Derby Lingo
1/8 of a mile is also known as this?
What is a furlong.
The Triple Crown consists of these three races.
What is The Kentucky Derby, The Preakness, and the Belmont.
The distance the Kentucky Derby.
What is 1 1/4 miles.
This triple crown winner still holds the fastest time for the Kentucky Derby at 1:59.40.
Who is Secretariat.
This date for the Kentucky Derby this year in 2024.
What is May 4.
A horse that is considered of pure breeding that is able to race in the Derby.
What is a Thoroughbred.
This horse was the first winner of the Kentucky Derby.
What is Aristides.
Churchill Downs was started by this man, who named the track after his relatives who donated land for the track.
Who is Meriweather Lewis Clark Jr.
The only horse to win the triple crown undefeated in every race prior. (Hint: he is one of the more recent triple crown winners)
Who is Seattle Slew.
The number of horses running in this year's Kentucky Derby.
What is 20.
These box seats for the race are often host to celebrities or rich patrons.
What is Millionaire's Row.
The number of Triple Crown winners since to date.
What is 11.
The Kentucky Derby was first run in this year.
What is 1875.
The last gelding to win the Kentucky Derby.
Who is Mine that Bird.
What is 16.
This nickname/saying for the Kentucky Derby is based on the average time it takes the horses to run the race.
What is The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports.
The Preakness is run at this racetrack.
What is Pimlico, in Baltimore, Maryland.
The first Jockey to win the Kentucky Derby.
Who is Oliver Lewis.
In 1937, this horse was the 4th Triple Crown winner. He won the Kentucky Derby by 8 lengths, The Preakness by a head, and the Belmont by 3 lengths despite stumbling out of the gate and tearing away a portion of one of his front hooves.
Who is War Admiral.
The number of jockeys in this year's Kentucky Derby who have won it in the past.
What is 4.
The first triple crown was won in this year.
What is 1919.
This University Marching Band traditionally plays "My Old Kentucky Home"
What is University of Louisville.
The first filly to win the Grade I Breeder's Cup Classic. She also won the Breeder's Cup Ladies Classic. She tied the all-time North American record for consecutive victories without defeat (16 in a row), and broke the all-time North American female earnings record.
Who is Zenyatta.
This is the favorite pick for the Derby in 2024.
Who is Fierceness.