racing Form (DRF) (usually just referred to as the Racing Form) is a tabloid newspaper founded in 1894 in Chicago, Illinois, by Frank Brunell.

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Did Not Finish

In racing, Did Not Finish (DNF) denotes a participant who does not finish a given race, either because of a mechanical failure, injury, or involvement in an accident.

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Dubai

Dubai (دبي) is the largest and most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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ESPN.com

ESPN.com is the official website of ESPN.

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Florida Derby

The Florida Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses held annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida.

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Girvin

Girvin (foaled March 31, 2014) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 2017 Louisiana Derby and Haskell Invitational.

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Glossary of North American horse racing

Glossary of North American horse racing: Additional glossaries at.

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Going (horse racing)

Going (UK), track condition (US) or track rating (AUS) are the terms used to describe the track surface of a horse racing track prior to a horse race or race meet.

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Gormley (horse)

Gormley (foaled March 20, 2014, in Kentucky) is a two-time Grade I winning-American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Graded stakes race

A graded stakes race is a thoroughbred horse race in the United States or Canada that meets the criteria of the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA).

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Gunnevera

Gunnevera (foaled February 28, 2014) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Horse length

A horse length, or simply length, is a unit of measurement for the length of a horse from nose to tail, approximately.

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Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition.

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Irish War Cry

Irish War Cry (foaled May 2, 2014 in New Jersey) is a multiple Graded stakes-winning American Thoroughbred racehorse, noted for winning the Wood Memorial Stakes, Pimlico Special Handicap and finishing second in the 2017 Belmont Stakes.

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John R. Velazquez

John R. Velazquez (born November 24, 1971) is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.

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Kentucky Derby

The Kentucky Derby, is a horse race that is held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival.

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Kentucky Derby Festival

The Kentucky Derby Festival is an annual festival held in Louisville, Kentucky during the two weeks preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby.

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Louisiana Derby

The Louisiana Derby is an Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 29th most-populous city in the United States.

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Mark E. Casse

Mark E. Casse (born February 14, 1961) is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer whose most notable horses include 2015 American champion turf mare Tepin and Canadian Horses of the Year Sealy Hill (2007), Uncaptured (2012), Lexie Lou (2014) and Catch A Glimpse (2015).

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Mike Battaglia

Mike Battaglia is an American horse racing analyst, race caller and television broadcaster.

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Parimutuel betting

Parimutuel betting (from the Pari Mutuel or mutual betting) is a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool; taxes and the "house-take" or "vigorish" are removed, and payoff odds are calculated by sharing the pool among all winning bets.

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Practical Joke (horse)

Practical Joke (foaled April 15, 2014 in Kentucky) is a retired multiple Grade I-winning American Thoroughbred racehorse whose wins included the Hopeful, Champagne and H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes.

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Risen Star Stakes

The Risen Star Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in February at the Fair Grounds Race Course.

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Road to the Kentucky Derby

The Road to the Kentucky Derby is a points system by which horses qualify for a position in the starting gate for the Kentucky Derby.

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San Felipe Stakes

The San Felipe Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.

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Santa Anita Derby

The Santa Anita Derby is an American Grade 1 thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run each April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.

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Sponsor (commercial)

Sponsoring something (or someone) is the act of supporting an event, activity, person, or organization financially or through the provision of products or services.

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Sunday Silence

Sunday Silence (March 25, 1986 – August 19, 2002) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and Sire.

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Super Saver (horse)

Super Saver (foaled March 18, 2007) is a retired American Thoroughbred race horse, best known as the winner of the 2010 Kentucky Derby.

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Superfecta

The superfecta is a type of wager in USA and Canada parimutuel betting in which the bettor, in order to win, must pick the first four finishers of a race in the correct sequence.

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Tapwrit

Tapwrit (foaled March 28, 2014) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2017 Belmont Stakes.

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Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing.

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Thunder Snow

Thunder Snow (foaled 24 March 2014) is an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Todd Pletcher

Todd Pletcher (born June 26, 1967 in Dallas, Texas) is an American thoroughbred horse trainer.

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Tokyo Racecourse

is located in Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan.

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Trifecta

A trifecta is a parimutuel bet placed on a horse race in which the bettor must predict which horses will finish first, second, and third, in the exact order.

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UAE Derby

The UAE Derby is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates for three-year-old thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1,900 metres (approximately 9.5 furlongs) on dirt at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Vincent Viola

Vincent "Vinnie" Viola (born 1956) is an American billionaire, businessman, philanthropist, and U.S. Army veteran.

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Wood Memorial Stakes

The Wood Memorial Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually in April at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, Queens, New York.

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Yum! Brands

Yum! Brands, Inc., or Yum! and formerly Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc., is an American fast food company.

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1989 Kentucky Derby

The 1989 Kentucky Derby was the 115th running of the Kentucky Derby.

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2016 Kentucky Derby

The 2016 Kentucky Derby was the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby.

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2017 Belmont Stakes

The 2017 Belmont Stakes was the 149th running of the Belmont Stakes and the 106th time the event took place at Belmont Park.

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2017 Preakness Stakes

The 2017 Preakness Stakes was the 142nd running of the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the American Triple Crown.

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2017 Road to the Kentucky Derby

The 2017 Road to the Kentucky Derby was a series of races through which horses qualified for the 2017 Kentucky Derby, which was held on May 6.

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2018 Kentucky Derby

The 2018 Kentucky Derby (officially, the 2018 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve) was the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby, and took place on Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Louisville, Kentucky.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Kentucky_Derby

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