Kentucky Derby

Churchill Downs durante o Derby em 2006

Kentucky Derby é uma competição de turfe disputada anualmente no hipódromo de Churchill Downs, em Louisville, Kentucky nos EUA. A carreira realiza-se sobre uma pista de areia com a distância de uma milha e um quarto (aproximadamente 2.000 metros) de galope plano, destinada para cavalos thoroughbred de 3 anos.

A corrida é também conhecida como "os dois minutos mais excitantes do esporte" (the most exciting two minutes in sports) e "a corrida pelas rosas" (the run for the roses), por causa da guirlanda de rosas dada ao ganhador.

História

Old Rosebud, campeão em 1914

Em 1872 o coronel M. Lewis Clark ficou entusiasmado com algumas corridas de cavalo que viu na Europa. Quando retornou para Kentucky ele organizou a Louisville Jockey Club com o objetivo de arrecadar dinheiro e organizar sua prória corrida de cavalos.

Clark então construiu uma pista e deu a ela o nome de Churchill Downs, em homenagem aos seus parentes John e Henry Churchill. A primeira edição do Kentucky Derby aconteceu em 17 de maio de 1875 e foi acompanhada por cerca de 10 mil pessoas. A vitória ficou com Aristides que mais tarde seria segundo colocado no Belmont Stakes.

Tradições

My Old Kentucky Home

Durante a caminhada dos cavalos e das pessoas envolvidas até o partidor, é tocada pela banda da Universidade de Louisville e cantada pelo publico a música-tema do estado de Kentucky, "My Old Kentucky Home". A adoção desta balada na tradição do Kentucky Derby data de 1921 na 47ª corrida do clássico. Atualmente, a música também é executada em outros eventos esportivos no estado de Kentucky.

Festival do Derby de Kentucky

O Festival do Derby de Kentucky ou Kentucky Festival Day ( em ingles) acontece todos os anos em Louisville, Kentucky, durante as duas semanas que precedem a corrida de cavalos do Kentucky Derby. O evento conta com diversas atividades que incluem queima de fogos, jogos de basquete e corridas de rua.

Campeões

Ano	Vencedor	Jóquei	Treinador	Proprietário	Tempo
1875	Aristides	Oliver Lewis	Ansel Williamson	Hal P. McGrath	2:37.75
1876	Vagrant	Bobby Swim	James Williams	William Astor, Jr.	2:38.25
1877	Baden-Baden	Billy Walker	Edward D. Brown	Daniel Swigert	2:38.00
1878	Day Star	Jimmy Carter	Lee Paul	T. J. Nichols	2:37.25
1879	Lord Murphy	Charlie Shauer	George Rice	Darden & Co	2:37.00
1880	Fonso	George Lewis	Tice Hutsell	J. Snell Shawhan	2:37.50
1881	Hindoo	Jim McLaughlin	James G. Rowe, Sr.	Dwyer Bros. Stable	2:40.00
1882	Apollo	Babe Hurd	Green B. Morris	Morris & Patton	2:40.00
1883	Leonatus	Billy Donohue	Raleigh Colston	Chinn & Morgan	2:43.00
1884	Buchanan	Isaac Murphy	William Bird	William Cottrill	2:40.25
1885	Joe Cotton	Babe Henderson	Alex Perry	J. T. Williams	2:37.25
1886	Ben Ali	Paul Duffy	Jim Murphy	J. B. A. Haggin	2:36.50
1887	Montrose	Isaac Lewis	John McGinty	Labold Brothers	2:39.25
1888	Macbeth II	George Covington	John Campbell	Chicago Stable	2:38.00
1889	Spokane	Thomas Kiley	John Rodegap	Noah Armstrong	2:34.50
1890	Riley	Isaac Murphy	Edward Corrigan	Edward Corrigan	2:45.00
1891	Kingman	Isaac Murphy	Dud Allen	Jacobin Stable	2:52.25
1892	Azra	Lonnie Clayton	John Morris	Bashford Manor Stable	2:41.50
1893	Lookout	E. Kunze	William McDaniel	Cushing & Orth	2:39.25
1894	Chant	Frank Goodale	H. Eugene Leigh	Leigh & Rose	2:41.00
1895	Halma	Soup Perkins	Byron McClelland	Byron McClelland	2:37.50
1896	Ben Brush	Willie Simms	Hardy Campbell	Mike F. Dwyer	2:07.75
1897	Typhoon II	Buttons Garner	J. C. Cahn	J. C. Cahn	2:12.50
1898	Plaudit	Willie Simms	John E. Madden	John E. Madden	2:09.00
1899	Manuel	Fred Taral	Robert J. Walden	A. H. & D. H. Morris	2:12.00
1900	Lieut. Gibson	Jimmy Boland	Charles Hughes	Charles H. Smith	2:06.25
1901	His Eminence	Jimmy Winkfield	Frank B. Van Meter	Frank B. Van Meter	2:07.75
1902	Alan-a-Dale	Jimmy Winkfield	Tom C. McDowell	Tom C. McDowell	2:08.75
1903	Judge Himes	Hal Booker	John P. Mayberry	Charles R. Ellison	2:09.00
1904	Elwood	Shorty Prior	Charles E. Durnell	Mrs. C. E. Durnell	2:08.50
1905	Agile	Jack Martin	Robert Tucker	Sam S. Brown	2:10.75
1906	Sir Huon	Roscoe Troxler	Pete Coyne	Bashford Manor Stable	2:08.80
1907	Pink Star	Andy Minder	W. H. Fizer	J. Hal Woodford	2:12.60
1908	Stone Street	Arthur Pickens	J. W. Hall	C. E. & J. W. Hamilton	2:15.20
1909	Wintergreen	Vincent Powers	Charles Mack	Jerome B. Respess	2:08.20
1910	Donau	Fred Herbert	George Ham	William Gerst	2:06.40
1911	Meridian	George Archibald	Albert Ewing	R. F. Carmen	2:05.00
1912	Worth	Carroll H. Shilling	Frank Taylor	H. C. Hallenbeck	2:09.40
1913	Donerail	Roscoe Goose	Thomas Hayes	Thomas Hayes	2:04.80
1914	Old Rosebud	John McCabe	Frank D. Weir	H. C. Applegate	2:03.40
1915	Regret	Joe Notter	James G. Rowe, Sr.	Harry P. Whitney	2:05.40
1916	George Smith	Johnny Loftus	Hollie Hughes	John Sanford	2:04.00
1917	Omar Khayyam	Charles Borel	Charles T. Patterson	Billings & Johnson	2:04.60
1918	Exterminator	William Knapp	Henry McDaniel	W. S. Kilmer	2:10.80
1919	Sir Barton †	Johnny Loftus	H. Guy Bedwell	J. K. L. Ross	2:09.80
1920	Paul Jones	Ted Rice	Billy Garth	Ral Parr	2:09.00
1921	Behave Yourself	Charles Thompson	Herbert J. Thompson	Edward R. Bradley	2:04.20
1922	Morvich	Albert Johnson	Fred Burlew	Ben Block	2:04.60
1923	Zev	Earl Sande	David J. Leary	Rancocas Stable	2:05.40
1924	Black Gold	John D. Mooney	Hanley Webb	Rosa M. Hoots	2:05.20
1925	Flying Ebony	Earl Sande	William Duke	Clifford A. Cochran	2:07.60
1926	Bubbling Over	Albert Johnson	Herbert J. Thompson	Edward R. Bradley	2:03.80
1927	Whiskery	Linus McAtee	Fred Hopkins	Harry P. Whitney	2:06.00
1928	Reigh Count	Chick Lang	Bert S. Michell	Fannie Hertz	2:10.40
1929	Clyde Van Dusen	Linus McAtee	Clyde Van Dusen	H. P. Gardner	2:10.80
1930	Gallant Fox †	Earl Sande	Jim Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud	2:07.60
1931	Twenty Grand	Charley Kurtsinger	James G. Rowe, Jr.	Greentree Stable	2:01.80
1932	Burgoo King	Eugene James	Herbert J. Thompson	Edward R. Bradley	2:05.20
1933	Brokers Tip	Don Meade	Herbert J. Thompson	Edward R. Bradley	2:06.80
1934	Cavalcade	Mack Garner	Bob Smith	Brookmeade Stable	2:04.00
1935	Omaha †	Willie Saunders	Jim Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud	2:05.00
1936	Bold Venture	Ira Hanford	Max Hirsch	Morton L. Schwartz	2:03.60
1937	War Admiral †	Charley Kurtsinger	George Conway	Glen Riddle Farm	2:03.20
1938	Lawrin	Eddie Arcaro	Ben A. Jones	Woolford Farm	2:04.80
1939	Johnstown	James Stout	Jim Fitzsimmons	Belair Stud	2:03.40
1940	Gallahadion	Carroll Bierman	Roy Waldron	Milky Way Farm	2:05.00
1941	Whirlaway †	Eddie Arcaro	Ben A. Jones	Calumet Farm	2:01.40
1942	Shut Out	Wayne Wright	John M. Gaver, Sr.	Greentree Stable	2:04.40
1943	Count Fleet †	Johnny Longden	Don Cameron	Fannie Hertz	2:04.00
1944	Pensive	Conn McCreary	Ben A. Jones	Calumet Farm	2:04.20
1945	Hoop Jr	Eddie Arcaro	Ivan Parke	Fred W. Hooper	2:07.00
1946	Assault †	Warren Mehrtens	Max Hirsch	King Ranch	2:06.60
1947	Jet Pilot	Eric Guerin	Tom Smith	Maine Chance Farm	2:06.80
1948	Citation †	Eddie Arcaro	Ben A. Jones	Calumet Farm	2:05.40
1949	Ponder	Steve Brooks	Ben A. Jones	Calumet Farm	2:04.20
1950	Middleground	William Boland	Max Hirsch	King Ranch	2:01.60
1951	Count Turf	Conn McCreary	Sol Rutchick	Jack J. Amiel	2:02.60
1952	Hill Gail	Eddie Arcaro	Ben A. Jones	Calumet Farm	2:01.60
1953	Dark Star	Hank Moreno	Eddie Hayward	Cain Hoy Stable	2:02.00
1954	Determine	Raymond York	Willie Molter	Andy. J. Crevolin	2:03.00
1955	Swaps	Bill Shoemaker	Mesh Tenney	Rex C. Ellsworth	2:01.80
1956	Needles	David Erb	Hugh Fontaine	D & H Stable	2:03.40
1957	Iron Liege	Bill Hartack	Jimmy Jones	Calumet Farm	2:02.20
1958	Tim Tam	Ismael Valenzuela	Jimmy Jones	Calumet Farm	2:05.00
1959	Tomy Lee	Bill Shoemaker	Frank Childs	Fred & Juliette Turner	2:02.20
1960	Venetian Way	Bill Hartack	Victor Sovinski	Sunny Blue Farm	2:02.40
1961	Carry Back	Johnny Sellers	Jack A. Price	Katherine Price	2:04.00
1962	Decidedly	Bill Hartack	Horatio Luro	El Peco Ranch	2:00.40
1963	Chateaugay	Braulio Baeza	James P. Conway	Darby Dan Farm	2:01.80
1964	Northern Dancer	Bill Hartack	Horatio Luro	Windfields Farm	2:00.00
1965	Lucky Debonair	Bill Shoemaker	Frank Catrone	Ada L. Rice	2:01.20
1966	Kauai King	Don Brumfield	Henry Forrest	Ford Stable	2:02.00
1967	Proud Clarion	Bobby Ussery	Loyd Gentry	Darby Dan Farm	2:00.60
1968	Dancer's Image* Forward Pass	Bobby Ussery Ismael Valenzuela	Lou Cavalaris, Jr. Henry Forrest	Peter Fuller Calumet Farm	2:02.20
1969	Majestic Prince	Bill Hartack	Johnny Longden	Frank McMahon	2:01.80
1970	Dust Commander	Mike Manganello	Don Combs	Robert E. Lehmann	2:03.40
1971	Canonero II	Gustavo Avila	Juan Arias	Edgar Caibett	2:03.20
1972	Riva Ridge	Ron Turcotte	Lucien Laurin	Meadow Stud	2:01.80
1973	Secretariat †	Ron Turcotte	Lucien Laurin	Meadow Stable	1:59.40
1974	Cannonade	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Woody Stephens	John M. Olin	2:04.00
1975	Foolish Pleasure	Jacinto Vasquez	LeRoy Jolley	John L. Greer	2:02.00
1976	Bold Forbes	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Laz Barrera	E. Rodriguez Tizol	2:01.60
1977	Seattle Slew †	Jean Cruguet	Billy Turner	Karen L. Taylor	2:02.20
1978	Affirmed †	Steve Cauthen	Laz Barrera	Harbor View Farm	2:01.20
1979	Spectacular Bid	Ron Franklin	Bud Delp	Hawksworth Farm	2:02.40
1980	Genuine Risk	Jacinto Vasquez	LeRoy Jolley	Diana Firestone	2:02.00
1981	Pleasant Colony	Jorge Velasquez	John Campo	Buckland Farm	2:02.00
1982	Gato Del Sol	Eddie Delahoussaye	Eddie Gregson	Hancock & Peters	2:02.40
1983	Sunny's Halo	Eddie Delahoussaye	David C. Cross, Jr.	D. J. Foster Stable	2:02.20
1984	Swale	Laffit Pincay, Jr.	Woody Stephens	Claiborne Farm	2:02.40
1985	Spend A Buck	Angel Cordero, Jr.	Cam Gambolati	Hunter Farm	2:00.20
1986	Ferdinand	Bill Shoemaker	Charlie Whittingham	Elizabeth Keck	2:02.80
1987	Alysheba	Chris McCarron	Jack Van Berg	D. & P. Scharbauer	2:03.40
1988	Winning Colors	Gary Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	Eugene V. Klein	2:02.20
1989	Sunday Silence	Pat Valenzuela	Charlie Whittingham	H-G-W Partners	2:05.00
1990	Unbridled	Craig Perret	Carl Nafzger	Frances A. Genter	2:02.00
1991	Strike the Gold	Chris Antley	Nick Zito	B. Giles Brophy	2:03.00
1992	Lil E. Tee	Pat Day	Lynn S. Whiting	W. Cal Partee	2:03.00
1993	Sea Hero	Jerry Bailey	Mack Miller	Rokeby Stables	2:02.40
1994	Go for Gin	Chris McCarron	Nick Zito	Condren & Cornacchia	2:03.60
1995	Thunder Gulch	Gary Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas†	Michael Tabor	2:01.20
1996	Grindstone	Jerry Bailey	D. Wayne Lukas	Overbrook Farm	2:01.00
1997	Silver Charm	Gary Stevens	Bob Baffert	R. & B. Lewis	2:02.40
1998	Real Quiet	Kent Desormeaux	Bob Baffert	Michael E. Pegram	2:02.20
1999	Charismatic	Chris Antley	D. Wayne Lukas	R. & B. Lewis	2:03.20
2000	Fusaichi Pegasus	Kent Desormeaux	Neil Drysdale	Fusao Sekiguchi	2:01.00
2001	Monarchos	Jorge Chavez	John Ward Jr.	John C. Oxley	1:59.97
2002	War Emblem	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	Thoroughbred Corp.	2:01.13
2003	Funny Cide	José Santos	Barclay Tagg	Sackatoga Stable	2:01.19
2004	Smarty Jones	Stewart Elliott	John Servis	Someday Farm	2:04.06
2005	Giacomo	Mike E. Smith	John Shirreffs	Jerry & Ann Moss	2:02.75
2006	Barbaro	Edgar Prado	Michael Matz	Lael Stables	2:01.36
2007	Street Sense	Calvin Borel	Carl Nafzger	James B. Tafel	2:02.17
2008	Big Brown	Kent Desormeaux	Rick Dutrow	IEAH Stables	2:01.82
2009	Mine That Bird	Calvin Borel	Bennie Woolley Jr.	Double Eagle Ranch et al	2:02.66
2010	Super Saver	Calvin Borel	Todd Pletcher	WinStar Farm	2:04.45
2011	Animal Kingdom	John Velazquez	H. Graham Motion	Team Valor	2:02.04
2012	I'll Have Another	Mario Gutierrez	Doug O'Neil	Reddam Racing LLC	2:01.83
2013	Orb	Joel Rosario	Claude McGaughey III	Stuart S. Janney III & Phipps Stable	2:02.89

†: venceu a Tríplice Coroa no mesmo ano.

^*: foi desclassificado.

Ver também

• Preakness Stakes
• Belmont Stakes

Bibliografia

• Resultados do Kentucky Derby até os dias atuais

Ligações Externas

• Kentucky Derby site oficial
• Churchill Downs Racecourse
• Musica My Old Kentucky Home Wikipedia em ingles
• My Old Kentucky Home pela University of Kentucky Bands