Idioms
History of the Race
All about the horses
All about the rider
Trivia Facts
100

Charley Horse

What is a cramp?

100

Where is the Kentucky Derby run?

What is Louisville, Kentucky

100

How many horses run in the Kentucky Derby

20

100

Who is the person who rides the horse?

What is a jockey?

100

This is the first year the Kentucky Derby isn't being held in May, why?

Covid

200

Horse play

What is when you're fooling around.

200

When is the Kentucky Derby USUALLY run?

First Saturday in May

200

How old are the horses that run in the Kentucky Derby?

3

200

What does the jockey sit in?

What is a saddle?

200

About how long will it take to run the Kentucky Derby?

2 minutes

300

Could eat a horse

What is I'm starving?

300

What kind of blanket does the winning horse get?

A blanket of roses

300

Do male or female horses run in the race?

either male or female can run

300

What does the jockey hold onto to help guide the horse?

What are reins?

300

What is the name of the racetrack where the Kentucky Derby is run?

What is Churchill Downs

400

Beat a dead horse

What is to be overly focused on something, not giving up

400

What shape is the Churchill Downs track?

What is oval?

400

What do you call a baby horse?

foal

400

What are the clothes the jockey wears called? 

What are racing silks?

400

What else is the Kentucky Derby called?

Run for the Roses

500

Hold your horses

What is wait a minute.  Be patient

500
How old is the Kentucky Derby?
almost 150 years old
500

What is a female horse called?

Filly

500

What might a jockey wear to protect his eyes?

What are goggles?

500

Name a horse running that might be predicted to win the Kentucky Derby this year 

Tiz the Law, Art Collector, Authentic, Honor AP

M
e
n
u