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2018 Kentucky Derby

Index 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. [1]

53 relations: Aidan O'Brien, Always Dreaming, Apollo (horse), Arkansas Derby, Beholder (horse), Beyer Speed Figure, Blue Grass Stakes, Bob Baffert, Bolt d'Oro, Breeders' Cup Juvenile, Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, Burradon Stakes, Churchill Downs, Del Mar racetrack, Eastern Time Zone, Eclipse Award, Florida Derby, Good Magic, Graded stakes race, Gronkowski (horse), Hofburg (horse), Horse length, Justify (horse), Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Festival, Louisiana Derby, Louisville International Airport, Louisville, Kentucky, Magnum Moon, Mendelssohn (horse), Mike E. Smith, National Thoroughbred Racing Association, NBC, NBCSN, Parimutuel betting, Rebel Stakes, Santa Anita Derby, Sol Kumin, Superfecta, Thoroughbred, Todd Pletcher, Trifecta, UAE Derby, United States, WDRB, WinStar Farm, Wood Memorial Stakes, 1882 Kentucky Derby, 1918 Kentucky Derby, 2017 Kentucky Derby, ..., 2018 Belmont Stakes, 2018 Preakness Stakes, 2018 Road to the Kentucky Derby. Expand index (3 more) »

Aidan O'Brien

Aidan Patrick O'Brien (born 16 October 1969 in County Wexford, Ireland) is an Irish horse racing trainer.

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Always Dreaming

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

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Apollo (horse)

Apollo (1879–1887) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known as the winner of the 1882 Kentucky Derby.

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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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Beholder (horse)

Beholder (foaled May 9, 2010) is an American Thoroughbred race horse and multiple Eclipse Award winner.

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Beyer Speed Figure

The Beyer Speed Figure is a system for rating the performance of Thoroughbred racehorses in North America designed in the early 1970s by Andrew Beyer, the syndicated horse racing columnist for The Washington Post.

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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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Bob Baffert

Robert A. "Bob" Baffert (born January 13, 1953) is an American racehorse trainer who trained the 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah and 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify.

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Bolt d'Oro

Bolt d'Oro (foaled March 17, 2015) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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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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Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf

The Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf is an American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old horses, run on a grass course at a distance of one mile.

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Burradon Stakes

The Burradon Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old horses.

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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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Del Mar racetrack

Del Mar Thoroughbred Club racetrack is an American Thoroughbred horse racing track at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in the seaside city of Del Mar, California, north of San Diego.

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Eastern Time Zone

The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing 17 U.S. states in the eastern part of the contiguous United States, parts of eastern Canada, the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico, Panama in Central America, and the Caribbean Islands.

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Eclipse Award

The Eclipse Award is an American thoroughbred horse racing award named after the 18th century British racehorse and sire, Eclipse.

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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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Good Magic

Good Magic (foaled March 1, 2015) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who became the first horse to ever break his maiden at the Breeders' Cup when he won the 2017 Breeders' Cup Juvenile.

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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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Gronkowski (horse)

Gronkowski is a Thoroughbred racehorse foaled in 2015.

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Hofburg (horse)

Hofburg is a Thoroughbred racehorse foaled in 2015.

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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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Justify (horse)

Justify (foaled March 28, 2015) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who became the thirteenth American Triple Crown winner in 2018.

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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 International Airport

Louisville International Airport is a public and military use public airport centrally located in the city of Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States.

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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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Magnum Moon

Magnum Moon (foaled May 9, 2015) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Mendelssohn (horse)

Mendelssohn (foaled 17 May 2015) is an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse, trained by Aidan O'Brien, who won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf in 2017.

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Mike E. Smith

Michael Earl Smith (born August 10, 1965) is an American jockey who has been one of the leading riders in U.S. Thoroughbred racing since the early 1990s, was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2003, and has won the most Breeders' Cup races of any jockey with 26 Breeders' Cup wins.

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National Thoroughbred Racing Association

The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) is a broad-based coalition of American horse racing interests consisting of leading thoroughbred racetracks, owners, breeders, trainers and affiliated horse racing associations, charged with increasing the popularity of horse racing and improving economic conditions for industry participants.

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NBC

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English language commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast.

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NBCSN

NBCSN is an American digital cable and satellite television channel that is owned by the NBC Sports Group division of NBCUniversal.

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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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Rebel Stakes

The Rebel Stakes is an American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race held annually in March at Oaklawn Park racetrack in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

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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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Sol Kumin

Sol Kumin (born 13 May 1975) is an American business leader, Thoroughbred racehorse owner and philanthropist.

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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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Thoroughbred

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

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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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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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WDRB

WDRB, virtual channel 41 (UHF digital channel 49), is a Fox-affiliated television station licensed to Louisville, Kentucky, United States.

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WinStar Farm

WinStar Farm is an American Thoroughbred horse breeding and racing farm near Versailles, Kentucky, owned by Kenny Troutt.

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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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1882 Kentucky Derby

The 1882 Kentucky Derby was the 8th running of the Kentucky Derby.

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1918 Kentucky Derby

The 1918 Kentucky Derby was the 44th running of the Kentucky Derby.

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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.

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2018 Belmont Stakes

The 2018 Belmont Stakes was the 150th running of the Belmont Stakes and the 107th time the event took place at Belmont Park.

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2018 Preakness Stakes

The 2018 Preakness Stakes was the 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the American Triple Crown.

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2018 Road to the Kentucky Derby

The 2018 Road to the Kentucky Derby was a series of races through which horses qualified for the 2018 Kentucky Derby, which was held on May 5.

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144th Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby 144, Kentucky derby 2018.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Kentucky_Derby

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