Churchill Downs Location & History for 2023 Kentucky Derby

Horses, jockeys and trainers alike have been preparing for the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby, which is set to take place on Saturday, May 6. The legendary race has always been run at Churchill Downs Racetrack, which first opened back in 1985 about three miles south of downtown Louisville.

Churchill Downs holds the record for the longest-running continuous sporting event in the United States and now brings in crowds north of 170,000 people. The venue has gone through numerous upgrades and changes, but the Kentucky Derby remains the "most exciting two minutes in sports."

Churchills Downs Racetrack Location

The 2023 Kentucky Derby is known as the most prestigious event in the sport of horse racing and will take place on Saturday, May 6, at the Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Kentucky Derby History

Below is a look at the most recent Kentucky Derby winners at Churchill Downs. Eddie Arcaro and Bill Hartack share the title for the victories by a jockey (5), while Ben Jones tops all other trainers when it comes to Kentucky Derby wins (6). Of course, horses only get one crack at the title themselves.

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
2022	Rich Strike	Sonny Leon	Eric Reed	2:02.61
2021	Mandaloun	Florent Geroux	Brad Cox	2:01.02
2020	Authentic	John R. Velasquez	Bob Baffert	2:00.61
2019	Country House	Flavien Prat	William Mott	2:03.98
2018	Justify	Mike Smith	Bob Baffert	2:04.20
2017	Always Dreaming	John R. Velasquez	Todd Pletcher	2:03.59
2016	Nyquist	Mario Gutierrez	Doug O'Neill	2:01.31
2015	American Pharoah	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	2:03.02
2014	California Chrome	Victor Espinoza	Art Sherman	2:03.66
2013	Orb	Joel Rosario	Claude McGaughey III	2:02.89
2012	I'll Have Another	Mario Gutierrez	Doug O'Neill	2:01.83
2011	Animal Kingdom	John Velasquez	H. Graham Motion	2:02.04
2010	Super Saver	Calvin Borel	Todd Pletcher	2:04.45
2009	Mine That Bird	Calvin Borel	Bennie Woolley Jr.	2:02.66
2008	Big Brown	Kent Desormeaux	Richard Dutrow Jr.	2:01.82

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