General Kentucky Derby Trivia
Question: Where is the Kentucky Derby held?
Answer: Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, US
Question: What is the nickname given to the Kentucky Derby?
Answer: The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports
Question: What is the traditional distance of the Kentucky Derby race?
Answer: 1+1⁄4 miles (10 furlongs; 2 km)
Question: In what year was the Kentucky Derby inaugurated?
Answer: 1875
Question: Who organized the Louisville Jockey Club?
Answer: Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr
Question: What race serves as the first leg of the Triple Crown?
Answer: The Kentucky Derby
Question: Who provided the land for Churchill Downs?
Answer: Henry Churchill and John Churchill
Question: How many horses typically run in the Kentucky Derby?
Answer: 20 horses
Question: What weight do colts and geldings carry in the Kentucky Derby?
Answer: 126 pounds (572 kg)
Question: What is the traditional song played at the Derby as horses parade?
Answer: “My Old Kentucky Home”
Question: Which US state is home to the Kentucky Derby?
Answer: Kentucky, United States
Question: What is the official website of the Kentucky Derby?
Answer: kentuckyderbycom
Question: What is the first Saturday in May known for in horse racing?
Answer: Kentucky Derby Day
Question: What nickname refers to the winning horse’s prize in the Kentucky Derby?
Answer: The Run for the Roses
Question: What is the fastest recorded time in the Kentucky Derby?
Answer: 1:594 by Secretariat in 1973
Question: What race precedes the Kentucky Derby during the Kentucky Derby Festival?
Answer: Thunder Over Louisville
Question: What is the name of the major race for fillies held the day before the Derby?
Answer: The Kentucky Oaks
Question: Who was the first horse to win the Triple Crown?
Answer: Sir Barton in 1919
Question: What year was the Kentucky Derby rescheduled due to World War II?
Answer: 1945
Question: What is the largest margin of victory in the Kentucky Derby?
Answer: 8 lengths
Question: Who won the inaugural Kentucky Derby in 1875?
Answer: Aristides
Question: What traditional drink is served at the Derby?
Answer: Mint julep
Question: What is the Kentucky Derby purse as of 2024?
Answer: US$5 million
Question: Who coined the phrase "The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports"?
Answer: Matt Winn
Question: Who performed the National Anthem at the 2024 Derby?
Answer: Wynonna Judd
Kentucky Derby Winners Trivia
Question: What horse holds the record for the fastest Kentucky Derby time?
Answer: Secretariat with 1:594 in 1973
Question: Which horse won the 2024 Kentucky Derby?
Answer: Mystik Dan
Question: Who was the jockey for the 2020 Kentucky Derby winner, Authentic?
Answer: John Velazquez
Question: Which horse won the 2022 Derby as an 80:1 underdog?
Answer: Rich Strike
Question: What horse became the first Triple Crown winner?
Answer: Sir Barton in 1919
Question: What horse won the 1973 Kentucky Derby and later broke the record?
Answer: Secretariat
Question: Who won the Kentucky Derby in 1990 and sired future Triple Crown winner American Pharoah?
Answer: Unbridled
Question: What was the largest crowd recorded at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby?
Answer: 158,070 in 2017
Question: How many jockeys have won the Kentucky Derby more than once?
Answer: 27 jockeys
Question: Who was the first female jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby?
Answer: Diane Crump in 1970
Question: What is the highest odds of a winning horse in Derby history?
Answer: 91 to 1 for Donerail in 1913
Question: Which horse won the Kentucky Derby in 2018 and the Triple Crown?
Answer: Justify
Question: What horse set a sub-two-minute time in the 2001 Derby?
Answer: Monarchos with 1:5997
Question: Which horse had the second fastest time after Secretariat?
Answer: Sham in 1973
Question: Which jockey has the most wins in the Kentucky Derby?
Answer: Eddie Arcaro with 5 wins
Question: What was the first Kentucky Derby-winning horse without racing as a two-year-old?
Answer: Apollo in 1882
Question: What horse won the 2019 Derby after the disqualification of Maximum Security?
Answer: Country House
Question: What year did the Derby first exceed a $100,000 purse?
Answer: 1954
Question: How many times has the Kentucky Derby been postponed?
Answer: Twice (1945 and 2020)
Question: Who was the first trainer to win back-to-back Kentucky Derbys?
Answer: Herbert J Thompson in 1932 and 1933
Question: Which horse won the Derby in 2006?
Answer: Barbaro
Question: What horse won the Derby and then finished second in the Belmont Stakes?
Answer: Aristides
Question: Which horse won the Derby in 1964 and later became an influential sire?
Answer: Northern Dancer
Question: Which horse had the second highest odds to win the Derby at 80 to 1?
Answer: Rich Strike in 2022
Question: What horse was disqualified after winning the Derby in 1968?
Answer: Dancer's Image
Kentucky Derby Traditions Trivia
Question: What is the traditional drink of the Kentucky Derby?
Answer: Mint julep
Question: What is the infield area of Churchill Downs famous for?
Answer: Hosting parties during the Derby with limited views of the horse race
Question: What is "Millionaire's Row" at the Derby?
Answer: The prestigious box seats at Churchill Downs
Question: Who coined the phrase "Run for the Roses"?
Answer: Bill Corum in 1925
Question: What traditional Kentucky food is served at the Derby?
Answer: Burgoo, a thick stew of meats and vegetables
Question: Which horse was the second to win the Triple Crown after Sir Barton?
Answer: Gallant Fox in 1930
Question: Which Kentucky Derby day event marks the start of the festivities?
Answer: Thunder Over Louisville
Question: What command is given for jockeys to mount their horses before the race?
Answer: "Riders Up!"
Question: What year did the Kentucky Derby logo design begin featuring a Twin Spire?
Answer: Since 2002
Question: What company became the presenting sponsor of the Kentucky Derby in 2018?
Answer: Woodford Reserve
Question: What event attracted HM Queen Elizabeth II as a spectator in 2007?
Answer: The Kentucky Derby
Question: Who was the first horse to win the Kentucky Derby using the 20-stall starting gate?
Answer: Authentic in 2020
Question: What is the nickname given to the blanket of roses draped on the winning horse?
Answer: The Run for the Roses
Question: How many red roses are in the garland given to the Kentucky Derby winner?
Answer: 554 roses
Question: What song is traditionally played at the start of the Derby?
Answer: “My Old Kentucky Home”
Question: Who was the grand marshal of the 2024 Kentucky Derby?
Answer: Martha Stewart
Question: What drink is served in a silver cup during the Kentucky Derby?
Answer: Mint julep
Question: Which company was the presenting sponsor of the Derby before Woodford Reserve?
Answer: Yum! Brands
Question: Which Kentucky Derby race set a record in attendance in 2017?
Answer: The 143rd Kentucky Derby
Question: Who designed the Kentucky Derby logo from 2002 onwards?
Answer: Norman Adams
Question: Who won the Oaks/Derby double in 2024?
Answer: Brian Hernandez Jr on Thorpedo Anna and Mystik Dan
Question: What year marked the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby?
Answer: 2024
Question: What is the capacity of Churchill Downs on Derby Day?
Answer: Over 150,000 people
Question: What traditional Derby drink has been served since 1939 in souvenir glasses?
Answer: Mint julep
Question: What prestigious horse races make up the Triple Crown?
Answer: The Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes
Kentucky Derby Facts Trivia
Question: What horse holds the record for the largest margin of victory in the Kentucky Derby?
Answer: Old Rosebud in 1914 (8 lengths)
Question: Who holds the record for most Kentucky Derby wins as a jockey?
Answer: Eddie Arcaro with 5 wins
Question: What is the official distance of the Kentucky Derby?
Answer: 1+1⁄4 miles (10 furlongs)
Question: What horse race follows the Kentucky Derby in the Triple Crown?
Answer: Preakness Stakes
Question: What is the Triple Crown finale after the Kentucky Derby and Preakness?
Answer: Belmont Stakes
Question: How many horses typically compete in the Kentucky Derby?
Answer: 20 horses
Question: Which horse won the Belmont Stakes and Preakness Stakes in 1930?
Answer: Gallant Fox
Question: How many horses won the Triple Crown?
Answer: 13 horses (as of 2024)
Question: What was the purse of the Kentucky Derby increased to in 2024?
Answer: $5 million
Question: What horse finished the 2020 Kentucky Derby in first place?
Answer: Authentic
Question: Who was the first horse to win the Triple Crown since 1978?
Answer: American Pharoah in 2015
Question: What is the second leg of the Triple Crown series?
Answer: Preakness Stakes
Question: How many fillies have won the Kentucky Derby?
Answer: Three
Question: Who was the first Kentucky Derby winner?
Answer: Aristides in 1875
Question: What famous horse won the Kentucky Derby and broke multiple records in 1973?
Answer: Secretariat
Question: Which jockey won the Kentucky Derby back-to-back in 1901 and 1902?
Answer: Jimmy Winkfield
Question: Which Kentucky Derby-winning horse also won the Belmont Stakes?
Answer: Sir Barton, 1919
Question: What is the second fastest time ever recorded in the Kentucky Derby?
Answer: Monarchos in 2001 with 1:59.97
Question: What year did the Kentucky Derby first offer a $1 million purse?
Answer: 1996
Question: Who won the Kentucky Derby in 1968 but was later disqualified?
Answer: Dancer's Image
Question: What is the last race of the Triple Crown series?
Answer: Belmont Stakes
Question: Which Triple Crown winner is famous for setting records in all three races?
Answer: Secretariat in 1973
Question: Who was the first trainer to win the Kentucky Derby six times?
Answer: Ben Jones
Question: Who was the first horse to win the Kentucky Derby without racing as a two-year-old?
Answer: Apollo
Question: What horse won the 1980 Kentucky Derby and is one of three fillies to win?
Answer: Genuine Risk