Countdown to the Kentucky Derby - 130 days to go!
130 Days! 1889 Spokane, the second Derby winner not bred in Kentucky, was often referred to as the Kentucky Derby winner that was "bred in Illinois, foaled in Montana, and trained in Tennessee".
130 Days! 1889 Spokane, the second Derby winner not bred in Kentucky, was often referred to as the Kentucky Derby winner that was "bred in Illinois, foaled in Montana, and trained in Tennessee".
Despite the 40 degree weather and blistering wind, about 14,000 patrons still showed to see the race.
132 Days!!! 1887 Montrose was bred in Kentucky at McGrathiana Stud by Milton Young. Young’s sons, Jack and Tom would one day found the Thoroughbred Club of America.
133 Days! 1886, the same year that the Statue of Liberty was unveiled, Ben Ali won the Kentucky Derby in what people described as the best field assembled in the 12 editions.
134 Days! 1885 Joe Cotton was the 3rd of 5 Kentucky Derby winners to be bred by A. J. Alexander, although he never owned a starter in the race.
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”.
