Derby 2024 Horse Names. The kentucky derby celebrates its 150th running on saturday, may 4th, 2024. The first road to kentucky derby race, the iroquois stakes, was scheduled for september 2023.

Once a horse stops racing for five years, the name is put back into circulation unless. Here are 10 great kentucky derby horse names that carry a sense of prestige, speed, and connection to horse racing traditions: