The 2000 Kentucky Derby was the 126th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 6, 2000.[1] There were 153,204 in attendance. The winning horse Fusaichi Pegasus, ridden by jockey Kent Desormeaux, was the first betting favorite to win the Derby since Spectacular Bid in 1979.[2] This was the last Kentucky Derby race to be broadcast on ABC, ending a 25-year association with the network; NBC took over the broadcast rights the next year and has broadcast the race since then.
The purse was split between the top 5 finishers. The first-place winner received around $1.86 million which is more than 60% of the total purse.[3]
^Kentucky Derby History, 2000
^"Flying away: Fusaichi Pegasus wins 126th Kentucky Derby". May 7, 2000. Sports Illustrated Archived November 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^Vega, Nicolas (2021-05-01). "2021 Kentucky Derby: How much prize money the winning jockey will earn". CNBC. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
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