Get ready for the much-anticipated 150th Kentucky Derby, happening in the early hours of Sunday morning from Churchill Downs! Thanks to SuperSport, racing fans can catch all the live action on DStv, Channel 207.
Here’s what you need to know:
📅 Date: Sunday, May 5
🕛 Live coverage time: Midnight
⏰ Post time for the Kentucky Derby: 0:57 a.m. South African time (6:57 pm ET)
📍 Where: Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky
This iconic race, held over one and a quarter miles at Churchill Downs, features 20 three-year-old horses competing for a $5 million purse. The forecast predicts a temperature of 79 degrees with a 35% chance of rain, adding an extra layer of excitement!
Check the contenders 🐎
1.Dornoch (Trainer: Danny Gargan, Jockey: Luis Saez)
2. Sierra Leone (Trainer: Chad Brown, Jockey: Tyler Gafflione)
3. Mystik Dan (Trainer: Kenny McPeek, Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.)
4. Catching Freedom (Trainer: Brad Cox, Jockey: Flavien Prat)
5. Catalytic (Trainer: Saffie Joseph Jr., Jockey: Jose Ortiz)
6. Just Steel (Trainer: Wayne Lukas, Jockey: Keith Amussen)
7. Honor Marie (Trainer: Whit Beckman, Jockey: Ben Curtis)
8. Just a Touch (Trainer: Brad Cox, Jockey: Florent Geroux)
10. T O Password (Trainer: Daisuke Takayanagi, Jockey: Kimura Kazushi)
11. Forever Young (Trainer: Yoshito Yahagi, Jockey: Susumu Fujita)
12. Track Phantom (Trainer: Steve Asmussen, Jockey: Joel Rosario)
13. West Saratoga (Trainer: Kenny McPeek, Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.)
14. Endlessly (Trainer: Michael McCarthy, Jockey: Umberto Rispoli)
15. Domestic Product (Trainer: Chad Brown, Jockey: Irad Ortiz, Jr.)
16. Grand Mo the First (Trainer: Victor Barboza Jr., Jockey: Emisael Jaramillo)
17. Fierceness (Trainer: Todd Pletcher, Jockey: John Velazquez)
18. Stronghold (Trainer: Phil D’Amato, Jockey: Antonio Fresu)
19. Resilience (Trainer: William I. Mott, Jockey: Junior Alvarado)
20. Society Man (Trainer: Terunobu Fujita, Jockey: Kazushi Kimura)
21. Epic Ride (Trainer: John Ennis, Jockey: Adam Beschizza)
Don’t miss this thrilling event! Click the link to place your bets and be part of the excitement!
