This year's Kentucky Derby has a couple of leaders at the front of the pack and then several other horses that seem to be in a large group. Exaggerator is one of the 2016 Kentucky Derby Longshots. The Kentucky Derby will begin at 6:34pm EST Saturday from Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
Trainer: J. Keith Desormeaux
Jockey: Kent J. Desormeaux
Morning Line Odds: 8-1
Current Odds: 5-1 (kentuckyderby.com as of 2:30 p.m. Friday)
Exaggerator is drawing the second-best odds for the Derby, coming in at 8-1 behind Derby favorite Nyquist (3-1). So far this season Exaggerator has taken first, second and third in three races, for his career he has a record of 4-2-1 in nine starts, certainly not bad.
The best of those victories came at the Santa Anita Derby in April, where it bested the field that included favorites Danzing Candy and Mor Spirit, a pair of Derby contenders.
Kent Desormeaux is a Hall of Famer that has three Derby titles to his name, running on Real Quiet (1998), Fusaichi Pegasus (2000) and Big Brown in 2008.
Kentucky Derby Facts
— The biggest "longshot" was in 1913 when Donerail paid out at 91.45-1 odds.
— The highest attendance ever was in 1974 with 163,628 people (2009 was 153,563).
— An "official" Mint Julip at the Kentucky Derby is made with "Early Times" whiskey.
— New York sports columnist Bill Corum coined the phrase "Run for the Roses."
Kentucky Derby Records
Winning Jockey: Both Eddie Arcaro and Bill Hartack have recorded five wins each. For Arcaro you need to travel back to 1938 (final win was in 1952) for his first of five wins and for Hartack back to 1957 (final win was in 1969).
Winning Trainer: Ben A Jones worked together with jockey Eddie Arcaro spanning from 1938 to 1952 and collected a total of six wins at the Kentucky Derby.
Winning Owner: Over a course of 27 years, Calumet Farm had a total of eight Derby wins (1941, 1944, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1957, 1958).
Winning Length: There is a tie between two horses from the 1940s, Whirlaway and Assault. Both captured the Kentucky Derby with a margin of eight lengths (1941 for Whirlaway and 1946 for Assault).
Winning Time: Probably one of the most famous horses in history, Secretariat, is the holder of this record. In 1973 he ran the Derby in 1:59:40 and is the only horse to ever run the 11/4 mile race in under two minutes.
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