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How well do you know the Kentucky Derby? Try the AP quiz

Time:2024-05-29 00:49:11 Source:worldViews(143)

Secretariat won the 1973 Kentucky Derby to launch his Triple Crown sweep. Trainer Carl Nafzger called the 1990 race aloud to 92-year-old owner Frances Genter, whose failing eyesight kept her from seeing her horse Unbridled thunder down the stretch to victory. Justify splashed to victory in 2018 on the wettest Derby day when 3.15 inches of rain fell.

How well do you know the history of America’s oldest continuously held sporting event? Try this quiz (without help from search engines)! It will get you ready for the 150th edition of the race on Saturday.

The questions

(1) How many times have horses trained by Bob Baffert won the Derby?

- 4

- 5

- 6

- 7

(2) Which jockey lost the Derby when he stood up in the stirrups too soon because he misjudged the finish line and what year did it happen?

-- Angel Cordero Jr., 1974

-- Bill Shoemaker, 1957

-- Eddie Arcaro, 1945

-- Jerry Bailey, 1993

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