It's described as the most exciting two minutes in sports.

Coverage of the 136th annual Kentucky Derby begins on Saturday, May 7th, at 4:00 pm eastern time on NBC. The coverage ends at 7:00 pm.

The race gets underway at about 6:24 at Churchill Downs, in Louisville, Kentucky, as it is the 11th of 13 races.

The bonus coverage begins at 3:30 p.m on NBC.

The race is two kilometers long, and includes 19 Thoroughbred horses. The first-place winner get $1.425 million.

This year's include:

Archarcharch

Brilliant Speed

Twice the Appeal

Stay Thirsty

Decisive Moment

Pants on Fire

Dialed In

Derby Kitten

Twinspired

Master of Hounds

Santiva

Mucho Macho Man

Shackleford

Midnight Interlude

Animal Kingdom

Soldat

Uncle Mo

Nehro

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