Think you know the Kentucky Derby? Test your knowledge with this quiz.

By Andrew Henderson

Updated April 24, 2025 1:41 PM

It’s the “fastest two minutes in sport,” “The Run For the Roses,” everyone’s favorite, and perhaps well-known, horse race in America: The Kentucky Derby.

The 149th running of the Derby is taking place this Saturday, May 6. The Derby is an event with rich history; of course, anything spanning nearly two centuries would be.

So how much do you know about the Derby? Test your trivia chops by taking our quiz.

This story was originally published May 4, 2022 at 10:31 AM.

Andrew Henderson

Lexington Herald-Leader

Andrew is the deputy audience editor for McClatchy’s mid-sized and smaller newsrooms. His home newsroom is the Lexington Herald-Leader and he occasionally writes opinion columns for the paper. He was previously the editor of the Oldham Era and is a graduate of Western Kentucky University. Andrew is from Olive Hill in Carter County.

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