Kentucky Derby Festival
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The Kentucky Derby Festival is an annual festival held in Louisville, Kentucky, during the two weeks preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby. The festival, Kentucky's larges
Thunder Over Louisville
Fireworks at Thunder Over Louisville
The University of Louisville Cardinal Marching Band appearing at the 2013 Pegasus Parade
The Great Balloon Race
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
Kentucky Derby Festival
…Kentucky Derby Festival is an annual festival held in Louisville, Kentucky, during the two weeks preceding the first Saturday in May, the day of the Kentucky Derby. The festival, Kentucky's largest single annual event, was first held from 1935 to 1937 and was revived in 1956. Major events include: the Derby Festival…
"The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports" "The Run for the Roses" "The First Jewel of the Triple Crown"
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