Kentucky Derby Weekend

Bob Baffert shares the Kentucky Derby record for trainers. He has saddled six official winners, level with the late Ben Jones, who won six between 1938 and 1952. Baffert's run began with Silver Charm in 1997 and Real Quiet in 1998, and includes Triple Crown winners American Pharoah and Justify. Authentic added the sixth in 2020. Medina Spirit finished first in 2021 but was later disqualified after a positive drug test.

1:59.40Kentucky Derby
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The Derby time nobody has beaten since 1973

Secretariat's Kentucky Derby time has stood for more than half a century. Ridden by Ron Turcotte, he covered the mile and a quarter at Churchill Downs in 1:59.40 in 1973, the first Derby run in under two minutes. Monarchos, in 2001, is the only other winner to break two minutes, in 1:59.97. Secretariat went on to complete the Triple Crown with a 31-length win in the Belmont Stakes in a record time of 2:24.

20¼Kentucky Oaks
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The widest winning margin in Oaks history

Rachel Alexandra produced the most one-sided Kentucky Oaks on record. In 2009 she won by 20¼ lengths, more than doubling the previous record of 10 lengths set by Lite Light in 1991. Ridden by Calvin Borel for trainer Hal Wiggins, she started the 3-10 favourite and stopped the clock in 1:48.87. Stone Legacy finished second. A crowd of 104,867 watched the 135th running of the race at Churchill Downs.

Stories of the 2023 Winners

Kentucky Oaks

Pretty Mischievous

Pretty Mischievous was an outsider, returned at decimal odds of 11.37. The three-year-old filly is by Into Mischief out of Pretty City Dancer. The win was worth USD 787,500 to the winner. The winning time was 1m 49.77s.

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La Troienne Stakes

Played Hard

Former winner Pauline's Pearl (2022) was among the beaten runners, finishing sixth. The five-year-old mare is by Into Mischief out of Well Lived. The win was worth USD 472,500 to the winner. The winning time was 1m 42.48s.

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Churchill Downs Stakes

Godolphin

With this win, Godolphin leads the owners' table on 8 Group 1 wins. On the same weekend, the owner also took the Kentucky Oaks with Pretty Mischievous. Next in the table: Stanley Chan Ka Leung (3).

Derby City Distaff Stakes

Godolphin

Kentucky Derby

Mage

Mage was an outsider, returned at decimal odds of 16.21. The field numbered 5 runners. The three-year-old colt is by Good Magic out of Puca. The win was worth USD 1,890,000 to the winner. The winning time was 2m 1.57s.

Turf Classic Stakes

Up to the Mark

Former winner Santin (2022) was among the beaten runners, finishing fifth. The four-year-old colt is by Not This Time out of Belle's Finale. The win was worth USD 630,000 to the winner. The winning time was 1m 47.31s.