Kentucky Sports Radio · May 7, 2022
KSR Today: 148th Kentucky Derby
(Photo courtesy of Tom Pennington/Getty Images)The first Saturday in May has officially arrived, and that means all attention is headed towards Churchill Downs for the 148th edition of the Kentucky Derby.
After a thrilling Oaks race won by Secret Oath on Friday afternoon, the greatest two minutes in sports takes center stage. The 1 1/4 miles race between the finest three-year-old thoroughbreds in all of the land will have everyone’s attention today. At approximately 6:57 p.m. the horses will be all loaded into the gate and the race will be on. However, expect a full card at the track with 14 total races with the first leaving the gate at 10:30 a.m. and the last at 8:30 p.m.