2010 Kentucky Derby

Horse race Dirt 136th Kentucky Derby File:2010kyderbylogo.png Official logo for the 2010 Kentucky Derby Kentucky Derby Churchill Downs May 1, 2010 Super Saver 2:04.45 8-1 Calvin Borel Todd Pletcher WinStar Farm Sloppy 155,804 2009 2011 The 2010 Kentucky Derby was the 136th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 1, 2010, and was televised in the United States on the NBC television network. The post time was 6:32 p.m. EDT (10:32 p.m. UTC). The stakes of the race were US$2,185,200.11th Race, Churchill Downs, May 1, 2010 Daily Racing Form drf.com 2010-05-01 2010-05-01 http://www.drf.com/drfPDFChartRacesIndexAction.do?TRK=CD&CTY=USA&DATE=20100501&RN=11 https://web.archive.org/web/20100505131843/http://www.drf.com/drfPDFChartRacesIndexAction.do?TRK=CD&CTY=USA&DATE=20100501&RN=11 5 May 2010 live The race was sponsored by Yum! Brands and hence officially was called Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands. Super Saver won the race with Calvin Borel as jockey. Borel became the first jockey to win three Kentucky Derby titles in a four-year span. Ice Box, Paddy O'Prado and Make Music for Me finished second, third and fourth, respectively. Attendance was listed at 155,804, making it the sixth-largest in Derby history. Total betting exceeded US$30 million for the main pool, and US$21 million for the exacta.Kentucky Derby 2010 Live Odds KentuckyDerby.com May 1, 2010 http://www.kentuckyderby.com/contenders/live-odds May 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100503075802/http://www.kentuckyderby.com/contenders/live-odds 3 May 2010 dead dmy-all Payout 23em "And they're coming down to the finish, and it is ... Super Saver ... a late run from Ice Box, but it's Super Saver and Calvin Borel, the unflappable Calvin Borel, riding that rail to victory once again in the Kentucky Derby!" —NBC Sports race announcer Tom Durkin calling the end of the race The 136th Kentucky Derby Payout Schedule ProgramNumber Horse Name Win Place Show4 Super Saver $18.00 $8.80 $6.002 Ice Box - $11.20 $8.0010 Paddy O'Prado - - $7.40 $2 Exacta: (4–2) paid $152.40 $1 Trifecta: (4–2–10) paid $1,168.70 $1 Superfecta: (4–2–10–9) paid $101,284.60 The field After early favorite Eskendereya was withdrawn due to a swollen leg the week prior to the 2010 Kentucky Derby, the field was left with no clear favorite. Lookin At Lucky was the race-time favorite based on his strong form at age two (Del Mar Futurity, Norfolk Stakes and CashCall Futurity), but only at odds of 6–1 against victory. Those odds tied the highest odds for a favorite in the history of the Derby. Super Saver, who had won the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes at two and finished second in the Arkansas Derby, went off at odds of 8–1. Post positions were drawn Thursday, April 29, 2010.https://www.espn.com/sports/horse/triplecrown2010/news/story?id=5142848 Lookin At Lucky draws the rail Privman Jay ESPN 2010-04-29 2010-04-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20100430090240/http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/triplecrown2010/news/story?id=5142848 30 April 2010 live Results In what was considered "the most wide-open Derby in years",Super Saver wins Kentucky Derby with Borel aboard Beth Harris May 1, 2010 Associated Press http://signonsandiego.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=Super+Saver+wins+Kentucky+Derby+with+Borel+aboard+-+SignOnSanDiego.com&expire=&urlID=426072158&fb=Y&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.signonsandiego.com%2Fnews%2F2010%2Fmay%2F01%2Fsuper-saver-wins-kentucky-derby-with-borel-aboard%2F&partnerID=86541 May 1, 2010 Super Saver hit the lead at the top of the stretch and held on to win the 136th Kentucky Derby. Jockey Calvin Borel captured his third Derby win in the last four years, while trainer Todd Pletcher picked up his first Derby victory in 25 tries. thumb|right|250px|Procession to the starting gate. The track was wet and sloppy due to rain the previous night and nearly all day on Derby Day. After a windy, rain-soaked day at Churchill Downs, the sun came out just shortly before race time. The winning time was 2:04.45, and the margin of victory was listed as 2 1 2 lengths.Kentucky Derby Notebook: Lookin At Lucky, Ice Box run into trouble Tom Luicci May 1, 2010 The Star-Ledger NJ.com http://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2010/05/kentucky_derby_notebook_lookin.html May 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100505130544/http://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2010/05/kentucky_derby_notebook_lookin.html 5 May 2010 live Trained by Nick Zito, Ice Box came from well back in the pack to narrowly beat Paddy O'Prado for second place. Super Saver started the day as the second favorite behind Lookin At Lucky. Coming out of the No. 4 gate, Borel immediately broke towards the inside rail, a strategy he often employs. He then pulled the horse back, rounding the final turn in fourth place, and charged to victory along the rail, holding off the impressive late charge from Ice Box on the sloppy track. It was the horse's first victory since winning the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes as a two-year-old.Super Derby for Pletcher, Borel Bisnet.com KentuckyDerby.com May 1, 2010 http://www.kentuckyderby.com/news/2010/05/01/super-derby-pletcher-borel May 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100503081932/http://www.kentuckyderby.com/news/2010/05/01/super-derby-pletcher-borel 3 May 2010 live Pre-race favorite Lookin At Lucky was hampered by drawing the No. 1 post. He was pinned on the rail early and did not get adequate running room until it was too late, finishing sixth.Nothing lucky about Derby favorite Lookin At Lucky Jeffrey McMurray May 1, 2010 The Associated Press https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ipByOOcyUyIRCr8OIar037Voo9ZAD9FEC3AG0 May 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100505191138/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ipByOOcyUyIRCr8OIar037Voo9ZAD9FEC3AG0 5 May 2010 dead FinishPostHorse nameTrainerJockeyMorningoddsFinal oddsto $1Earnings14Super SaverTodd PletcherCalvin Borel158$1,425,20022Ice BoxNick ZitoJose Lezcano1011.7$400,000310Paddy O'PradoDale RomansKent Desormeaux2012.3$200,00049Make Music for MeAlexis BarbaJoel Rosario5030$100,00053Noble's PromiseKenny McPeekWillie Martinez1224.9$60,00061 Lookin at LuckyBob BaffertGarrett Gomez36.3717DublinD. Wayne LukasTerry J. Thompson122086Stately VictorMichael MakerAlan Garcia3020.2914Mission ImpazibleTodd PletcherRajiv Maragh2016.71011Devil May CareTodd PletcherJohn Velazquez1010.9117American LionEoin HartyDavid Flores3023.21213Jackson BendNick ZitoMike E. Smith15231315Discreetly MineTodd PletcherJavier Castellano3031.6148Dean's KittenMichael MakerRobby Albarado5025.71512ConveyanceBob BaffertMartin Garcia12271619HomeboykrisRichard Dutrow, Jr.Ramon Dominguez50271720Sidney's CandyJohn W. SadlerJoe Talamo59.5185Line of DavidJohn W. SadlerRafael Bejarano3019.91916Awesome ActJeremy NosedaJulien Leparoux1011.62018BacktalkThomas M. AmossMiguel Mena5023.1 Margins – 2 1 2 lengths, neck Time – 2:04:45 Track – Sloppy Exotic wager Brian Palmer used the "successful $1 bet on the superfecta" in the 2010 Kentucky Derby that "paid a whopping $101,284.60" as an example of the controversial high-risk, high-payout exotic bets that were observed by track-watchers since the 1970s. Palmer compared these horse racing bets to the controversial emerging exotic financial instruments that concerned then-chairman of the Federal Reserve Paul Volcker in 1980. He argued that just as the exotic wagers survived the media controversy so will the exotic options.Why Do We Call Financial Instruments "Exotic"? Because some of them are from Japan Brian Palmer 14 July 2010 Slate http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2010/07/why_do_we_call_financial_instruments_exotic.html 9 August 2013 Subsequent Grade I wins Although Super Saver never won another race,Super Saver profile http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=8027213&registry=T&rbt=TB www.equibase.com 25 April 2020 en several entries recorded subsequent Grade I wins: Devil May CareDevil May Care profile http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=8058916&registry=T&rbt=TB www.equibase.com 25 April 2020 en – Mother Goose, Coaching Club American Oaks Discretely Mine – King's Bishop Stakes Jackson Bend – 2011 Forego Stakes, 2012 Carter Handicap Lookin at LuckyLookin at Lucky http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=8081070&registry=T&rbt=TB www.equibase.com 25 April 2020 en – Preakness, Haskell Invitational Paddy O'Prado – Secretariat Stakes Subsequent breeding careers Leading progeny of participants in the 2010 Kentucky Derby are as follows: Lookin at Lucky (6th) Country House – 2019 Kentucky Derby Accelerate – 2018 Breeders' Cup Classic, Santa Anita Handicap, Gold Cup at Santa Anita, Pacific Classic, Awesome Again Stakes Wow Cat – Beldame Stakes, Chilean St Leger Super Saver (1st) Runhappy – Breeders' Cup Sprint, King's Bishop Stakes, Malibu Stakes Competitive Edge – Hopeful Stakes Sources: American Classic Pedigrees, Equibase, Blood-Horse Stallion Register See also 2010 Preakness Stakes 2010 Belmont Stakes 2010 Breeders' Cup References External links Kentucky Derby official website Video replay of the 2010 Kentucky Derby 2010 Category:2010 in horse racing Derby Category:May 2010 sports events in the United States Category:2010 in Louisville, Kentucky Kentucky