May 17, 2017

2017 Kentucky Derby Results, Events and Facts

Special Guest: Angela Spears, Dream Living Coach

Kentucky Debry, May 5-6, 2017, Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky

Results (Source: kentuckyderby.com)
- Winner: Always Dreaming (post 5) – Jockey John R. Velazquez; Trainer Todd A. Pletcher; Owner Brooklyn Boyz Stables
- 2nd place: Lookin at Lee (post 1)
- 3rd place: Battle of Midway (post 11)
Events
- Kentucky Oaks, female horserace http://bit.ly/2pdDMeB
- Thurby, an event to celebrate the Derby, the Thursday prior to the race. http://bit.ly/2pErVet
- Dawn at the Downs, fans watch Derby horses being train while enjoying breakfast. http://bit.ly/2pEJFGR
Derby Signature Drink
- Mint Julep, an alcoholic drink consisting of bourbon, water, ice, and fresh mint.
Facts about the Kentucky Derby (Source: Newsday, http://nwsdy.li/1i6uiGU)
- Only six women have ridden in the Derby. Diane Crump was the first, in 1970. The best finish for a female jockey in the Derby is fifth (Rosie Napravnik in 2013).
- Thirteen of the 15 riders in the first Derby were African-Americans. Black jockeys won 15 of the first 28, with Isaac Murphy taking three.
- The winning trainers in two of the first three Derbys were former slaves -- Ansel Williamson (Aristides, 1875) and Ed Brown (Baden-Baden, 1877).
- In 1891, Dudley Allen was the last African-American trainer to win the Derby.
- No winner has emerged from post 17. Since 1900, post 1 is tied for post 5 with 12 victories.

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