May 03, 2025
The Kentucky Derby winner with the longest odds was 1913’s Donerail, whose chances were 91–1. The next four longest-shot winners all happened in the 21st century.
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Horsing Around: 7 of the Weirdest Racehorse Names in History
The naming of racehorses is governed in the U.S. by the Jockey Club. They have the difficult task of deciding which names are permissible and which are not. Names must be unique (unless they are deemed old enough to be used again—some famous names, like Seabiscuit, are off-limits forever), and in a
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