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2008 Kentucky Derby

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Location
  
Churchill Downs

Winning horse
  
Big Brown

Conditions
  
Fast

Date
  
May 3, 2008

Jockey
  
Kent Desormeaux

Surface
  
Dirt

The 2008 Kentucky Derby was the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 3, 2008 with 157,770 in attendance, the second largest in Derby history. Post time was 6:15 p.m. EDT and was televised in the United States on the NBC television network.

Big Brown won the race by nearly 5 lengths. Eight Belles, the second-place finisher and the first filly to run the Derby in nine years, was euthanized following the end of the race after fracturing both front ankles while galloping out. It is believed to be the first fatality in Kentucky Derby history.

Payout

The 134th Kentucky Derby Payout Schedule
  • $2 Exacta (20-5) Paid $141.60
  • $2 Trifecta (20-5-16) Paid $3,445.60
  • $2 Superfecta (20-5-16-2) Paid $58,737.80

    • References

    2008 Kentucky Derby Wikipedia
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