Though the Kentucky Derby has never been canceled due to weather, it has been postponed - most notably in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and during World War II in the 1940s.

For those who left Enforceable in their rear view following his seventh-place finish behind Authentic in the 2020 Kentucky Derby, the horse never truly regained the form that got him to that race.

Junior Alvarado was given a $62,000 fine and suspended for two upcoming racing days for striking Sovereignty eight times with his riding crop during the Kentucky Derby.