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Barbaro winning the Kentucky Derby
In 2006 Barbaro, ridden by Edgar Prado, won the 132nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill...
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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
Triple Crown winner
Justify, ridden by Mike Smith, racing to victory at the 2018 Kentucky Derby. Justify...
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Rounding the first turn at the Kentucky Derby.
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Making history at the Kentucky Derby
In 1970 Diane Crump became the first woman to race a horse in the Kentucky Derby.
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Secretariat: 1973 Kentucky Derby
Secretariat and jockey Ron Turcotte winning the Kentucky Derby, 1973. 
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Jockey Ron Turcotte and Secretariat win the Kentucky Derby
Secretariat thundering down the homestretch, with jockey Ron Turcotte aboard, to...
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1973 Kentucky Derby winner Secretariat
Adorned with the Garland of Roses, Secretariat, with jockey Ron Turcotte and groom...
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