High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Animal Kingdom (foaled in Kentucky on March 20, 2008) by the Brazilian-bred Leroidesanimaux out of the German mare Dalicia is a Thoroughbred race horse, notable for winning the 137th Kentucky Derby. The race was run on May 7, 2011 before a record crowd of 164,858. Animal Kingdom is the latest in a long line of Kentucky Derby winners (dating back to 1979`s Spectacular Bid) to fail to win the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, the most elusive championship in all of sports. Animal Kingdom has competed on multiple tracks and on turf, dirt, and synthetic surfaces, placing in the money in six of seven efforts.