<P> The Kentucky Derby / ˈdɜːrbi / , is a horse race that is held annually in Louisville , Kentucky , United States , on the first Saturday in May , capping the two - week - long Kentucky Derby Festival . The race is a Grade I stakes race for three - year - old Thoroughbreds at a distance of one and a quarter miles ( 2 km ) at Churchill Downs . Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds ( 57 kilograms ) and fillies 121 pounds ( 55 kilograms ) . </P>
<P> The Kentucky Derby / ˈdɜːrbi / , is a horse race that is held annually in Louisville , Kentucky , United States , on the first Saturday in May , capping the two - week - long Kentucky Derby Festival . The race is a Grade I stakes race for three - year - old Thoroughbreds at a distance of one and a quarter miles ( 2 km ) at Churchill Downs . Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds ( 57 kilograms ) and fillies 121 pounds ( 55 kilograms ) . </P>
what kind of horse races in kentucky derby
what kind of horse races in kentucky derby
three - year - old Thoroughbreds
three - year - old Thoroughbreds