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.
Kentucky Derby | |
Location | Churchill Downs |
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Date | May 3, 2008 |
Winning horse | Big Brown |
Winning time | 2:01.82 |
Starting price | 5-2 |
Jockey | Kent Desormeaux |
Trainer | Richard E. Dutrow Jr. |
Owner | IEAH Stables / Paul Pompa Jr. |
Conditions | Fast |
Surface | Dirt |
Attendance | 157,770 |
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]
Program Number |
Horse Name |
Win |
Place |
Show |
---|---|---|---|---|
20 | Big Brown | US$6.80 | $5.00 | $4.80 |
5 | Eight Belles | - | $10.60 | $6.40 |
16 | Denis of Cork | - | - | $11.60 |
Big Brown was made the 2-1 favorite off the strength of his win in the Florida Derby.[4] Other leading contenders included Colonel John (Santa Anita Derby),[5] Pyro (Louisiana Derby),[6] and the filly Eight Belles (Fantasy Stakes).
Finished | Time/ Behind |
Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Odds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | -2:01.82 | 20 | Big Brown | Kent Desormeaux | Richard E. Dutrow Jr. | IEAH Stables & Paul Pompa Jr. | 2-1 |
2 | 04 3⁄4 | 5 | Eight Belles | Gabriel Saez | Larry Jones | Fox Hill Farms, Inc. | 13-1 |
3 | 08 1⁄4 | 16 | Denis of Cork | Calvin Borel | David Carroll | Mr. & Mrs. William K. Warren Jr. | 27-1 |
4 | 11 | 2 | Tale of Ekati | Eibar Coa | Barclay Tagg | Charles E. Fipke | 37-1 |
5 | 11 3⁄4 | 18 | Recapturetheglory | E. T. Baird | Louie J. Roussel III | Louie J. Roussel III & Ronald Lamarque | 49-1 |
6 | 14 1⁄4 | 10 | Colonel John | Corey Nakatani | Eoin G. Harty | WinStar Farm LLC | 9-2 |
7 | 15 | 3 | Anak Nakal | Rafael Bejarano | Nick Zito | Four Roses Thoroughbreds LLC | 53-1 |
8 | 15 | 9 | Pyro | Shaun Bridgmohan | Steve Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC | 5-1 |
9 | 15 3⁄4 | 17 | Cowboy Cal | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Stonerside Stable | 39-1 |
10 | 19 1⁄2 | 6 | Z Fortune | Robby Albarado | Steve Asmussen | Zayat Stables, LLC | 19-1 |
11 | 21 | 12 | Smooth Air | Manoel Cruz | Bennie Stutts Jr. | Mount Joy Stables, Inc. | 42-1 |
12 | 22 3⁄4 | 8 | Visionaire | Jose Lezcano | Michael Matz | Team Valor & Vision Racing LLC | 25-1 |
13 | 24 1⁄4 | 4 | Court Vision | Garrett Gomez | William I. Mott | IEAH Stables & WinStar Farm LLC | 17-1 |
14 | 24 1⁄2 | 11 | Z Humor | René Douglas | William I. Mott | Zayat Stables, LLC | 63-1 |
15 | 31 3⁄4 | 1 | Cool Coal Man | Julien Leparoux | Nick Zito | Robert V. LaPenta | 44-1 |
16 | 32 | 13 | Bob Black Jack | Richard Migliore | James Kasparoff | Jeff Harmon & Tim Kasparoff | 29-1 |
17 | 36 3⁄4 | 19 | Gayego | Mike E. Smith | Paulo Lobo | Cubanacan Stables | 18-1 |
18 | 48 3⁄4 | 7 | Big Truck | Javier Castellano | Barclay Tagg | Eric Fein | 28-1 |
19 | 50 3⁄4 | 15 | Adriano | Edgar Prado | Graham Motion | Courtlandt Farms | 28-1 |
20 | 59 1⁄4 | 14 | Monba | Ramon Domínguez | Todd Pletcher | Starlight, Lucarelli & Saylor | 31-1 |
Several horses recorded Grade I wins after the Derby.
Leading progeny of participants in the 2008 Kentucky Derby
Big Brown (1st)
Colonel John (6th)
Court Vision (13th)
Tale of Ekati (4th)
Sources: American Classic Pedigrees, Equibase, Blood-Horse Stallion Register