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Birthplace |
Champions |
Awards |
Disqualifications |
Fastest Runners |
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Favorites |
Fillies |
Geldings |
Margins |
Nominees |
Number of Starters |
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Post Positions |
Pre-Derby Campaigns |
Prep Races |
Sires |
Track Condition |
Over the 128 years of the Kentucky Derby, the race has attracted 1,596 starters, an average of 12.46 per year.
| Largest: |
23 |
1974 (100th running) |
| Smallest: |
3 |
1892 and 1905 |
| Total: |
1,596 |
(1875 - 2002) |
| Average: |
12.46 |
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