The Kentucky Derby is an American Grade I stakes race run at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
It takes place with three-year-old Thoroughbreds over the famous Churchill Downs course at a distance of 1+1⁄4 miles (10 furlongs; 2,012 metres).
Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kilograms) and fillies 121 pounds (55 kilograms).
It takes place on the first Saturday in May ever year.