Kentucky Derby

The Queen could be seen standing on the balcony outside her private suite as she watched the race.

The post time of the 2009 Kentucky Derby is 4:04 pm MT. NBC coverage starts at 3:00 pm MT.

1982

Cubmaster Don Murphy organized the first pinewood derby, held on May 15, 1953 in Manhattan Beach, California by Pack 280c.[2] Murphy's son was too young to participate in the popular Soap Box Derby races, so he came up with the idea of racing miniature wood cars. The cars had the same gravity-powered concept as the full-size Soap Box Derby cars, but were much smaller and easier to build. After Don Murphy's first race in 1953 the Los Angeles County Department of Recreation copied the pinewood derby with Murphy's permission.[3] Don Murphy died July 1 2008, at age 90 of pneumonia.[4] In the 1980s, the design of the block was changed from a cutout block, consistent with a 1940's style front-engined Indy 500 car, to a solid block. The tires were also changed from narrow, hard plastic, to wider "slicks". * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinewood_derby

yes he does 1 is named Calvin Jr. the other 1 John Coolidge

My Dad George who was owned by Raymond M. Curtis came in second to Dust Commander in the 1970 Kentucky Derby.

Not on a regular basis, usually, although jockeys who aren't "big names" might. Generally a jockey will try to ride the horse in a workout beforehand, and most people will have a regular jockey they use for each horse.

It was 2 minutes and 1.20 seconds.

The number ranges but about 20 each year

As long as it fits in your vehicle any size is allowed.

5 mph

No. Stephen Collins Foster, author of "My Old Kentucky Home" was born at Lawrenceville, PA July 4, 1826. He lived at Cincinnati, OH for a time, but was living in Pensylvania in 1853 when he wrote the song, "My Old Kentucky Home". He died January 13, 1864 at New York City.

The Kentucky Derby was May 7, 2011. Animal Kingdom won the race.

because it gives the horses chance to stretch theair legs and the jockeys time to get ready plus it shows of the horses to all the punters

The post time of the 2009 Kentucky Derby is 3:04 pm PT. TV coverage on NBC starts at 2:00 pm PT.

Roses

The horse breeding was one. The Irish were famous for their "Irish Hunter" or "Irish Sport HOrse". I can't think of any others at the moment.

No paints have won the Kentucky Derby. It is only for purebred Thoroughbreds and that breed cannot be paints. Paint is a breed, pinto is a color, and Thoroughbreds can only be solid colors, no pinto.

In 2016, $194 million was bet on the Kentucky Derby.

Here are the Kentucky Derby winners since 2000:

2010 Super Saver

2009 Mine That Bird

2008 Big Brown

2007 Street Sense

2006 Barbaro

2005 Giacomo

2004 Smarty Jones

2003 Funny Cide

2002 War Emblem

2001 Monarchos

2000 Fusaichi Pegasus

Yes, the Kentucky Derby is always the first Saturday of May. The Preakness Stakes, the next race in the Triple Crown, is always two weeks later on the third Saturday of May, and the Belmont Stakes is three weeks after that.

Priceless!

Kentucky Derby

In 2006 the year Barbaro won there was a dead heat for 4th place (dead heat means a tie in horse racing terms)

Secretariat won the '73 Derby, running each quarter faster than the previous one, a feat never done before. His splits were: 0:25 1/2, 0:24, 0:23 4/5, , 0:23 2/5, 0:23. Total: 1:59 2/5. World Record to this day.