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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
In the United States, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, commonly known as the Triple Crown, is a series of horse races for three-year-old Thoroughbreds, consisting of the Kentucky Derby, Preakn
Kentucky Derby
…carry 126 pounds (57 kilograms) and fillies 121 pounds (55 kilograms). Held annually on the first Saturday in May, the Derby is the first leg of the Triple Crown and will be the first race in the planned Thoroughbred Championship Series from Churchill Downs and New York Racing Association. It is preceded by the…
Sir Barton, the first Triple Crown winner, at the 1919 Preakness Stakes
The Triple Crown Trophy
The sixth winner, Count Fleet, in the 1943 Kentucky Derby
The seventh winner, Assault, in 1946 at Westchester Handicap