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Churchill Downs: Media

racetrack, Kentucky, United States

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“The most exciting two minutes in sports”
The Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky.
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Aristides
Aristides, the winner of the first Kentucky Derby, held in 1875.
From Famous Horses of America published by Porter and Coates, 1877