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LOUISVILLE â Highly touted favorite American Pharoah, whose Egyptian-born owner had been a recent runner-up three times in the Kentucky Derby, lived up to the hype Saturday and won the 141 st running of the Derby.
Kentucky Derby Tickets Information. âThe run for the rosesâ was first raced back in 1875 and is by far the greatest and most prestigious horse race in the world. The race is a grade I stakes race comprised of a field of 3-year-old thoroughbreds. The derby purse is approximately $2,000,000 which is comprised of the stakes or fees that the owners must pay to compete as well as an additional amount provided by Churchill Downs.