The Kentucky Derby 2022 will be the 148th running of the race. It will take place on Saturday 7 May, 2022, at Churchill Downs Louisville. Kentucky Derby arena is scheduled, the race is open to 20 horses, Each horse has its own rank for Saturday’s 148th race. who qualified for the race by
earning points on the 2022 Road to the Kentucky Derby.
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For the first time in three years, the race is signifying a return to normalcy. The COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected the Kentucky Derby in each of the last two years.
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List of Horses and Trainers
1. Mo Donegal – Trainer: Todd Pletcher
2. Happy Jack – Trainer: Doug O’Neill
3. Epicenter – Trainer: Steve Asmussen
4. Summer is Tomorrow – Trainer: Bhupat Seemar
5. Smile Happy – Trainer: Ken McPeek
6. Messier – Trainer: Tim Yakteen
7. Crown Pride – Trainer: Kochi Shintani
8. Charge It – Trainer: Todd Pletcher
9. Tiz the Bomb- Trainer: Ken McPeek
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10.Zandon – Trainer: Chad Brown
11. Pioneer of Medina – Trainer: Todd Pletcher
12. Taiba – Trainer: Tim Yakteen
13. Simplification – Trainer: Antonio Sano
14. Barber Road – Trainer: John Ortiz
15. White Abarrio – Trainer: Saffie Joseph Jr.
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16. Cyberknife – Trainer: Brad Cox
17.Classic Causeway- Trainer: Brian Lynch
18. Tawny Port – Trainer: Brad Cox
19. Zozos – Trainer: Brad Cox
20. Ethereal Road – Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas
The Kentucky Derby gets the ‘Race of Roses’ nickname from a special prize given out to the winner. Since around the time the race began, in 1883, this has remained a firm tradition. Winners of the derby get a bouquet of 564 red roses at the end of the race.