127th KENTUCKY DERBY
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
127th KENTUCKY DERBY
Grade I for three-year-olds; 8th race at Churchill Downs in Louisville. Date—May 5, 2001; Distance—11/4 miles;
Stakes Purse—$1,112,000 ($812,000 to winner; $170,000 for 2nd; $85,000 for 3rd; $45,000 for 4th); Track—Fast; Off—6:11 p.m. EDT; Favorite—Point Given (9-5 odds).
Winner—Monarchos; Field—17 horses; Time—1:59.97; Start—Good for all; Won—Driving; Sire—Maria's Mon; Dam—Regal Band; Record (going into race)—6 starts, 3 wins, 1 second, 1 third; Last start—2nd in Wood Memorial (Apr. 14); Breeder—J.D. Squires (Ky.).
| Order of Finish | Jockey | PP | 1/4 | 1/2 | 3/4 | Mile | Stretch | Finish | To $1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monarchos | Jorge Chavez | 16 | 13-2 | 13-1/2 | 10-11/2 | 6-hd | 2-3 | 1-43/4 | 10.50 |
| Invisible Ink | John Velazquez | 13 | 9-hd | 9-21/2 | 9-21/2 | 5-hd | 3-1 | 2-ns | 55.00 |
| Congaree | Victor Espinoza | 8 | 5-21/2 | 5-11/2 | 5-1/2 | 1-11/2 | 1-1/2 | 3-4 | 7.20 |
| Thunder Blitz | Edgar Prado | 4 | 11-hd | 10-hd | 8-hd | 7-hd | 6-2 | 4-23/4 | 25.40 |
| Point Given | Gary Stevens | 17 | 6-hd | 7-hd | 7-1 | 2-hd | 4-11/2 | 5-11/4 | 1.80 |
| Jamaican Rum | Eddie Delahoussaye | 15 | 17 | 16-1 | 15-21/2 | 12-1 | 7-21/2 | 6-nk | 20.20 |
| A P Valentine | Corey Nakatani | 9 | 12-3 | 12-11/2 | 13-1 | 13-2 | 9-hd | 7-11/4 | 19.90 |
| Express Tour | David Flores | 6 | 8-4 | 6-11/2 | 6-hd | 3-hd | 5-hd | 8-3/4 | 18.10 |
| Fifty Stars | Donnie Meche | 5 | 16-11/2 | 17 | 16-3 | 14-3 | 11-1 | 9-11/4 | 43.60 |
| Startac | Alex Solis | 12 | 10-11/2 | 11-11/2 | 11-1/2 | 10-1 | 10-11/2 | 10-4 | 102.40 |
| Millennium Wind | Laffit Pincay Jr. | 2 | 4-1/2 | 4-11/2 | 3-11/2 | 8-hd | 8-hd | 11-nk | 9.90 |
| Arctic Boy | Calvin Borel | 7 | 15-4 | 14-11/2 | 12-1/2 | 11-hd | 12-21/2 | 12-61/2 | 101.20 |
| Songandaprayer | Aaron Gryder | 1 | 1-hd | 1-11/2 | 1-11/2 | 4-1/2 | 13-4 | 13-5 | 35.90 |
| Balto Star | Mark Guidry | 3 | 2-1 | 2-hd | 2-hd | 9-1 | 14-6 | 14-21/4 | 8.30 |
| Dollar Bill | Pat Day | 10 | 14-hd | 15-4 | 14-hd | 16 | 15-4 | 15-17 | 6.60 |
| Keats | Larry Melancon | 14 | 3-1/2 | 3-hd | 4-hd | 15-11/2 | 16 | 16 | 95.00 |
| Talk is Money | Jerry Bailey | 11 | 7-hd | 8-4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17-DNF | 47.10 |
Times— 221/5; 444/5; 1:091/5; 1:35; 1:594/5.
$2 Mutual Prices—#16 Monarchos ($23.00, $11.80, $8.80); #13 Invisible Ink ($46.60, $21.20); #8 Congaree ($7.20). Exacta—(16-13) for $1,229.00; Trifecta—(16-13-8) for $12,238.00; Superfecta—(16-13-8-4) for $62,986.90; Pick Six—(5-1/2-2/8-2-1-16) for $16,245.00 (5-correct) $117.20; Scratched—none; Overweights—none; Attendance—154,210; TV Rating—8.3/20 share (NBC).
Trainers & Owners (by finish): 1—John Ward Jr. & John Oxley; 2—Todd Pletcher & Peachtree Stable; 3—Bob Baffert & Stonerside Stable; 4—Joe Orseno & Stronach Stable; 5—Bob Baffert & The Thoroughbred Corp.; 6—James Cassidy & Southern Nevada Racing Stables, Inc.; 7—Nick Zito & Ol Memorial Stable (Michael Tabor/Rick Pitino); 8—Saeed bin Suroor & Godolphin Racing, Inc.; 9—Steve Asmussen & James Cassels/Bob Zollars; 10—Simon Bray & Allen Paulson; 11—David Hofmans & David/Jill Heerensperger; 12—Tony Richey & Royce Roberts; 13—John Dowd & Devil Eleven Stable (Leslie/Bobby Hurley)/ DJ Stable; 14—Todd Pletcher & Anstu Stables, Inc.; 15—Dallas Stewart & Gary/Mary West; 16—Niall O'Callaghan & Henry Pabst; 17—John Scanlan & Dan Borislow.
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