Countdown to the Kentucky Derby - 135 days to go
135 Days! 1884 Buchanan was the first of three Kentucky Derby winners ridden by Isaac Murphy, the others being Riley and Kingman.
135 Days! 1884 Buchanan was the first of three Kentucky Derby winners ridden by Isaac Murphy, the others being Riley and Kingman.
136 Days!1883-Leonatus 1883 was the first year that Churchill Downs was used to landmark the track, as the Louisville Commercial, a local newspaper, would label it as such when writing about the meet.
137 Days! 1882 Apollo was the only horse to win without racing at two, until Justify came along in 2018. It was so significant, that through the years it became known as “Apollo’s Curse”.
1880's winner was Fonso, the second of the winner's bred by A.J. Alexander. Fonso's dam, Weatherwitch, was the grand dam of Hindoo, who won the 1881 Kentucky Derby.
The Kentucky Derby Museum is very proud of their current resident Thoroughbred, Twinspired, for being ranked 44th of the top 100 2017 Leading First Crop Sires.
With 30 days until Derby, why not expand your Kentucky Derby knowledge!
Kentucky Derby Museum’s 31st annual Horsing Around with Art: A Student’s view of the Sport of Kings art competition, presented by CSS Mechanical.
It’s a boy for Triple Crown winner, American Pharoah!
