2014 Kentucky Derby
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Official logo for the 2014 Kentucky Derby
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| Location | Churchill Downs |
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| Date | May 3, 2014 |
| Winning horse | California Chrome |
| Jockey | Victor Espinoza |
| Trainer | Art Sherman |
| Owner | Steven Coburn & Perry Martin |
| Conditions | Fast |
| Surface | Dirt |
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The 2014 Kentucky Derby (in full, the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands, due to sponsorship) was the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race was scheduled to start at 6:24 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on May 3, 2014 at Churchill Downs and was run as the eleventh race on a racecard with thirteen races. The race was broadcast in the United States on the NBC television network. The attendance for the race was 164,906, the second-largest after the 2012 race with 165,307 spectators. The winner was California Chrome.
The Kentucky Derby is a race for 3-year-old Thoroughbred horses. The 2014 field was determined by a points system that was introduced in 2013.
The Post Position Draw for the Kentucky Derby was held Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at the Churchill Downs Racetrack clubhouse. After the draw, California Chrome was installed as the morning line favorite at 5–2 entering the derby having won four straight stakes.
Second favorite Hoppertunity was scratched on the Thursday prior to the Derby due to soreness. Post positions were moved up and Pablo del Monte was given slot 20. However, the connections of Pablo del Monte chose not to run and he was also scratched from the race.
Jockeys Jose Ortiz and Irad Ortiz Jr. became the first brothers to race in the Kentucky Derby since 1984. It was the first Derby for each of them. Rosie Napravnik was riding in her third Derby, hoping to become the first woman rider to win the race.
Nineteen horses started, with 164,906 spectators gathered at Churchill Downs. It was the second-largest crowd in Kentucky Derby history.Uncle Sigh and Chitu set the early pace, as jockey Victor Espinoza held California Chrome back in third, a bit off the pace. Coming around the final turn, California Chrome and then fourth place Samraat made a move, surging past the pace setters. The two horses remained neck-and-neck for several strides before California Chrome broke away and coasted to finish line, winning by 1 3/4 lengths. Long-shot Commanding Curve came from well back to claim second, while Danza took third. Wicked Strong placed fourth and Samraat faded to fifth. For the win, California Chrome took home $1.418 million of the $2.178 million purse.
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