Kentucky Derby

noun

Trademark.

a horse race for three-year-olds, run annually since 1875, on the first Saturday in May, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.: the first race in the Triple Crown.

Kentucky Derby

noun

a race for three-year-old horses run annually since 1875 at Louisville, Kentucky

Kentucky Derby

The most famous American horse race, held each spring at Churchill Downs racetrack in Kentucky.

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Both the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes were run at 1¼ miles because Belmont Park is undergoing a rebuilding project forcing the race to move to Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

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It’s easily the best race of the year, and, yes, that includes the Kentucky Derby.

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For the third time in seven years, the Kentucky Derby winner will not run in Preakness Stakes, bringing up the question of whether the races should be spread out.

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For the third time in seven years, the winner of the Kentucky Derby is not running in the Preakness Stakes.

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He loves the casual atmosphere, in contrast to the high stakes, high pressure feeling at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby.

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