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The race was held as protesters clashed outside Churchill Downs. Authentic won the Kentucky Derby Saturday. The horse trained by Southern California’s Bob Baffert beat a run at the lead by favorite Tiz the Law.
Per the Kentucky Derby dress code, the following articles of clothing are only permitted in the Infield: Denim, jeans, shorts and tennis shoes. Torn or frayed clothing.
Millionaires Row and the Skye Terrace are exclusive, interior dining rooms located on the 4th, 5th, and 6th levels of the Clubhouse. Each interior table offers scenic views of the racetrack from its three-tiered covered balcony and from the televisions surrounding each dining table.
The average list price for 2020 Kentucky Derby tickets on the secondary market is $1,423. The least expensive ticket to this year’s race is $108 for an infield general admission spot. The most expensive is a listing for $21,925 in the Mansion Club.
The victor of the 2020 Kentucky Derby will receive $1.
As of 2015, no woman trainer or jockey has won the Kentucky Derby. … Six women have ridden in the famed “Run for the Roses”: Diane Crump, Patti Cooksey, Andrea Seefeldt, Julie Krone, Rosemary Homeister and Rosie Napravnik.
Jockeys Are Paid Per Race The riding fees are set at £164.
Man ‘o War won 20 of 21 races, including the 1920 Preakness and Belmont Stakes. He likely would’ve won the Triple Crown, but his owner didn’t care for the Kentucky Derby’s distance or time of year, and so Man ‘o War skipped the Derby. … Secretariat won all three Triple Crown races in record times that still stand today.
There are rules about how many times a jockey can whip a horse. Currently, the maximum is seven times in a Flat race and eight times in a Jump race. (The rules had been made tougher in 2011 but, following a rebellion by jockeys, the industry softened its approach.)
Did you know what the secret weapon of most jockeys is this time of the year? Ladies tights. … Commonly worn under jockeys‘ jods as a super-lightweight layer to prevent chafing, the essential undies are a particular bonus during the winter months.
Silks
While the term “silks” is used in the United States to refer to racing colors, technically “silks” are the white breeches and bib, stock or cravat. Obtaining them is a rite of passage when a jockey is first able to don silken pants and colors in their first race ride.
108 to 118 Pounds
It is illegal, against the rules, for a professional jockey to own any interest in an active racehorse. (Each state in the United States that has legal pari-mutuel horse racing has its own set of rules; they ALL prohibit jockeys from owning horses.
New Zealand jockeys are paid $140 plus GST for flat race rides.
Each horse in a race has to carry a certain amount of weight. To make sure that it does so, all jockeys must weigh out before a race to make sure they and their kit (including the saddle) are the right weight. … After the race the jockey must weigh in with all his kit, to confirm that the horse carried the right weight.
Jockeys who can’t control their weight by diet are always in the sweatbox. Water control is their last resort. When they need to pull weight (lose pounds quickly) they come in before the race and jump in the sauna or steam room.” … You can take diet pills, too, starve or take water pills.