The 2015 Kentucky Derby was the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby. The race was run at 6:44 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on May 2, 2015, at Churchill Downs.[2] It was broadcast in the United States on the NBC television network.[3] Kentucky native Ashley Judd voiced the opening for the telecast of the race, and was the first woman to do so.[4][5]
The weather was warm, and a record 170,513 people attended.[6] The 2015 race also set a wagering record with parimutuel betting of $137.9 million.[1] Jockey Victor Espinoza rode American Pharoah to victory after taking the lead in the homestretch.[7] The race marked the fourth Kentucky Derby win for horse trainer Bob Baffert and the third win for Espinoza.
^ abPress Release (May 2, 2015). "Record $194.3 Million Wagered, All-Time High 170,513 Attend Kentucky Derby". Paulick Report. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
^"Your Trip to the Derby 2015". Churchill Downs Incorporated. 2015.
^"Watch the Derby". Churchill Downs Incorporated. 2015.
^Doxsie, Don (May 2, 2015). "Eye Openers: Bears needed defense, but did the White thing". Qctimes.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
^"Ashley Judd to be first woman to narrate opening of Kentucky Derby". Fox News. Associated Press. April 25, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
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