On Friday, May 3, 2013, Princess of Sylmar, ridden by jockey Mike Smith came from behind to find a hole in the homestretch and win the race. Princess of Sylmar is one of four horses entered by trainer Todd Fletcher who has five horses in today's Kentucky Derby.
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Early on the favorite to win today's Kentucky Derby was a horse by the name of Orb, but with a forecast for rain, all of the analysis and handicapping may be for nought so it's wait-and-see time.
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Post time for the Derby is 3:24 pm Pacific Time with coverage by NBC beginning at 1:00. The race is 1 and a quarter miles and the purse is $2,199,800 with the winner receiving $1,439,000. Early on the favorite was a horse by the name of Orb, but with a forecast for rain, all of the analysis and handicapping may be for nought.
This will be the 100th anniversay of a Kentucky Derby winner ridden by a man with the name of Roscoe Goose who produced an outcome to delight gamblers with a 91-1 win during the 1913 race. According to the Courier-Jounal, "The miserable longshot ran the classic faster than it was ever run before."
And with that in mind, the running of the 139th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs will have a full field of 20 horses breaking from the starting gates.
Just over two minutes later, a winner will emerge and thoroughbred racing will have its newest contender for a Triple Crown. The Preakness follows in two weeks and the Belmont Stakes is June 8. The last horse to sweep all three races was Affirmed in 1978.