This year's Kentucky Derby has been the most watched in decades.
About 17.7.7 million people passed to look at sovereignty winning the Kentucky Derby on Saturday afternoon in Churchill Downs, NBC announced on Sunday. This represents about 6% compared to last year's race, which has made it the most watched Kentucky Derby since 1989.
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The other culminated at around 21.8 million for the race. This increased by around 8% compared to the summit of last year, which also set a record for Kentucky Derby for the network.
Sovereignty jumped in advance on the section On a muddy track in Kentucky on Saturday to barely beat journalism – which was the favorite of the bets entering the race – to claim the 151st Kentucky Derby. It was the first victory of Kentucky Derby for the owner Godolphin, who is the organization belonging to Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Jockey Junior Alvarado. It was Kentucky Derby's second victory for Bill Mott, the horse's coach.
“He invented a lot of ground in a hurry,” said Mott afterwards, According to Los Angeles Times. “This one came here in the right direction. I mean, he did well, he's a big horse. It comes to us from a great organization. (Godolphin) and I can't say enough about the horse and the organization that launched it and did everything to get there. ”
More than 147,000 people attended the race despite the rainy conditions. It is down compared to the attendance last year of around 156,700 people. The song indicated that the bets of all the sources of all day race in Kentucky Derby also reached $ 349 million, which broke the record of all time.
NBC will also broadcast the Preakness Stakes later this month, while sovereignty will try to win its second consecutive race and continue the triple crown. Justify was the last horse to win the triple crown in 2018.
