Result
Saturday, 3 May, 2008
18:04
Churchill Downs (USA)

Kentucky Derby (Presented by Yum! Brands) (Grade 1) (3yo) (Dirt)

1m 2f (Fast) 3yo
1st 1,240,001 USD 2nd 400,000 USD 3rd 200,001 USD 4th 99,999 USD 5th 60,000 USD
Runners: 20

Racecard table information

Result:

Position the horse finished in the race. Abbreviations as follows:

  • BD: Brought Down
  • CO: Carried Out
  • F: Fell
  • DSQ: Disqualified
  • LAS: Left at Start
  • NR: Non-runner
  • PU: Pulled up
  • RO: Ran Out
  • R: Refused
  • RTR: Refused To Race
  • SU: Slipped Up
  • UP: Unplaced
  • UR: Unseated Rider
  • WD: Withdrawn
(draw): Placement of the horse in the starting stalls (for flat racing only). Stall numbers are drawn at random.
Colours: Colours (silk) of the owner, worn by the jockey.
Horse: Name of the horse and country of birth.
Owner: Name of the owner
Distance:

Distance to the next horse. Abbreviations as follows:

  • f: furlong
  • hd: head
  • l: length
  • m: mile
  • nk: neck
  • nse: nose (shortest margin)
  • shd: short head
  • y: yards
Age: Age of the horse.
Wgt: Weight to be carried, as determined by handicapper or race conditions.
OR: Official rating of the horse.
Eqpt:

Equipment worn. Abbreviations as follows:

  • bl: blinkers
  • e/s: eye-shields
  • h: hood
  • e/c: eye-covers
  • v: visor
  • t: tongue strap
  • cp: cheekpieces
Jockey (wgt): Name and weight of the jockey
Trainer: Name of the trainer
Comments: Information relating to how the horse ran, odds for the race or time since last run etc.
Results
(draw)
Colours HorseOwner Age Wgt OR Eqpt Trainer Jockey Comments
1st (20) silk
Big Brown (USA)
IEAH Stables & P Pompa Jr
3
9 - 0
-
Richard Dutrow Jr
Kent J Desormeaux
Days L/R: 35
2nd (5) silk 6/9/0/5096
Eight Belles (USA)
Fox Hill Farms Inc
4¾ l
3
8 - 9
-
J Larry Jones
Gabriel Saez
Days L/R: 27
3rd (16) silk
Denis Of Cork (USA)
Mr & Mrs William K Warren Jr
3½ l
3
9 - 0
-
David M Carroll
Calvin H Borel
Days L/R: 28
4th (2) silk 0/2/1/5120
Tale Of Ekati (USA)
Charles E Fipke
2¾ l
3
9 - 0
-
Barclay Tagg
E Coa
Days L/R: 28
5th (18) silk
Recapturetheglory (USA)
Louie J Roussel III
¾ l
3
9 - 0
-
Louie Roussel III
E T Baird
Days L/R: 28
6th (10) silk 7/8/1/5187
Colonel John (USA)
Green Farm
2½ l
3
9 - 0
-
Eoin Harty
Corey S Nakatani
Days L/R: 28
7th (3) silk
Anak Nakal (USA)
Four Roses Thoroughbreds
¾ l
3
9 - 0
-
Nicholas Zito
Rafael Bejarano
Days L/R: 28
8th (9) silk 7/2/2/6227
Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC
ns
3
9 - 0
-
Steven Asmussen
Shaun Bridgmohan
Days L/R: 21
9th (17) silk
Cowboy Cal (USA)
Stonerside Stable
¾ l
3
9 - 0
-
Todd Pletcher
John R Velazquez
Days L/R: 21
10th (6) silk 2/7/3/5372
Z Fortune (USA)
Zayat Stables LLC
3¾ l
3
9 - 0
-
Steven Asmussen
Robby Albarado
Days L/R: 21
11th (12) silk
Smooth Air (USA)
Mount Joy Stables
1½ l
3
9 - 0
-
Bennie F Stutts Jr
Manoel R Cruz
Days L/R: 35
12th (8) silk
Visionaire (USA)
Team Valor Et Al
1¾ l
3
9 - 0
-
Michael Matz
Jose Lezcano
Days L/R: 21
13th (4) silk
Court Vision (USA)
IEAH Stables & Winstar Farm
1½ l
3
9 - 0
-
bl
William Mott
G K Gomez
Days L/R: 28
14th (11) silk 2/7/3/5372
Z Humor (USA)
Zayat Stables LLC
nk
3
9 - 0
-
William Mott
R R Douglas
Days L/R: 28
15th (1) silk 2/2/5/4522
Cool Coal Man (USA)
Robert V LaPenta
7¼ l
3
9 - 0
-
Nicholas Zito
Julien R Leparoux
Days L/R: 21
16th (13) silk
Bob Black Jack (USA)
Jeff Harmon & Tim Kasparoff
nk
3
9 - 0
-
bl
James M Kasparoff
R Migliore
Days L/R: 28
17th (19) silk
Cubanacan Stables
4¾ l
3
9 - 0
-
Paulo H Lobo
Mike E Smith
Days L/R: 21
18th (7) silk
Big Truck (USA)
Eric Fein
12 l
3
9 - 0
-
Barclay Tagg
Javier Castellano
Days L/R: 21
19th (15) silk 3/6/1/14163
Adriano (USA)
Courtlandt Farms
2 l
3
9 - 0
-
H Graham Motion
Edgar S Prado
Days L/R: 42
20th (14) silk
Monba (USA)
Starlight, Saylor and Lucarelli
8¾ l
3
9 - 0
-
bl
Todd Pletcher
R A Dominguez
Days L/R: 21