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Horse race
The 1979 Kentucky Derby was the 105th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 5, 1979, on a track rated fast. Winning Breeder: Mrs.
1979_Kentucky_Derby
1970 article by Hunter S. Thompson
"The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved" is a sports article written by journalist Hunter S. Thompson on the 1970 Kentucky Derby, which first appeared
The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved
The_Kentucky_Derby_Is_Decadent_and_Depraved
American stakes race for Thoroughbreds, part of the Triple Crown
The Kentucky Derby (/ˈdɜːrbi/) is an American Grade I stakes race run at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The race is run by three-year-old Thoroughbreds
Kentucky_Derby
Horse race
was the first betting favorite to win the Derby since Spectacular Bid in 1979. This was the last Kentucky Derby race to be broadcast on ABC, ending a 25-year
2000_Kentucky_Derby
American Thoroughbred stakes horse race
Clark Jr. along with the Kentucky Derby, the Clark Handicap, and the Falls City Handicap. The Kentucky Oaks and the Kentucky Derby are the oldest continuously
Kentucky_Oaks
Horse race
1980 Kentucky Derby was the 106th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 3, 1980, with 131,859 people in attendance. "Kentucky Derby-winning
1980_Kentucky_Derby
American Thoroughbred racehorse (1997–2023)
the first favorite to win the Kentucky Derby since Spectacular Bid in 1979 and the first horse to win the Kentucky Derby without winning a race as a two-year-old
Fusaichi_Pegasus
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
2003) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1979 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. He holds the world record for the fastest 10
Spectacular_Bid
American racehorse (foaled 2023)
best known for winning the 2026 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes. Golden Tempo is a bay colt that was bred in Kentucky by Phipps Stable out of Grade I-placed
Golden_Tempo
American Thoroughbred horse race
has been run five weeks before the Kentucky Derby, which is held on the first Saturday in May. Thus the Florida Derby is currently run either at the end
Florida_Derby
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Sol (February 23, 1979 – August 7, 2007) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for his win in the 1982 Kentucky Derby. Gato Del Sol was a
Gato_Del_Sol
American high school all-star basketball game
Started in 1973, it was part of the Kentucky Derby Festival in Louisville, Kentucky, leading up to the Kentucky Derby horse race. The Classic was sponsored
Kentucky Derby Festival Basketball Classic
Kentucky_Derby_Festival_Basketball_Classic
Aspect of American Thoroughbred horse racing scoring system
third-place and fourth-place finishers, and the number of starters in the Kentucky Derby, a Grade I American Thoroughbred race run at 1+1⁄4 miles on dirt for
Kentucky Derby top four finishers
Kentucky_Derby_top_four_finishers
First lady of Kentucky, U.S.
Beshear (née Colman; born July 11, 1979) is an American social worker who has been serving as the first lady of Kentucky since 2019, as the wife of Governor
Britainy_Beshear
Horse race
The 1978 Kentucky Derby was the 104th running of the Kentucky Derby. Affirmed, under jockey Steve Cauthen, won the race by 1 1/2 lengths over Alydar. Believe
1978_Kentucky_Derby
Voluntary philanthropic 501(c)(3) organization
the General, was "to bring together at the Kentucky Derby each May in Louisville all persons holding Kentucky colonels and other honorary military commissions"
Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels
Honorable_Order_of_Kentucky_Colonels
national American television networks and announcers that have broadcast Kentucky Derby. The race has been broadcast nationally since 1952, starting on CBS
List of Kentucky Derby broadcasters
List_of_Kentucky_Derby_broadcasters
American race horse trainer (born 1947)
Crown races – the Belmont Stakes (G1) with A.P. Indy in 1992 and the Kentucky Derby (G1) with Fusaichi Pegasus in 2000. He was inducted into the National
Neil_D._Drysdale
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
in 1997 Bold Bidder, sire of 1974 Kentucky Derby winner Cannonade and Spectacular Bid, who won the 1979 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes and was elected
Bold_Ruler
American Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred racehorse who was the first winner in the history of the Kentucky Derby to be disqualified. Dancer's Image was a gray horse owned and bred by
Dancer's_Image
Japanese-bred Thoroughbred racehorse (2021–)
UAE Derby to obtain Kentucky Derby points for taking part in the Kentucky Derby. By February, he ranked second on Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby, trailing
Forever_Young_(horse)
Horse race in Berkeley, California, US
who ran third in the California Derby, won the 1959 Preakness Stakes. The 1996 winner, Pike Place Dancer won the Kentucky Oaks. 1990 - Stalwart Charger
California_Derby
lawyer Timothy Creamer, NASA astronaut, U.S. Army Colonel Bud Delp, 1979 Kentucky Derby-winning trainer of Spectacular Bid Rhoda Dorsey, historian and first
List_of_people_from_Maryland
American jockey
to have won both the Kentucky Derby and the Epsom Derby. Cauthen, the son of a trainer and a farrier, grew up in Walton, Kentucky, around horses, which
Steve_Cauthen
Most populous city in Kentucky, United States
over. The first Kentucky Derby was held on May 17, 1875, at the Louisville Jockey Club track (later renamed Churchill Downs). The Derby was originally
Louisville,_Kentucky
19th-century sentimental ballad by Stephen Foster
verse and chorus are recited annually at the Kentucky Derby. Colonel Matt Winn introduced the song as a Derby tradition. As early as 1930, Foster's song
My_Old_Kentucky_Home
American horse trainer and former jockey (born 1937)
and jockey. At the age of 77 he became the oldest trainer to win the Kentucky Derby. He began his career as a stable hand for Rex Ellsworth and Mesh Tenney
Art_Sherman
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
winner (Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes) Bodemeister (2009) Always Dreaming (2014) 2017 Kentucky Derby Conquistador Cielo (1979) 1982
Mr._Prospector
Flat Classic horse race in Britain
horses. The name "Derby" (deriving from the sponsorship of the Earl of Derby) has been borrowed many times, notably by the Kentucky Derby in the United States
Epsom_Derby
American jockey and trainer (1931–2003)
009 stakes races, and more than $123 million in purses. He won the Kentucky Derby four times, the Preakness Stakes twice, and the Belmont Stakes five
Bill_Shoemaker
Thoroughbred race horse, winner of the 2023 Kentucky Derby
American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2023 Kentucky Derby. Mage is a chestnut colt bred in Kentucky by Grandview Equine. His sire Good Magic was the
Mage_(horse)
Racing honor
the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes. The three races were inaugurated in different years, the last being the Kentucky Derby in 1875
Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)
Triple_Crown_of_Thoroughbred_Racing_(United_States)
American jockey
nineteen, he rode the champion racehorse Spectacular Bid to win the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. Franklin was born in Baltimore, Maryland and
Ron_Franklin_(jockey)
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2006 Breeders' Cup Juvenile and 2007 Kentucky Derby and was the 2006 Champion Two-Year-Old. Owned and bred by James B. Tafel
Street_Sense_(horse)
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes and came second in the Belmont Stakes. He is currently the second-oldest living Kentucky Derby winner, after
Smarty_Jones
Grade I Thoroughbred horse race
the Kentucky Derby. Inaugurated in 1935, the Santa Anita Derby has long been considered the most important West Coast stepping-stone to the Kentucky Derby
Santa_Anita_Derby
Horse race
of two of the three Triple Crown races: Nyquist, winner of the 2016 Kentucky Derby, and Exaggerator, winner of the 2016 Preakness Stakes. If Creator, winner
Pennsylvania_Derby
Canadian thoroughbred jockey (1941–2025)
Maryland.[citation needed] In 1972, he rode Riva Ridge to victory in the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes. Turcotte became internationally famous in 1973
Ron_Turcotte
American race horse, winner of the 150th Kentucky Derby
the 2024 Kentucky Derby by a nose, beating Sierra Leone and Forever Young with a time of 2:03.34. Mystik Dan is a bay stallion bred in Kentucky by Lance
Mystik_Dan
Horse race
of Fame inductee and that year's Kentucky Derby winner Black Gold claiming victory. From 1928 thru 1932 the Ohio Derby was hosted by the now defunct Bainbridge
Ohio_Derby
American racehorse, winner of the 2025 Preakness Stakes
the 2025 Grade I Santa Anita Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Haskell Stakes, and finished second in the 2025 Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes, and the Pacific
Journalism_(horse)
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who came second in the 2008 Kentucky Derby to the winner Big Brown. Her collapse just after the race resulted in
Eight_Belles
Horse race
The Tōkyō Yūshun (東京優駿), also called the Japanese Derby (日本ダービー, Nippon Dābī), is a Japanese Grade 1 flat race for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and
Tōkyō_Yūshun
American thoroughbred racehorse
1982) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1958 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, but fell short of winning the Triple Crown of
Tim_Tam_(horse)
Thoroughbred horse race
Retrieved 28 July 2021 – via University of Kentucky Archives. Mooney, Bill (4 August 2016). "West Virginia's Original Derby: The Saga of Tri-State Fair Grounds"
West_Virginia_Derby
Panamanian jockey
seven Breeders' Cup races. His Triple Crown wins included the 1984 Kentucky Derby on Swale and three consecutive Belmont Stakes victories: Conquistador
Laffit_Pincay_Jr.
Thoroughbred horse race in the United States
scheduled on Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The current purse is $750,000. Originally, the event was known as the Derby Trial
Pat_Day_Mile_Stakes
1929 Kentucky Derby winner, named after his trainer Clyde Van Dusen, and is the only Kentucky Derby winner to be named in such a manner Coastal: 1979 Belmont
List_of_racehorses
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Alysheba met 1986 Kentucky Derby-winner Ferdinand in the first meeting of Kentucky Derby winners since Affirmed faced Spectacular Bid in the 1979 Jockey Club
Alysheba
Canadian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Thoroughbred that, in 1964, became the first Canadian-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby. After being retired from racing, he became one of the most successful
Northern_Dancer
Set of horse races in the United States
stakes races throughout the year (behind only the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes). The Kentucky Oaks consistently outdraws the Belmont Stakes, the
American Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing
American_Triple_Tiara_of_Thoroughbred_Racing
Set of four American horse races
configurations of races, both of which include the races of the Triple Crown—the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes—and either the Travers Stakes or
Grand Slam of Thoroughbred racing
Grand_Slam_of_Thoroughbred_racing
American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer (1938–2000)
racehorse trainer. He was the trainer of Gato Del Sol who won the 1982 Kentucky Derby. Edwin's father George Gregson, from Bisbee, Arizona, worked for Janss
Edwin_J._Gregson
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Grade I winners: 2023 Kentucky Derby winner Mage, 2024 Belmont Stakes and Haskell Stakes winner Dornoch, and 2025 Pennsylvania Derby winner Baeza. She is
Puca_(horse)
Horse race
horses have won the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes and then returned the next spring to win the Kentucky Derby. The most recent Derby winner was Super Saver
Kentucky_Jockey_Club_Stakes
Horse (1972) Keep 'Em Rolling (1934) Kentucky (1938) Kentucky Blue Streak (1935) The Kentucky Derby (1922) Kentucky Pride (1925) King of the Wind (1990)
List_of_films_about_horses
Racehorse trainer
and 3 Champions. He won the 1962 Kentucky Derby with California-bred Decidedly and two years later won both the Derby and the Preakness Stakes with Northern
Horatio_Luro
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse (1966–1981)
of the leading North American horses of his generation, he won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in 1969. In September 1967, Majestic Prince was
Majestic_Prince
California. The Bay Meadows Derby first ran in 1954 on the dirt. That year's winner of the Kentucky Derby won the first Bay Meadows Derby, the California-bred
Bay_Meadows_Derby
Women's volleyball team of the University of Kentucky
conference championship, which was won by Kentucky over Tennessee in 1979. She was named KWIC Coach of the Year in 1979. Her record as coach was 126–74–1. Mary
Kentucky Wildcats women's volleyball
Kentucky_Wildcats_women's_volleyball
American businessman (1911–1981)
finished 11th in the 1965 Kentucky Derby and the multiple stakes-winning gelding Rushing Man that finished 14th in the 1975 Kentucky Derby. Portals: Texas Business
John_W._Mecom_Sr.
American Thoroughbred horse race
the Wood Memorial Stakes and an official prep race for the Kentucky Derby. The only Derby winner who competed in the Gotham was American Triple Crown
Gotham_Stakes
American jockey (born 1979)
first Jamaican in the Kentucky Derby was actually Richard DePass, appearing in both 1978 atop the horse Hoist the Silver and 1979 riding Great Redeemer
Shaun_Bridgmohan
Horse race
is a Road to the Kentucky Derby Prep Season qualifying race. The winner receives 10 points toward qualifying for the Kentucky Derby. It is also currently
Breeders'_Futurity_Stakes
Horse race
free entry into the Louisiana Derby and finished second to Leo's Pisces. Later that year Navajo ran in the Kentucky Derby and finished seventh to Secretariat
Risen_Star_Stakes
Louisville, Kentucky. Kentucky Derby top four finishers List of graded stakes at Churchill Downs 2009 The Kentucky Derby Media Guide, 135th Kentucky Derby, Churchill
Kentucky Oaks top three finishers
Kentucky_Oaks_top_three_finishers
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Santa Anita Derby and Hollywood Derby. Meanwhile, Alydar was preparing for the Kentucky Derby with wins in the Flamingo Stakes, Florida Derby and Blue Grass
Affirmed
Horse race
other countries: New Zealand Derby Derby Italiano Deutsches Derby Epsom Derby Kentucky Derby Prix du Jockey Club Romanian Derby Tōkyō Yūshun Queen's Plate
Australian_Derby
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
the 1991 Kentucky Derby. Upon the death of 1987 Derby winner Alysheba in March 2009, Strike the Gold became the oldest living Kentucky Derby winner, until
Strike_the_Gold
Horse race in Louisville, Kentucky, US
early May at Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky, as an undercard event on Kentucky Derby day. The event currently offers a purse of $1,000
Churchill_Downs_Stakes
Horse race
The Kentucky Futurity is a stakes race for three-year-old trotters, held annually at The Red Mile in Lexington, Kentucky since 1893. It is part of the
Kentucky_Futurity
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Futurity. Racing at age three in 1979, in the U.S. Triple Crown series General Assembly ran second in the Kentucky Derby and fifth in the Preakness Stakes
General_Assembly_(horse)
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2012 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. He was bred in Kentucky, owned by Canadian businessman J. Paul Reddam
I'll_Have_Another
American horse owner and trainer (born 1953)
Pharoah in 2015 and Justify in 2018. Baffert's horses have won the Kentucky Derby six times, tying the record with Ben A. Jones for wins by a trainer
Bob_Baffert
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
broodmare best known for winning the 1980 Kentucky Derby. Genuine Risk was a chestnut mare bred in Kentucky by Sally Humphrey. She was sired by Exclusive
Genuine_Risk
American sportscaster and public address announcer
also became the public-address voice of Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby. He would call 16 Runs for the Roses between then and 1977. During that
Chic_Anderson
Canadian businessman
Nyquist won the Kentucky Derby in 2016. Nyquist and I'll Have Another were both trained by Doug O'Neill and won the 2012 and 2016 Kentucky Derby races with
J._Paul_Reddam
Horse race in Florida, U.S.
races for the Grade 1 Florida Derby. Spectacular Bid captured the Hutcheson on his way to winning the 1979 Kentucky Derby as did Swale in 1984. Another
Hutcheson_Stakes
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
2016) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2001 Kentucky Derby in the second fastest winning time and overall third fastest time in
Monarchos
American jockey
Earnings Record". The New York Times. 1979-01-01. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-01-22. Darrel McHargue at the official Kentucky Derby website Profile and photo of Darrel
Darrel_McHargue
Grade I flat Thoroughbred horse race
three-year-old graded stakes, the Rebel Stakes and the Arkansas Derby, and then take the Kentucky Derby. Smarty Jones's collected the bonus. The exposure from
Arkansas_Derby
American businesswoman (born 1932)
Devious, finished seventh in the 1992 Kentucky Derby and also raced in England, where he won the 1992 Epsom Derby. That same year, their future National
Jenny_Craig_(businesswoman)
Thoroughbred racing and breeding operation
the major horses owned by the Phipps family, including Orb, the 2013 Kentucky Derby winner. Secretariat was syndicated by Seth Hancock for breeding purposes
Claiborne_Farm
Railroad station in Louisville, Kentucky
latter eventually merging with the L&N. Many of those traveling to the Kentucky Derby would use the Union Station as their first place of celebration, with
Union Station (Louisville, Kentucky)
Union_Station_(Louisville,_Kentucky)
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
as the winner of the 1994 Kentucky Derby. He was sired by Cormorant out of the dam Never Knock. He was ridden in the Derby by Chris McCarron, who had
Go_for_Gin
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
(foaled February 18, 2011) is a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2014 Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and 2016 Dubai World Cup, and was inducted into the
California_Chrome
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
opened a length and a half lead. However, Curlin rallied to beat the Kentucky Derby winner in the final stride. His final time of 1:53.46, at the time,
Curlin
American horse trainer (1913–1998)
Although Stephens trained horses that won the Kentucky Oaks for fillies five times, plus the Kentucky Derby twice and the Preakness Stakes once, he is most
Woody_Stephens
Horse race
Four-Year-Old Classic Series. The first Hong Kong Derby was raced at Happy Valley Racecourse but in 1979 was transferred permanently to its present location
Hong_Kong_Derby
Annual steamboat race on the Ohio River
before the first Saturday of May, three days before the Kentucky Derby, as part of the Kentucky Derby Festival. The race was first run in 1963 and it takes
Great_Steamboat_Race
Cuban-born American thoroughbred racehorse trainer (1924–1991)
record time. He went on to win the most prestigious race of all, the Kentucky Derby, finished third in the Preakness Stakes and, for a converted sprinter
Laz_Barrera
Topics referred to by the same term
a palm tree La Tania, Savoie, France; a ski resort Latonia Derby Latonia Lakes, Kentucky Latonia Race Track This disambiguation page lists articles associated
Latonia
American jockey
Downs in his career. Brumfield rode Kauai King to victory in the 1966 Kentucky Derby. He was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
Donald_Brumfield
American-bred racehorse (1976–2000)
by future U.S. and Canadian Hall of Fame jockey Sandy Hawley. In the Kentucky Derby, they were up against a strong field that was led by the overwhelming
Golden_Act
American racehorse
Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2026 Arkansas Derby. Renegade is a bay colt who was bred in Kentucky by Robert and Lawana Low. He is out of the Graded-winning
Renegade_(horse)
Horse race in Japan
April and the Tōkyō Yūshun (the Japanese equivalent of the English Epsom Derby) in late May or early June. Trial races provide automatic berths to the
Kikuka-shō
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Risen Star, Louisiana Derby, Jim Dandy and Travers Stakes. He also finished second as the favorite in both the 2022 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes
Epicenter_(horse)
3-race horse honor in various countries
the Triple Crown are: Kentucky Derby, run over 1+1⁄4 miles (2.0 km) on a dirt track at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky Preakness Stakes, run over
Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
Triple_Crown_of_Thoroughbred_Racing
Panamanian jockey (born 1944)
a retired Panamanian thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He rode two Kentucky Derby winners, Foolish Pleasure in 1975 and the filly Genuine Risk in 1980
Jacinto_Vásquez
Central Kentucky Chargers/Studs Kentucky Amateur Football Teams Derby City Thunder (Kentucky Football League) Kentucky Wolverines (Kentucky Football
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