By R.G. Richard
- Where: Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky
- When: May 3, 2024
- Projected Post Time: 7:02 p.m. EST
- TV: NBC
- Purse: $5 million
According published reports and specifically, the hometown newspaper of the Kentucky Derby, The Louisville, Kentucky, Courier-Journal, all 21 horses racing in this year’s Kentucky Derby are reportedly descendants of the famous racehorse Secretariat. It is said that during his life, he sired 660 foals.
This year marks 52 years that America’s horse, Secretariat, won the Triple Crown in record times that still stands today.
TODAY’S LINEUP
1. Citizen Bull, with jockey Martin Garcia
2. Neoequos, with jockey Flavien Prat
3. Final Gambit, with jockey Luan Machado
4. Rodriguez, with jockey Mike Smith
5. American Promise, with jockey Nik Juarez
6. Admire Daytona, with jockey Christophe Lemaire
7. Luxor Cafe, with jockey Joao Moreira
8. Journalism, with jockey Umberto Rispoli
9. Burnham Square, with jockey Brian Hernandez Jr.
10. Grande, with jockey John Velazquez
11. Flying Mohawk, with jockey Joe Ramos
12. East Avenue, with jockey Manny Franco
13. Publisher, with jockey Irad Ortiz Jr.,
14. Tiztastic, with jockey Joel Rosario
15. Render Judgement, with jockey Julien Leparoux
16. Coal Battle, with jockey Juan Vargas
17. Sandman, with jockey Jose Ortiz
18. Sovereignty, with jockey Junior Alvarado
19. Chuck of Gold, with jockey Jareth Loveberry
20. Owen Almighty, with jockey Javier Castellano
21. Baeza, with jockey Flavien Prat
COURTESY THE KENTUCKY DERBY
