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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.
Aristides won the first Kentucky Derby back in 1875.
The first Kentucky Derby race was run in 1875.
The Kentucky Derby is always the first Saturday of May.
The Kentucky Derby is held at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.It is held each year on the first Saturday in May. Along with the later Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes, it is part of thoroughbred horse racing's Triple Crown.
The Kentucky Derby was first run on 17 May 1875 at Louisville, Kentucky and Aristides was the winner.
The first Kentucky Derby was held in 1875.
There was no Kentucky Derby on 1851. The first Kentucky Derby was run in 1875, and won by a horse named Aristides.
It was in the city of Louisville, Kentucky that the first Kentucky Derby was held in 1875. The exact date was May 17th. The exact location was the Louisville Jockey Club Course, the original name of the world-famous racetrack at Churchill Downs.
Diane Crump rode Fathom in the 1970 Kentucky Derby
The first Saturday in May is the time of year when the Kentucky Derby is held. That's why the 136th running of the Derby was on May 1st in the year 2010. The 137th will be held on May 7, 2011.
For horses, the Derby in America, known as the Kentucky Derby, is run in Louisville, Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May every year.