2008 Kentucky Derby

134th Kentucky Derby
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Kentucky Derby
Location	Churchill Downs
Date	May 3, 2008
Winning horse	Big Brown
Jockey	Kent Desormeaux
Conditions	Fast
Surface	Dirt
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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.^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[1]

Payout

The 134th Kentucky Derby Payout Schedule

Program Number	Horse Name	Win	Place	Show
20	Big Brown	$ 6.80	$5.00	$4.80
5	Eight Belles	-	$10.60	$6.40
16	Denis of Cork	-	-	$11.60

$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^[3]

Post positions

Finished	Time/ Behind	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Odds	Previous Race
15	31 3⁄4	1	Cool Coal Man	Julien Leparoux	Nick Zito	Robert V. LaPenta	44-1	9th - 04/12/2008 Toyota Blue Grass (GI) - Keeneland
4	11	2	Tale of Ekati	Eibar Coa	Barclay Tagg	Charles E. Fipke	37-1	1st - 04/05/2008 Wood Memorial (GI) - Aqueduct
7	15	3	Anak Nakal	Rafael Bejarano	Nick Zito	Four Roses Thoroughbreds LLC	53-1	5th - 04/05/2008 Wood Memorial (GI) - Aqueduct
13	24 1⁄4	4	Court Vision	Garrett Gomez	William I. Mott	IEAH Stables & WinStar Farm LLC	17-1	3rd - 04/05/2008 Wood Memorial (GI) - Aqueduct
2	04 3⁄4	5	Eight Belles	Gabriel Saez	Larry Jones	Fox Hill Farms, Inc.	13-1	1st - 04/06/2008 Fantasy (GII) - Oaklawn Park
10	19 1⁄2	6	Z Fortune	Robby Albarado	Steve Asmussen	Zayat Stables, LLC	19-1	2nd - 04/12/2008 Arkansas Derby (GII) - Oaklawn Park
18	48 3⁄4	7	Big Truck	Javier Castellano	Barclay Tagg	Eric Fein	28-1	11th - 04/12/2008 Toyota Blue Grass (GI) - Keeneland
12	22 3⁄4	8	Visionaire	Jose Lezcano	Michael Matz	Team Valor & Vision Racing LLC	25-1	5th - 04/12/2008 Toyota Blue Grass (GI) - Keeneland
8	15	9	Pyro	Shaun Bridgmohan	Steve Asmussen	Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC	5-1	10th - 04/12/2008 Toyota Blue Grass (GI) - Keeneland
6	14 1⁄4	10	Colonel John	Corey Nakatani	Eoin G. Harty	WinStar Farm LLC	9-2	1st - 04/05/2008 Santa Anita Derby (GI) - Santa Anita
14	24 1⁄2	11	Z Humor	Rene Douglas	William I. Mott	Zayat Stables, LLC	63-1	3rd - 04/05/2008 Illinois Derby (GII) - Hawthorne
11	21	12	Smooth Air	Manoel Cruz	Bennie Stutts Jr.	Mount Joy Stables, Inc.	42-1	2nd - 03/29/2008 Florida Derby (GI) - Gulfstream Park
16	32	13	Bob Black Jack	Richard Migliore	James Kasparoff	Jeff Harmon & Tim Kasparoff	29-1	2nd - 04/05/2008 Santa Anita Derby (GI) - Santa Anita
20	59 1⁄4	14	Monba	Ramon Dominguez	Todd Pletcher	Starlight, Lucarelli & Saylor	31-1	1st - 04/12/2008 Toyota Blue Grass (GI) - Keeneland
19	50 3⁄4	15	Adriano	Edgar Prado	Graham Motion	Courtlandt Farms	28-1	9th - 02/24/2008 Fountain of Youth (GII) - Gulfstream Park
3	08 1⁄4	16	Denis of Cork	Calvin Borel	David Carroll	Mr. & Mrs. William K. Warren Jr.	27-1	5th - 04/05/2008 Illinois Derby (GII) - Hawthorne
9	15 3⁄4	17	Cowboy Cal	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	Stonerside Stable	39-1	2nd - 04/12/2008 Toyota Blue Grass (GI) - Keeneland
5	11 3⁄4	18	Recapturetheglory	E. T. Baird	Louie J. Roussel III	Louie J. Roussel III & Ronald Lamarque	49-1	1st - 04/05/2008 Illinois Derby (GII) - Hawthorne
17	36 3⁄4	19	Gayego	Mike Smith	Paulo Lobo	Cubanacan Stables	18-1	1st - 04/12/2008 Arkansas Derby (GII) - Oaklawn Park
1	-2:01.82	20	Big Brown	Kent Desormeaux	Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.	IEAH Stables & Paul Pompa Jr.	2-1	1st - 03/29/2008 Florida Derby (GI) - Gulfstream Park

References

^ ^a ^b Runner-up Eight Belles breaks front ankles, euthanized on track. Associated Press. May 3, 2008.
^ "Updated Odds for Kentucky Derby (as of 01:00 UTC)". May 3, 2008. Archived from the original on 6 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-03. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ 2008 Kentucky Derby Tables

External links

"134th Kentucky Derby - Official Site". Archived from the original on 2008-02-08.

[espnb-1] Runner-up Eight Belles breaks front ankles, euthanized on track. Associated Press. May 3, 2008.

[2] "Updated Odds for Kentucky Derby (as of 01:00 UTC)". May 3, 2008. Archived from the original on 6 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-03. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] 2008 Kentucky Derby Tables

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