2016 Road to the Kentucky Derby
The field for the Kentucky Derby is limited each year to 20 horses, with two' also eligibles' in case of a late withdrawal from the field.
To determine eligibility, Churchill Downs developed the Road to the Kentucky Derby, which gives points to the top four finishers in specified races.
The 2016 season consists of 34 races, 19 races for the Kentucky Derby Prep Season and 15 races for the Kentucky Derby Championship Season.
Earnings in non-restricted stakes act as a tie breaker.
Gun Runner finished first in the standings thanks to wins in the Risen Star Stakes and Louisiana Derby, then finished third in the Kentucky Derby.
Nyquist, who finished second in the qualification standings, won the Derby.
1974 Kentucky Derby
The 1974 Kentucky Derby was the 100th running of the Kentucky Derby.
The race took place on May 4, 1974.
King Baggot
William King Baggot
( November 7, 1879 – July 11, 1948) was an American actor, film director and screenwriter.
He was an internationally famous movie star of the silent film era.
The first individually publicized leading man in America, Baggot was referred to as" King of the Movies, The Most Photographed Man in the World" and" The Man Whose Face Is As Familiar As The Man In The Moon."
Baggot appeared in over 300 motion pictures from 1909 to 1947; wrote 18 screenplays; and directed 45 movies from 1912 to 1928, including" The Lie"( 1912)," Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman"( 1925) and" The House of Scandal"( 1928).
He also directed William S. Hart in his most famous western," Tumbleweeds"( 1925).
Among his film appearances, he was best known for" The Scarlet Letter"( 1911)," Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"( 1913), and" Ivanhoe"( 1913), which was filmed on location in Wales.
2017 Road to the Kentucky Derby
The 2017 Road to the Kentucky Derby was a series of races through which horses qualified for the 2017 Kentucky Derby, which was held on May 6.
The field for the Derby was limited to 20 horses, with up to four' also eligibles' in case of a late withdrawal from the field.
The Road to the Kentucky Derby gives points to the top four finishers in specified races.
The 2017 season consisted of 35 races, 19 races for the Kentucky Derby Prep Season and 16 races for the Kentucky Derby Championship Season.
Earnings in non-restricted stakes acted as a tie breaker.
The races for the 2017 series were mostly the same as in the 2016 series, except that the Sam F. Davis stakes replaced the Iroquois Stakes.
On September 12, 2016, Churchill Downs announced the introduction of a separate Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby, which consisted of two races: the Cattleya Sho on November 26, 2016 and the Hyacinth on February 19, 2017.
The winner of this series was offered one of the 20 positions available in the Kentucky Derby starting gate.
However, the offer was declined by the connections of the winner, Epicharis, and those of the two runners- up.
Therefore, all 20 positions and the' also eligibles' were determined through the regular Road to the Kentucky Derby.
1935 Kentucky Derby
The 1935 Kentucky Derby was the 61st running of the Kentucky Derby.
The race took place on May 4, 1935.
1904 Kentucky Derby
The 1904 Kentucky Derby was the 30th running of the Kentucky Derby.
The race took place on May 2, 1904.
Steve Oedekerk
Steven Brent Oedekerk( born November 27, 1961) is an American comedian, director, editor, producer, screenwriter and actor.
Oedekerk is best known for his collaborations with actor and comedian Jim Carrey and director Tom Shadyac( particularly the" Ace Ventura" franchise), his series of" Thumbmation" shorts and his film( 2002).
2015 Road to the Kentucky Derby
The 2015 Road to the Kentucky Derby is a point system by which horses qualified for the 2015 Kentucky Derby.
It consisted of 35 races, 19 races for the Kentucky Derby Prep Season and 16 races for the Kentucky Derby Championship Season.
The Kentucky Derby (1922 film)
The Kentucky Derby is a 1922 American silent adventure film directed by King Baggot and starring Reginald Denny.
It is based on a Broadway play" The Suburban" by Charles T. Dazey.
It was produced and distributed by Universal Film Manufacturing Company.
Denny's first starring feature- length movie.
The film survives today.
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Ace Ventura:
When Nature Calls( also known as Ace Ventura 2: When Nature Calls) is a 1995 American detective comedy film and the sequel to( 1994).
Jim
Carrey reprises his role as the title character Ace Ventura, a detective who specializes in retrieval of tame and captive animals.
Ian McNeice, Simon Callow, and Sophie Okonedo co-star.
Tommy Davidson, who co-starred with Carrey on the show" In Living Color", makes a cameo appearance in the film.
The film was written and directed by Carrey's close friend Steve Oedekerk, who had also collaborated in the production and as a character consultant for the first film.

Question: Are both directors of films The Kentucky Derby (1922 Film) and Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls from the same country?
Answer: yes