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The Louisville Jockey Club Course was where the first Kentucky Derby was held. That was the original name of the Churchill Downs racetrack, where the Derby still is being held. Whatever the name, the world-famous grounds are located in Louisville, Kentucky.
Kentucky Derby was created in 1875.
A distance of 1-1/2 miles was the original length of the Kentucky Derby racetrack. That was the distance for the first 20 years, 1875-1895. As of 1896, the distance was shortened to 1-1/4 miles.
Churchill Downs is the name of the racetrack at which the Kentucky Derby is held. Louisville is the name of the big city in Kentucky where the racetrack is located. The original name of the racetrack was the Louisville Jockey Club Course.
Thoroughbreds compete in the Kentucky Derby.
It was Clark who started the Kentucky Derby.
The first Kentucky Derby race was run in 1875.
The Kentucky Derby is always the first Saturday of May.
Thoroughbred horses compete in the Kentucky Derby.
Kentucky Derby Museum was created in 1984.
Orb won the 2013 Kentucky Derby.
The Kentucky Derby is held annually in the state of Kentucky.