Kentucky Derby
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The Kentucky Derby is an American Grade I stakes race run at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The race is run by three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of 1+1⁄4 miles. Colts and geldings c
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Churchill Downs in 1901
Churchill Downs sign for the 2024 Kentucky Derby, its 150th running, with one of the twin spires in the background
Louisville Clock (often called the Louisville Derby Clock), which was dismantled in 2015
Golden Tempo
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Golden Tempo is an American thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2026 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes.
Kentucky Derby
…track every year. The Derby is the most-watched and most-attended horse race in the United States. The 152nd took place on Saturday, May 2, 2026, with Golden Tempo winning the event. In 1872, Col. Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr., grandson of William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, traveled to England, visiting…
Golden Tempo and jockey José Ortiz winning the 2026 Belmont Stakes