Jump to content

2014 Kentucky Derby: Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m date formats per WP:MOSNUM by script
(74 intermediate revisions by 16 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox dirt horse race
{{Infobox dirt horse race
|pagename=140th Kentucky Derby
|pagename=140th Kentucky Derby
|image=[[File:2014-kderby-logo.jpg|250px]]
|image=[[File:2014-kderby-logo.jpg|250px]]
|caption=Official logo for the 2014 Kentucky Derby
|caption=Official logo for the 2014 Kentucky Derby
|horse race='''[[Kentucky Derby]]'''
|horse race='''[[Kentucky Derby]]
|location=[[Churchill Downs]]
|location=[[Churchill Downs]]
|date={{Start date|2014|5|3}}
|date={{Start date|2014|5|3}}
|winning horse=
|winning horse= [[California Chrome]]
|winning jockey=
|winning jockey= [[Victor Espinoza]]
|winning trainer=
|winning trainer= Art Sherman
|winning owner=
|winning owner= Steven Coburn & Perry Martin
|conditions=
|conditions= Fast
}}
}}
The '''2014 Kentucky Derby''' will be the 140th running of the [[Kentucky Derby]]. The race is scheduled to start
The '''2014 Kentucky Derby''' (in full, the '''Kentucky Derby Presented by [[Yum! Brands]]''', due to [[sponsorship]])<ref name="odds2"/> was the 140th running of the [[Kentucky Derby]]. The race was scheduled to start
at 6:24 pm [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|Eastern Daylight Time]] (EDT) on May 3, 2014 at [[Churchill Downs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kentuckyderby.com/visit/plan-your-trip-kentucky-derby-and-oaks|title=Your Trip to the Derby|publisher=Churchill Downs Incorporated|accessdate=27 April 2014|date=2014}}</ref> The race is to be broadcast in the United States on the [[NBC]] television network.
at 6:24 pm [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|Eastern Daylight Time]] (EDT) on May 3, 2014 at [[Churchill Downs]] and was run as the eleventh race on a racecard with thirteen races.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kentuckyderby.com/visit/plan-your-trip-kentucky-derby-and-oaks|title=Your Trip to the Derby|publisher=Churchill Downs Incorporated|accessdate=April 27, 2014|date=2014}}</ref> The race was broadcast in the United States on the [[NBC]] television network.
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kentuckyderby.com/watch|title=Watch the Derby|publisher=Churchill Downs Incorporated|accessdate=27 April 2014|date=2014}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kentuckyderby.com/watch|title=Watch the Derby|publisher=Churchill Downs Incorporated|accessdate=April 27, 2014|date=2014}}</ref>
The attendance for the race was 164,906. The winner was California Chrome.<ref name=WLKY>{{cite news|last=Matthews|first=Thomas|title=California Chrome wins Kentucky Derby 140|url=http://www.wlky.com/sports/california-chrome-wins-kentucky-derby-140/25797132|accessdate=May 3, 2014|newspaper=WLKY|date=May 3, 2014}}</ref>


==Qualification==
==Qualification==
{{main|Road to the Kentucky Derby}}
{{main|Road to the Kentucky Derby}}
The [[Thoroughbred]]s making the field in the Kentucky Derby qualify under a points system which was introduced in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kentuckyderby.com/road/about|title=About the Road to the Kentucky Derby|publisher=Churchill Downs Incorporated|accessdate=27 April 2014|date=2014}}</ref>
The Kentucky Derby is a race for 3-year-old [[Thoroughbred]] horses. The 2014 field was determined by a points system which was introduced in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kentuckyderby.com/road/about|title=About the Road to the Kentucky Derby|publisher=Churchill Downs Incorporated|accessdate=April 27, 2014|date=2014}}</ref>
<!-- Comment until payout info is available
==Payout==
'''The Kentucky Derby Payout Schedule'''


==Field==
{| class = "wikitable sortable" | border="2" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%"
The Post Position Draw for the Kentucky Derby was held Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at the Churchill Downs Racetrack clubhouse.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kentuckyderby.com/sites/kentuckyderby.com/files/u64720/Post%20Position%20Draw%20%282014%29.pdf|title=POST POSITION DRAW|publisher=Churchill Downs Incorporated|accessdate=April 27, 2014|date=2014}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#DACAA5" align="center"
After the draw [[California Chrome]] was installed as the morning line favorite at 5-2 entering the derby having won four straight stakes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sbnation.com/2014/4/30/5669324/2014-kentucky-derby-post-positions-draw-morning-line-odds|title=Kentucky Derby 2014 post positions: Positions and morning-line odds set|accessdate=May 3, 2014|date=April 30, 2014|publisher=SBNation|last=Sandritter|first=Mark}}</ref>
| width="48px" | Program <br> Number
| width="110px" | Horse Name <br>
| width="58px" | Win <br>
| width="58px" | Place <br>
| width="58px" | Show
|-
| align=center|
|
| align=center| &nbsp;
| align=center|
| align=center|
|-
| align=center|
|
| align=center| –
| align=center|
| align=center|
|-
| align=center|
|
| align=center| –
| align=center| –
| align=center|
|}


Second favorite [[Hoppertunity]] was scratched on the morning of the Derby due to soreness.<ref name="scratching"/> Post positions were moved up and Pablo del Monte was given slot 20. However, Pablo del Monte was later also scratched from the race.<ref name="scratch_2">{{cite web|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/horses/triple/derby/2014/05/02/kentucky-derby-pablo-del-monte-scratched/8600701/|title=Kentucky Derby -Pablo Del Monte scratched|date=May 2, 2014|accessdate=May 3, 2014|last=Lintner|first=Jonathan|publisher =[[The Courier-Journal]], [[Louisville]]}}</ref>
-->


Jockeys [[Jose Ortiz]] and [[Irad Ortiz Jr.]] became the first brothers to race in the Kentucky Derby since 1984.<ref name="brothers">{{cite web|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ortiz-brothers-race-against-other-185458562--rah.html|title=Ortiz brothers to race against each other in Derby|date=May 2, 2014|accessdate=May 2, 2014|last=Farrell|first=Mike|publisher =[[Yahoo]]|work=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> It was the first Derby for both of them. [[Rosie Napravnik]] was aiming to become the first female to win the Derby.<ref name=LATimes />
==Field==

The Post Position Draw for the Kentucky Derby was held Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at the Churchill Downs Racetrack clubhouse.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kentuckyderby.com/sites/kentuckyderby.com/files/u64720/Post%20Position%20Draw%20%282014%29.pdf|title=POST POSITION DRAW|publisher=Churchill Downs Incorporated|accessdate=27 April 2014|date=2014}}</ref>
==Race description==
Nineteen horses made the start gate, as 164,906 spectators gathered at Churchill downs. It was the second-largest crowd in Kentucky Derby history.<ref name="attend">{{cite web|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/horse-racing/bal-kentucky-derby-2014-california-chrome-20140503,0,7496004.story|title=Favorite California Chrome wins Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs |date=May 3, 2014|accessdate=May 3, 2014|last=Walker |first=Childs |publisher =[[The Baltimore Sun]]}}</ref> [[Uncle Sigh]] and [[Chitu (horse)|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 an easy win by 1&nbsp;3/4 lengths. Long-shot [[Commanding Curve]] came from well back to claim second, while [[Danza (horse)|Danza]] took third. [[Wicked Strong]] placed fourth as Samraat faded to fifth.<ref name=AP /> For the win, California Chrome took home $1.418 million of the $2.178 million purse.<ref name=BaltSun />

California Chrome became the first California-bred horse to win the Derby since [[Decidedly (horse)|Decidedly]] in 1962. For Espinoza, it was his second Kentucky Derby win, his first coming in 2002 when he rode [[War Emblem]] to victory. After the race, trainer [[Art Sherman]] called called Espinoza's ride "perfect".<ref name=AP /> At age 77, Sherman became the oldest trainer to win the race. His only previous experience at Churchill Downs came in 1957 when he was an exercise rider for [[Swaps (horse)|Swaps]]. Swaps won the Derby that year.<ref name=AP>{{cite news|title=California Chrome Wins 140th Kentucky Derby|author=Beth Harris|agency=AP|publisher=ABC News|date=May 3, 2014|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/california-chrome-wins-140th-kentucky-derby-23578741|accessdate=May 3, 2014}}</ref> Asked interviewed the race, Sherman emotionally remarked "Well, when I went to Swaps' grave the other day I said a little prayer and it came true. I said I hope [California Chrome] is another Swaps."<ref name=LATimes>{{cite news|title=California Chrome pulls away for win at Kentucky Derby|author=John Cherwa|date=May 3, 2014|work=Los Angeles Times|url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/horseracing/la-sp-kentucky-derby-20140503,0,1362585.story|accessdate=May 3, 2014}}</ref>


On paper, California Chrome was such an unlikely winner that the [[Associated Press]] remarked "Even [[Hollywood]] couldn't have made this up."<ref name=AP /> He is the offspring of a mare, Love the Chase, purchased for $8,000, and a stallion, Lucky Pulpit, with a meager $2,000 breeding fee.<ref name=LATimes /> His humble pedigree was due to the horse being owned by "a couple of working stiff owners", Perry Martin and Steve Coburn, who spent what they could afford in the hopes of producing a great race horse.<ref name=AP /> California Chrome trains at Los Alamitos in [[Orange County]].<ref name=LATimes /> He has now won five straight races, dating back to November 2013, by a combined 26 lengths.<ref name=AP /><ref name=LATimes />

Coburn, who was not shy in predicting that California Chrome would win the Derby, boldly predicted his horse would be the first California-bred winner of the [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|Triple Crown]]. Rival trainers conceded it was plausible. Jockey [[Dale Romans]], who had said California Chrome had no chance to win the Derby, remarked "I was very, very wrong&nbsp;... We might have just seen a super horse and a super trainer."<ref name=BaltSun>{{cite news|title=Favorite California Chrome wins Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs|author=Childs Walker|work=The Baltimore Sun|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/horse-racing/bal-kentucky-derby-2014-california-chrome-20140503,0,7496004.story|date=May 3, 2014|accessdate=May 3, 2014}}</ref> The [[2014 Preakness Stakes|Preakness Stakes]], the second leg of the Triple Crown, will take place on May 17.<ref name=BaltSun />

===Results===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! scope="col"| '''Finish'''
! scope="col"| '''Finish'''
! scope="col"| '''Post'''
! scope="col"| '''Number'''
! scope="col"| '''Horse'''
! scope="col"| '''Horse'''
! scope="col"| '''Jockey'''
! scope="col"| '''Jockey'''
! scope="col"| '''Trainer'''
! scope="col"| '''Trainer'''
! scope="col"| '''Morning<br>Line<br>Odds'''
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|'''Morning<br>Line<br>Odds'''
! scope="col"| '''Final<br>Odds'''
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| '''Final<br>Odds'''<ref name="odds2"/>
! scope="col"| '''Stake'''
! scope="col"| '''Stake'''
! scope="col"| '''Points'''
! scope="col"| '''Points'''
|-
|-
|
|1
|1
|5
|Vicar's In Trouble
|[[Rosie Napravnik]]
|[[California Chrome]]
|[[Michael J. Maker]]
|[[Victor Espinoza]]
|Art Sherman
|30-1
|
|5-2
|
|2.5
|$1,417,800
|120
|150
|-
|-
|
|2
|2
|17
|Harry's Holiday
|Commanding Curve
|[[Corey Lanerie]]
|[[Michael J. Maker]]
|[[Shaun Bridgmohan]]
|[[Dallas Stewart]]
|50-1
|50-1
|37.8
|
|$400,000
|
|20
|20
|-
|-
|
|3
|3
|Uncle Sigh
|[[Irad Ortiz, Jr.]]{{ref|1|1}}
|Gary Contessa
|30-1
|
|
|24
|-
|
|4
|4
|Danza
|Danza
|[[Joe Bravo]]
|[[Joe Bravo (jockey)|Joe Bravo]]
|[[Todd Pletcher]]
|[[Todd Pletcher]]
|8-1
|10-1
|
|8.7
|$200,000
|
|100
|100
|-
|-
|
|4
|20
|[[Wicked Strong]]
|[[Rajiv Maragh]]
|James Jerkens
|8-1
|6.5
|$100,000
|102
|-
|5
|5
|[[California Chrome]]
|[[Victor Espinoza]]
|Art Sherman
|5-2
|
|
|150
|-
|
|6
|6
|Samraat
|Samraat
|[[Jose Ortiz]]{{ref|1|1}}
|[[Jose Ortiz]]
|Rick Violette, Jr.
|Rick Violette, Jr.
|15-1
|15-1
|16.7
|$60,000
|100
|-
|6
|12
|Dance With Fate
|[[Corey Nakatani]]
|Peter Eurton
|20-1
|16.0
|
|
|108
|-
|7
|19
|Ride On Curlin
|[[Calvin Borel]]
|William Gowan
|15-1
|17.3
|
|
|100
|55
|-
|-
|8
|14
|Medal Count
|[[Robby Albarado]]
|[[Dale Romans]]
|20-1
|26.2
|
|
|40
|-
|9
|13
|Chitu
|[[Martin Garcia (jockey)|Martin Garcia]]
|[[Bob Baffert]]
|20-1
|25.5
|
|54
|-
|10
|7
|7
|We Miss Artie
|We Miss Artie
Line 133: Line 147:
|[[Todd Pletcher]]
|[[Todd Pletcher]]
|50-1
|50-1
|27.6
|
|
|
|60
|60
|-
|-
|
|11
|8
|8
|General A Rod
|General A Rod
Line 143: Line 157:
|[[Michael J. Maker]]
|[[Michael J. Maker]]
|15-1
|15-1
|30.7
|
|
|
|40
|40
|-
|-
|
|12
|9
|16
|Intense Holiday
|Vinceremos
|[[Joe Rocco, Jr.]]
|[[John Velazquez]]
|[[Todd Pletcher]]
|[[Todd Pletcher]]
|30-1
|12-1
|14.1
|
|
|
|93
|20
|-
|-
|
|13
|10
|18
|Candy Boy
|Wildcat Red
|[[Gary L. Stevens|Gary Stevens]]
|[[Luis Saez]]
|[[John Sadler]]
|Jose Garoffalo
|15-1
|
|
|90
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|''scratched''<ref name="scratching">{{cite web|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2014-05-01/sports/bal-hoppertunity-scratched-from-kentucky-derby-field-20140501_1_santa-anita-derby-candy-boy-churchill-downs|title=No. 2 choice Hoppertunity scratched from Kentucky Derby|date=2 May 2014|accessdate=2 May 2014|last=Walker |first=Childs |publisher =[[The Baltimore Sun]]}}</ref>
|<s>11</s>
|''Hoppertunity''
|<s>[[Mike E. Smith|Mike Smith]]<s>
|<s>[[Bob Baffert]]<s>
|SCR
|
|
|95
|-
|
|11
|Dance With Fate
|[[Corey Nakatani]]
|Peter Eurton
|20-1
|20-1
|9.4
|
|
|
|30
|108
|-
|-
|14
|3
|Uncle Sigh
|[[Irad Ortiz, Jr.]]
|Gary Contessa
|30-1
|30.8
|
|
|12
|24
|Chitu
|[[Martin Garcia]]
|[[Bob Baffert]]
|20-1
|
|
|54
|-
|-
|
|15
|13
|15
|Medal Count
|[[Robby Albarado]]
|[[Dale Romans]]
|20-1
|
|
|40
|-
|
|14
|Tapiture
|Tapiture
|Ricardo Santana, Jr.
|Ricardo Santana, Jr.
|[[Steve Asmussen]]
|[[Steve Asmussen]]
|15-1
|15-1
|35.2
|
|
|
|52
|52
|-
|-
|
|15
|Intense Holiday
|[[John Velazquez]]
|[[Todd Pletcher]]
|8-1
|
|
|93
|-
|
|16
|16
|2
|Commanding Curve
|Harry's Holiday
|[[Shaun Bridgmohan]]
|[[Dallas Stewart]]
|[[Corey Lanerie]]
|[[Michael J. Maker]]
|50-1
|50-1
|44.3
|
|
|
|20
|20
|-
|-
|
|17
|17
|9
|Candy Boy
|Vinceremos
|[[Gary L. Stevens|Gary Stevens]]
|[[John Sadler]]
|[[Joe Rocco, Jr.]]
|[[Todd Pletcher]]
|20-1
|30-1
|49.7
|
|
|
|20
|30
|-
|-
|
|18
|18
|10
|Ride On Curlin
|Wildcat Red
|[[Calvin Borel]]
|[[Luis Saez]]
|William Gowan
|Jose Garoffalo
|15-1
|15-1
|18.6
|
|
|
|90
|55
|-
|-
|
|19
|19
|1
|Wicked Strong
|Vicar's In Trouble
|[[Rajiv Maragh]]
|[[Rosie Napravnik]]
|James Jerkens
|[[Michael J. Maker]]
|6-1
|30-1
|20.40
|
|
|
|120
|102
|-
|Also Eligible
|-
|-
|Did not run
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|''scratched''<ref name="scratching">{{cite web|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2014-05-01/sports/bal-hoppertunity-scratched-from-kentucky-derby-field-20140501_1_santa-anita-derby-candy-boy-churchill-downs|title=No. 2 choice Hoppertunity scratched from Kentucky Derby|date=May 2, 2014|accessdate=May 2, 2014|last=Walker |first=Childs |publisher =[[The Baltimore Sun]]}}</ref>
|<s>11</s>
|''Hoppertunity''
|<s>[[Mike E. Smith|Mike Smith]]<s>
|<s>[[Bob Baffert]]<s>
|SCR
|
|
|20
|
|95
|Pablo del Monte{{ref|2|2}}
|- bgcolor=#FFCCCC
|Jeffrey Sanchez
|''scratched''
|Wesley Ward
|<s>21<s>
|50-1
|''Pablo del Monte''
|<s>Jeffrey Sanchez<s>
|<s>Wesley Ward<s>
|SCR
|
|
|
|
Line 281: Line 265:
|}
|}


*Margins – 1¾ lengths, 1¼ lengths
'''''Notes:'''''
*Time – 2:03.66
<br>
*Track – Fast
{{note|1|<sup>1</sup>}} Brothers Jose Ortiz and Irad Ortiz Jr. riding in the Kentucky Derby is the first since 1984.<ref name="brothers">{{cite web|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ortiz-brothers-race-against-other-185458562--rah.html|title=Ortiz brothers to race against each other in Derby|date=2 May 2014|accessdate=2 May 2014|last=Farrell|first=Mike|publisher =[[Yahoo]]|work=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>

<br>
==Payout==
{{note|2|<sup>2</sup>}} After the scratching of '''''Hoppertunity''''' post positions were moved up with the eligible entry '''Pablo del Monte''' moving into slot 20.<ref name="scratching"/>
'''The Kentucky Derby Payout Schedule'''<ref name="odds2">{{cite news |title=11th Race, Churchill Downs, May 3, 2014
|publisher=Equibase
|date=May 3, 2014 |accessdate=May 3, 2014
|url=http://www.equibase.com/static/chart/pdf/CD050314USA11.pdf
<!-- Archive later
|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6GNOAKw2A
|archivedate=May 3, 2014 --> }}</ref>

{| class = "wikitable sortable" | border="2" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:90%"
|- bgcolor="#DACAA5" align="center"
| width="48px" | Program <br> Number
| width="140px" | Horse Name <br>
| width="58px" | Win <br>
| width="58px" | Place <br>
| width="58px" | Show
|-
| align=center|5
| '''California Chrome'''
| align=center| US$7.00
| align=center| $5.60
| align=center| $4.20
|-
| align=center|17
| '''Commanding Curve'''
| align=center| –
| align=center| $31.80
| align=center| $15.40
|-
| align=center|4
| '''Danza'''
| align=center| –
| align=center| –
| align=center| $6.00
|}


* $2 [[Parimutuel betting|Exacta]]: (5&ndash;17) $340.00<ref name="odds2"/>
*Margins –
* $1 [[Trifecta]]: (5&ndash;17&ndash;4) $3,424.60<ref name="odds2"/>
*Time –
* $2 [[Superfecta]]: (5&ndash;17&ndash;4&ndash;20) $15,383.80<ref name="odds2"/>
*Track –


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 03:09, 4 May 2014

140th Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
Official logo for the 2014 Kentucky Derby
LocationChurchill Downs
DateMay 3, 2014 (2014-05-03)
Winning horseCalifornia Chrome
JockeyVictor Espinoza
TrainerArt Sherman
OwnerSteven Coburn & Perry Martin
ConditionsFast

The 2014 Kentucky Derby (in full, the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands, due to sponsorship)[1] 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.[2] The race was broadcast in the United States on the NBC television network. [3] The attendance for the race was 164,906. The winner was California Chrome.[4]

Qualification

Main article: Road to the Kentucky Derby

The Kentucky Derby is a race for 3-year-old Thoroughbred horses. The 2014 field was determined by a points system which was introduced in 2013.[5]

Field

The Post Position Draw for the Kentucky Derby was held Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at the Churchill Downs Racetrack clubhouse.[6] After the draw California Chrome was installed as the morning line favorite at 5-2 entering the derby having won four straight stakes.[7]

Second favorite Hoppertunity was scratched on the morning of the Derby due to soreness.[8] Post positions were moved up and Pablo del Monte was given slot 20. However, Pablo del Monte was later also scratched from the race.[9]

Jockeys Jose Ortiz and Irad Ortiz Jr. became the first brothers to race in the Kentucky Derby since 1984.[10] It was the first Derby for both of them. Rosie Napravnik was aiming to become the first female to win the Derby.[11]

Race description

Nineteen horses made the start gate, as 164,906 spectators gathered at Churchill downs. It was the second-largest crowd in Kentucky Derby history.[12] 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 an easy win by 1 3/4 lengths. Long-shot Commanding Curve came from well back to claim second, while Danza took third. Wicked Strong placed fourth as Samraat faded to fifth.[13] For the win, California Chrome took home $1.418 million of the $2.178 million purse.[14]

California Chrome became the first California-bred horse to win the Derby since Decidedly in 1962. For Espinoza, it was his second Kentucky Derby win, his first coming in 2002 when he rode War Emblem to victory. After the race, trainer Art Sherman called called Espinoza's ride "perfect".[13] At age 77, Sherman became the oldest trainer to win the race. His only previous experience at Churchill Downs came in 1957 when he was an exercise rider for Swaps. Swaps won the Derby that year.[13] Asked interviewed the race, Sherman emotionally remarked "Well, when I went to Swaps' grave the other day I said a little prayer and it came true. I said I hope [California Chrome] is another Swaps."[11]

On paper, California Chrome was such an unlikely winner that the Associated Press remarked "Even Hollywood couldn't have made this up."[13] He is the offspring of a mare, Love the Chase, purchased for $8,000, and a stallion, Lucky Pulpit, with a meager $2,000 breeding fee.[11] His humble pedigree was due to the horse being owned by "a couple of working stiff owners", Perry Martin and Steve Coburn, who spent what they could afford in the hopes of producing a great race horse.[13] California Chrome trains at Los Alamitos in Orange County.[11] He has now won five straight races, dating back to November 2013, by a combined 26 lengths.[13][11]

Coburn, who was not shy in predicting that California Chrome would win the Derby, boldly predicted his horse would be the first California-bred winner of the Triple Crown. Rival trainers conceded it was plausible. Jockey Dale Romans, who had said California Chrome had no chance to win the Derby, remarked "I was very, very wrong ... We might have just seen a super horse and a super trainer."[14] The Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the Triple Crown, will take place on May 17.[14]

Results

Finish Number Horse Jockey Trainer Morning
Line
Odds 		Final
Odds[1] 		Stake Points
1 5 California Chrome Victor Espinoza Art Sherman 5-2 2.5 $1,417,800 150
2 17 Commanding Curve Shaun Bridgmohan Dallas Stewart 50-1 37.8 $400,000 20
3 4 Danza Joe Bravo Todd Pletcher 10-1 8.7 $200,000 100
4 20 Wicked Strong Rajiv Maragh James Jerkens 8-1 6.5 $100,000 102
5 6 Samraat Jose Ortiz Rick Violette, Jr. 15-1 16.7 $60,000 100
6 12 Dance With Fate Corey Nakatani Peter Eurton 20-1 16.0 108
7 19 Ride On Curlin Calvin Borel William Gowan 15-1 17.3 55
8 14 Medal Count Robby Albarado Dale Romans 20-1 26.2 40
9 13 Chitu Martin Garcia Bob Baffert 20-1 25.5 54
10 7 We Miss Artie Javier Castellano Todd Pletcher 50-1 27.6 60
11 8 General A Rod Joel Rosario Michael J. Maker 15-1 30.7 40
12 16 Intense Holiday John Velazquez Todd Pletcher 12-1 14.1 93
13 18 Candy Boy Gary Stevens John Sadler 20-1 9.4 30
14 3 Uncle Sigh Irad Ortiz, Jr. Gary Contessa 30-1 30.8 24
15 15 Tapiture Ricardo Santana, Jr. Steve Asmussen 15-1 35.2 52
16 2 Harry's Holiday Corey Lanerie Michael J. Maker 50-1 44.3 20
17 9 Vinceremos Joe Rocco, Jr. Todd Pletcher 30-1 49.7 20
18 10 Wildcat Red Luis Saez Jose Garoffalo 15-1 18.6 90
19 1 Vicar's In Trouble Rosie Napravnik Michael J. Maker 30-1 20.40 120
Did not run
scratched[8] 11 Hoppertunity Mike Smith Bob Baffert SCR 95
scratched 21 Pablo del Monte Jeffrey Sanchez Wesley Ward SCR 20
  • Margins – 1¾ lengths, 1¼ lengths
  • Time – 2:03.66
  • Track – Fast

Payout

The Kentucky Derby Payout Schedule[1]

Program
Number 		Horse Name
Win
Place
Show
5 California Chrome US$7.00 $5.60 $4.20
17 Commanding Curve – $31.80 $15.40
4 Danza – – $6.00

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "11th Race, Churchill Downs, May 3, 2014" (PDF). Equibase. May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  2. ^ "Your Trip to the Derby". Churchill Downs Incorporated. 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  3. ^ "Watch the Derby". Churchill Downs Incorporated. 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  4. ^ Matthews, Thomas (May 3, 2014). "California Chrome wins Kentucky Derby 140". WLKY. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  5. ^ "About the Road to the Kentucky Derby". Churchill Downs Incorporated. 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  6. ^ "POST POSITION DRAW" (PDF). Churchill Downs Incorporated. 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  7. ^ Sandritter, Mark (April 30, 2014). "Kentucky Derby 2014 post positions: Positions and morning-line odds set". SBNation. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  8. ^ a b Walker, Childs (May 2, 2014). "No. 2 choice Hoppertunity scratched from Kentucky Derby". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  9. ^ Lintner, Jonathan (May 2, 2014). "Kentucky Derby -Pablo Del Monte scratched". The Courier-Journal, Louisville. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  10. ^ Farrell, Mike (May 2, 2014). "Ortiz brothers to race against each other in Derby". Associated Press. Yahoo. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  11. ^ a b c d e John Cherwa (May 3, 2014). "California Chrome pulls away for win at Kentucky Derby". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  12. ^ Walker, Childs (May 3, 2014). "Favorite California Chrome wins Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  13. ^ a b c d e f Beth Harris (May 3, 2014). "California Chrome Wins 140th Kentucky Derby". ABC News. AP. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  14. ^ a b c Childs Walker (May 3, 2014). "Favorite California Chrome wins Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2014_Kentucky_Derby&oldid=606976926"