The 2010 Kentucky Derby was the 136th running of the

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. The race took place on May 1, 2010, and was televised in the United States on the

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. The post time was EDT (

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). The stakes of the race were

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2,185,200. The race was sponsored by

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and hence officially was called ''Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands.'' Super Saver won the race with

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. Borel became the first jockey to win three Kentucky Derby titles in a four-year span. Ice Box, Paddy O'Prado and Make Music for Me finished second, third and fourth, respectively. Attendance was listed at 155,804, making it the sixth-largest in Derby history. Total betting exceeded

for the main pool, and for the

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Payout

;The 136th Kentucky Derby Payout Schedule * $2

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: (4–2) paid $152.40 * $1

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: (4–2–10) paid $1,168.70 * $1

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: (4–2–10–9) paid $101,284.60

The field

After early favorite

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was withdrawn due to a swollen leg the week prior to the 2010 Kentucky Derby, the field was left with no clear favorite.

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was the race-time favorite based on his strong form at age two (Del Mar Futurity, Norfolk Stakes and CashCall Futurity), but only at odds of 6–1 against victory. Those odds tied the highest odds for a favorite in the history of the Derby. Super Saver, who had won the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes at two and finished second in the Arkansas Derby, went off at odds of 8–1. Post positions were drawn Thursday, April 29, 2010.

Results

In what was considered "the most wide-open Derby in years", Super Saver hit the lead at the top of the stretch and held on to win the 136th Kentucky Derby. Jockey Calvin Borel captured his third Derby win in the last four years, while trainer Todd Pletcher picked up his first Derby victory in 25 tries. The field of the 2010 Kentucky Derby

The track was wet and sloppy due to rain the previous night and nearly all day on Derby Day. After a windy, rain-soaked day at Churchill Downs, the sun came out just shortly before race time. The winning time was 2:04.45, and the margin of victory was listed as lengths. Trained by Nick Zito, Ice Box came from well back in the pack to narrowly beat Paddy O'Prado for second place. Super Saver started the day as the second favorite behind Lookin At Lucky. Coming out of the No. 4 gate, Borel immediately broke towards the inside rail, a strategy he often employs. He then pulled the horse back, rounding the final turn in fourth place, and charged to victory along the rail, holding off the impressive late charge from Ice Box on the sloppy track. It was the horse's first victory since winning the

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as a two-year-old. Pre-race favorite Lookin At Lucky was hampered by drawing the No. 1 post. He was pinned on the rail early and did not get adequate running room until it was too late, finishing sixth. *Margins – lengths, neck *Time – 2:04:45 *Track – Sloppy

Exotic wager

Brian Palmer used the "successful $1 bet on the superfecta" in the 2010 Kentucky Derby that "paid a whopping $101,284.60" as an example of the controversial high-risk, high-payout exotic bets that were observed by track-watchers since the 1970s. Palmer compared these horse racing bets to the controversial emerging exotic financial instruments that concerned then-chairman of the Federal Reserve Paul Volcker in 1980. He argued that just as the exotic wagers survived the media controversy so will the exotic options.

Subsequent Grade I wins

Although Super Saver never won another race, several entries recorded subsequent Grade I wins: * Devil May Care – Mother Goose, Coaching Club American Oaks * Discretely Mine – King's Bishop Stakes * Jackson Bend – 2011 Forego Stakes, 2012 Carter Handicap * Lookin at Lucky – Preakness, Haskell Invitational * Paddy O'Prado – Secretariat Stakes

Subsequent breeding careers

Leading progeny of participants in the 2010 Kentucky Derby are as follows:

Lookin at Lucky (6th) *

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* Accelerate – 2018 Breeders' Cup Classic, Santa Anita Handicap, Gold Cup at Santa Anita, Pacific Classic, Awesome Again Stakes * Wow Cat – Beldame Stakes, Chilean St Leger Super Saver (1st) * Runhappy – Breeders' Cup Sprint, King's Bishop Stakes, Malibu Stakes * Competitive Edge – Hopeful Stakes Sources
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References

External links

Kentucky Derby official website

Video replay of the 2010 Kentucky Derby
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