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- Called "The Most Exciting 2 Minutes in Sports".
- A record 170,513 fans packed Churchill Downs Race Track in Louisville, KY, in 2015 to watch American Pharoah score.
- Fashion and style are traditions at the Derby.
- The Derby is attended by a variety of celebrities and VIPs every year.
- Secretariat holds the record for the fastest Kentucky Derby ever at 1:59.40.
- The Derby is far more exciting to watch if you place a bet on the race.
The 2016 Kentucky Derby will mark the 142nd edition of the storied horse race at Churchill Downs, a 1 1/4-mile contest for three-year-olds that serves as the first leg of the Thoroughbred Triple Crown.
Held annually on the first Saturday in May, the Kentucky Derby is the most celebrated event in horse racing, a defining achievement for every winning horse, owner, trainer and jockey. It takes approximately two minutes to compete under the famed Twin Spires.
The Kentucky Derby represents the one race that every casual fan knows. More people are watching and wagering upon the Kentucky Derby nationally by a wide margin, and its popularity attracts an enormous crowd, with a record 170,513 spectators in 2015.
Known as the Run for the Roses, for the garland presented to the winner, the Kentucky Derby rates as one of the world's great sporting events - the longest continuously-run horse race in the United States.
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