Secretariat set the current record in 1973 with a time of 1:59.40. To this day it is still the track record, and Derby record.

This may be a matter of opinion, but possibly the most famous race horse of the 1990s was Cigar. During 1995 thru 1996, Cigar became the first horse since Citation in 1948 thru 1950 to win 16 straight races against top-class competition. He was named Horse of the Year in both 1995 and 1996 and had career earnings of nearly $10 million, second all-time to Curlin.

CAMARERO has a 56 winning streak on records.

The only advantage being is if the price of the horse goes out after you have placed your bet. If the price comes in and you have taken sp (starting price) then obviously that is a disadvantage of it.

1954 Kentucky Derby had a field of 17 horses:

Determine

Hasty Road

Hasseyampa

Goyamo

Admiral Porter

Correlation

Fisherman

James Session

Allied

Gov. Browning

Super Devil

Red Hannigan

Black Metal

Timely Tip

Sea O Erin

King Phalanx

Mel Leavitt

Determine was the winner; Hasty Road 2nd; Hasseyampa 3rd.

The main players in Seabiscuit were as follows:Charles and Marcella Howard. Owner of Seabiscuit and the guy who payed the bills. Tom Smith was the trainer. He was ahead of his time. Today he would be considered a 'horse whisperer'. In his time he was concidered a 'nut'. John (Red) Pollard was the jockey. Red was much bigger that most other jockeys and he struggled to keep his weight down. And of course there was Seabiscuit. Too small, with several confomation faults, the odds were against him. But when these 4 stars were aligned just right they became bigger and better than they could have done alone.

The Kentucky Derby, The Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes.

Only 11 horses have ever won all three.

Derby Day at Epsom was historically (until 1995) the first Wednesday in June which in 1966 was the 1st of the month. Charlottown won the race.

This and all the rest of the stats can be found at www.kentuckyderby.com

Because the whole idea of eugenics is to get something better by breeding the best. When you breed one winner to another winner, you improve your chances of getting another winner (at least in theory). The whole point of racing is to make a horse faster (although "stronger" should be in there too, but is often ignored, which is part of why so many horses get injured).

Between 1,100 and 1,200lbs.

Steve Cauthen was the main rider of Affirmed.

The "sister race" for the Kentucky Derby is the Kentucky Oaks. The Oaks is a mile-and-an-eighth race is for 3-year-old fillies. It is held the Friday before the Derby.

The Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Races at the Sha Tin Racecourse is Asia's biggest racing event and one of the world's richest race meetings. The highlight of the day is the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup.

Because of a Thoroughbred horse's athletic and powerful haunches and muscles Thoroughbred's can excel in most disciplines. TBs are often used for cross country as they are powerful enough to get themselves and riders over fences and also fast enough to get around the course. TBs are quite good at xcountry if they are trained or ridden that way. They are good at jumping, dressage, racing and other sports as well.

It really depends on the trainer, but most are starting training when they are about 2 or 3 years old so they can get their prime years on the actual race track. But there is the yearling race in which 1 yr old horses race.

Lottery was the first winner of the Aintree Grand National, in 1839.

Corners or chicanes.

Only 3 year old Thoroughbreds are allowed to run in the Kentucky Derby. No other age is allowed.

The Hungarian mare Kincsem was unbeaten in all of her 54 races and is the world record holder. Kincsem was also the foundation mare for the Kisber Felver breed.

Kincsem, chestnut mare foaled march 17 1874, died march 17 1887 on her 13th birthday from a colic attack just after foaling. She was by Cambusco and out of Water Nymph.

Isaac Murphy was the first jockey to win the Kentucky Derby two years in a row. He won in 1890 aboard Riley and again in 1891 aboard Kingman. Murphy had also previously won in 1884 aboard Buchanan.

The Kentucky Derby is the first Saturday in May. Two weeks later is the Preakness Stakes, and three weeks following that is the Belmont Stakes.

You're probably after a horse from America, but in Australia there's a mare called Black Caviar. 20 runs, unbeatean.

The Kentucky Oaks race covers 1 1/8 miles.

Secretatriat won $ 155,050 for the kentucky Derby, $129,900 for the Preakness, and $ 90,120 for the belmont. This comes to a total of $375,070 for all three races.