2004 Kentucky Derby
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The 2004 Kentucky Derby was the 130th running of the Kentucky Derby
. The race took place on May 1, 2004, and there were 140,054 in attendance.
Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...
. The race took place on May 1, 2004, and there were 140,054 in attendance.
Payout
The 130th Kentucky Derby Payout Schedule| Program Number |
Horse Name |
Win |
Place |
Show |
| 15 | Smarty Jones Smarty Jones Smarty Jones is a thoroughbred race horse, and winner of the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. He finished second in the Belmont Stakes that took place on June 5th, 2004.... |
$ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... 10.20 |
$6.20 | $4.80 |
| 3 | Lion Heart | - | $8.20 | $5.80 |
| 10 | Imperialism | - | - | $6.20 |
- $2 ExactaParimutuel bettingParimutuel betting is a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool; taxes and the "house-take" or "vig" is removed, and payoff odds are calculated by sharing the pool among all winning bets...
: (15-3) Paid $65.20 - $2 TrifectaTrifectaIn horse racing terminology, a trifecta is a parimutuel bet in which the bettor must predict which horses will finish first, second, and third in exact order. The word comes from the related betting term, "perfecta". A trifecta is known as a tiercé in France and Hong Kong and as a tris in Italy.It...
: (15-3-10) Paid $987.60 - $2 SuperfectaSuperfectaThe superfecta is a type of wager in parimutuel betting in which the bettor, in order to win, must pick the first four finishers of a race in the correct sequence...
: (15-3-10-1) Paid $41,380.20
Full results
| Finished | Post | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time / behind |
| 1st | 15 | Smarty Jones Smarty Jones Smarty Jones is a thoroughbred race horse, and winner of the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. He finished second in the Belmont Stakes that took place on June 5th, 2004.... |
Stewart Elliot | John Servis John Servis John C. Servis is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer who was a relative unknown until May 2004 when his horse Smarty Jones won the Kentucky Derby. The colt then went on to win the Preakness Stakes further increasing Servis' reputation... |
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| 2nd | 3 | Lion Heart | Mike Smith | Patrick Biancone Patrick Biancone Patrick Louis Biancone is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He is currently based in the United States, but enjoyed success in both Europe and Hong Kong earlier in his career... |
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| 3rd | 10 | Imperialism | Kent Desormeaux Kent Desormeaux Kent Jason Desormeaux is an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who holds the U.S. record for most races won in a single year, 1989.-Brief biography:... |
Kristin Mulhall | ||
| 4th | 1 | Limehouse | Jose Santos José Santos Jose Abon Santos is a retired Chilean thoroughbred jockey who has been honored by the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in the United States.-Career:... |
Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher is a leading American thoroughbred horse trainer. He has won four consecutive Eclipse Awards as outstanding Trainer of the Year, while topping the leader board in purse earnings in 2004, 2005, and 2006. His horse Super Saver won the 2010 Kentucky Derby, the first of his 24 horses... |
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| 5th | 11 | The Cliff's Edge | Shane Sellers Shane Sellers Shane Jude Sellers is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. At age eleven, he began working around horses and in 1983 rode his first winner at Evangeline Downs.... |
Nicholas Zito | ||
| 6th | 4 | Action This Day | David Flores | Richard Mandella Richard Mandella Richard Eugene Mandella is a Thoroughbred horse trainer and a member of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame.... |
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| 7th | 14 | Read the Footnotes | Robby Albarado Robby Albarado Robby J. Albarado is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding at the age of 12 at bush tracks in his native Louisiana and after turning professional, earned his first win at Evangeline Downs in 1990... |
Richard Violette | ||
| 8th | 13 | Birdstone Birdstone Birdstone is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2004 Belmont Stakes and is gaining notoriety as a fantastic sire.... |
Edgar Prado | Nicholas Zito | ||
| 9th | 18 | Tapit | Ramon Dominguez | Michael Dickinson | ||
| 10th | 12 | Borrego | Victor Espinoza | Beau Greely | ||
| 11th | 2 | Song of the Sword | Norberto Arroyo | Jennifer Pedersen | ||
| 12th | 8 | Master David | Alex Solis Alex Solis Alex O. Solis is a jockey based in the United States. He currently lives in Glendora, California and rides predominantly in Southern California... |
Robert Frankel | ||
| 13th | 19 | Pro Prado | John McKee John McKee John McKee was an American politician who served as the first Representative of Alabama's 2nd District from 1823 to 1829. McKee was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia , and attended Liberty Hall Academy in Lexington... |
Robert Holthus | ||
| 14th | 16 | Castledale | Jose Valdivia | Jeff Mullins | ||
| 15th | 6 | Friends Lake | Richard Migliore | John C. Kimmel | ||
| 16th | 7 | Minister Eric | Pat Day Pat Day Patrick Alan "Pat" Day is an American jockey. He is a four-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1991... |
Richard Mandella | ||
| 17th | 17 | Pollard's Vision | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | ||
| 18th | 20 | Quintons Gold Rush | Corey Nakatani Corey Nakatani Corey S. Nakatani is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He got his big break in 1990 when he rode Itsallgreektome to win big stakes races.Nakatani currently resides at Belmont Park... |
Steve M. Asmussen |