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Important Dates, Derby/Oaks General Admission Cost Kentucky Derby Weekend Stakes TV Coverage Kentucky Derby Purse Structure Kentucky Derby Post Position Draw; Also-Eligible List Kentucky Derby Preference Rules and Eligibility Triple Crown Nomination Information Churchill Downs Thoroughbred and Jockey Safety Welfare Policies Oaks/Derby Security Procedures and Policies; Allowed and Prohibited Items IMPORTANT DATES, DERBY/OAKS GENERAL ADMISSION COST Churchill Downs Spring Meeting Opening Night: April 27, 2019. Meeting concludes Saturday, June 29, 2019. Kentucky Derby: May 4, 2019 Preakness Stakes: May 18, 2019 Belmont Stakes: June 8, 2019 Typically, Churchill Downs gates Open: 8:00 a.m. ET Oaks day and Derby day, and first post time is 10:30 a.m. ET Oaks day and Derby day
Kentucky Oaks Day General Admission
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Kentucky Derby General Admission
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Two Day Admission Tickets
Buy in advance for TBA
Race order will be set in program.
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KENTUCKY DERBY PURSE STRUCTURE The value of the 2019 Derby is $3,000,000. The winner's share is $1,860.000; second: $600,000; third: $300,000; fourth: $150,000; fifth: $90,000.
The value of the 2018 Derby is $2,192,000. The winner received $1,432,000; second: $400,000; third: $200,000; fourth: $100,000; fifth: $60,000.
The value of the 2017 Derby is $2,395,800. The winner received $1,635,800; second: $400,000; third: $200,000; fourth: $100,000; fifth: $60,000.
The value of the 2016 Derby was $2,391,600. The winner received $1,631,600; second: $400,000; third: $200,000; fourth: $100,000; fifth: $60,000.
The value of the 2015 Derby was $2,178,800. The winner received $1,418,800; second: $400,000; third: $200,000; fourth: $100,000; fifth: $60,000.
The value of the 2014 Derby was $2,177,800. The winner received $1,417,800; second: $400,000; third: $200,000; fourth: $100,000; fifth: $60,000.
The value of the 2013 Derby was $2,174,800. The winner received $1,414,800; second: $400,000; third: $200,000; fourth: $100,000; fifth: $60,000.
The value of the 2012 Derby was $2,219,600. The winner received $1,459,600; second: $400,000; third: $200,000; fourth: $100,000; fifth: $60,000.
The value of the 2010 Derby was $2,185,200. The winner received $1,425,200; second: $400,000; third: $200,000; fourth: $100,000; fifth: $60,000.
The value of the 2009 Derby was $2,177,200. The winner received $1,417,200; second: $400,000; third: $200,000; fourth: $100,000; fifth: $60,000. The value of the 2008 Derby was $2,211,800. The winner received $1,451,800; second: $400,000; third: $200,000; fourth: $100,000; fifth: $60,000. KENTUCKY DERBY POST POSITION DRAW; ALSO-ELIGIBLE LIST For the Kentucky Derby post position draw, a traditional pill pull is used. Horses’ entry blanks are pulled simultaneously with a numbered pill to determine the stall a horse will break from the starting gate. Here are the details:
POST POSITION DRAW DETAILS – The Kentucky Derby Post Position Draw time is scheduled to occur on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. ET in the Aristides Lounge on the second floor of Churchill Downs clubhouse. Streaming info is not announced. Up to 24 horses may enter the race for 20 post positions, with up to four horses listed as “also eligible” ranked in order. They could draw into the field should any horse or horses be scratched before scratch time on Friday, May 3, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. ET.
In 2010, Churchill Downs put away the two-step process for post positions in the Kentucky Derby -- whereby pills were pulled and connections chose a post position -- and returned to the traditional method, a simple pill pull used at tracks every day.
Track spokesman, the late John Asher, said in 2010 that some connections wanted the change. “There has been some sentiment through the years among some owners and trainers to return to the traditional blind draw,” Asher said. “We evaluate all parts of the Derby experience following each year's renewal, and the time simply felt right to return this year to the 'pill pull' format that has been part of the Kentucky Derby for the bulk of its 135-year history."
Since 2012 there has been an “also-eligible” list maintained for the first time since the 1982-1983 Derbies. Up to four horses will be named on the AE list for both the Kentucky Derby and the Kentucky Oaks.
Only 3-year-old colts, geldings are fillies are eligible for the Kentucky Derby. In general, the race is limited to 20 starters, with preference given to those with the most points in a series of races called The Road to the Kentucky Derby.
Up to 24 horses may enter the Kentucky Derby, with 20 qualifying for the starting gate. Up to four horses will be listed as “also eligible” and ranked in order. They could draw into the field with scratches from the top 20.
If two or more horses have the same number of points, which can be the case whenever a point system is introduced, the tiebreaker to get into the Kentucky Derby or Kentucky Oaks will be earnings in non-restricted stakes races, whether they are graded or not. In the case of remaining ties, the tiebreaker shall be determined by lot (a "shake"). In the event of a dead-heat in a Road to the Kentucky Derby race, those horses will divide equally the points they would have received jointly had one beaten the other.
Starting in 2014, horses not nominated to the Triple Crown that are supplemented with a payment of $200,000 are on the same footing as early nominees. Horses with sufficient points make the Derby field. Previously, nominated horses had preference over supplemented horses.
TRIPLE CROWN NOMINATION INFORMATION For more information, please visit our Triple Crown Nominations Page.
CHURCHILL DOWNS SAFETY INITIATIVES FOR KENTUCKY OAKS AND KENTUCKY DERBY
New Churchill Downs Safety Initiatives - 2019 Prior to 2019, the key initiatives that have been in place for the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby, as well as at CDI tracks, are as follows:
OAKS/DERBY SECURITY PROCEDURES AND POLICIES Security procedures and policies for the Kentucky Derby and Oaks include the following prohibited and permitted items listed here.
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