2013 Kentucky Derby
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Official logo for the 2013 Kentucky Derby
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| Location | Churchill Downs |
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| Date | May 4, 2013 |
| Winning horse | Orb |
| Jockey | Joel Rosario |
| Conditions | Sloppy (sealed) |
| Surface | Dirt |
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The 139th running of the Kentucky Derby (in full, the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands, due to sponsorship") commenced at 6:33 pmEastern Daylight Time (EDT) on May 4, 2013 at Churchill Downs. The race was televised in the United States on the NBC television network. The favorite, Orb, won a purse of $1.4 million with a final time of 2:02.89, with Golden Soul finishing second and Revolutionary placing third.
The attendance for the race was 151,616. Security was increased in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings; coolers and large purses were banned.
For the first time, the colts making the field in the Kentucky Derby qualified under a new points system. In years past, colts qualified based on graded stakes earnings. A total of thirty-six races, with the first coming last year, gave Derby starters an opportunity to accumulate points towards an entry into the race. Twenty horses qualified for the Kentucky Derby with two other horses (Fear the Kitten and Carving) listed as "also eligible" in case one of the starters would be scratched prior to the opening of betting.
The 139th Kentucky Derby Payout Schedule
After the draw of the field, Orb, the Florida Derby winner, was the 7-2 favorite. Trainer Todd Pletcher had five different horses in the race, including the winners of the Arkansas Derby (Overanalyze), Louisiana Derby (Revolutionary) and Wood Memorial (Verrazano). Among jockeys, noteworthy entrants were Kevin Krigger, who rode Goldencents, trying to become the first black jockey to win since Jimmy Winkfield in 1902, and Rosie Napravnik, riding Mylute, attempting to become the first female jockey to win the Derby.
Black Onyx was scratched late after early betting began. As a result, it was too late for Fear the Kitten, who would have been eligible in the case of scratch, to enter the race. Connections for Carving, who was listed as "also eligible" after Fear the Kitten, elected not to make the trip to the Derby.
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