This year’s Kentucky Derby will be the richest in history as the purse for the first jewel of U.S. thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown has been raised 67% to a record $5 million guaranteed, Churchill Downs said on Wednesday. Previously, the Kentucky Derby purse had been worth $3 million since 2019, and was $2 million from 2005-18 and $1 million from 1996-2004.
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