The Kentucky Derby is one of the most famous horse races in the United States. Three year old thoroughbreds run against each other usually the first Saturday of May art Louisville, Kentucky during the Kentucky Derby Festival that takes place during two weeks in a row. The race takes place in a track of one and quart mile at the Churchill Downs horse track.

The race is also well known as the "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports" for obvious reasons and also is well known worldwide as the "The Run for the Roses" because of the rose garland that the organization gives to the winner horse. This is the first of the three races that make up the Triple Crown Thoroughbred Horse Race in the United States and usually is attended by almost 150 thousand fans.

Below are the contenders for the 2009 Kentucky Derby:

I Want Revenge         Dunkirk                      Musket Man    
Quality Road              Friesan Fire                Desert Party
Pioneer Of The Nile     Papa Clem                 Terrain 
Chocolate Candy        Square Eddie             General Quarters    
Regal Ransom            West Side Bernie        Win Willy    
Hold Me Back             Mafaaz                       Mine That Bird
Charitable Man           Flying Private             Giant Oak
Jeranimo                   El Crespo                   Take The Points
Atomic Rain

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