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The first Kentucky Derby was ran in 1875.The race was ran on land owned by John Churchill.The track is called Churchill Downs today.The race is ran the first Saturday in May.The flower of the Derby is the rose,hence the term,"run for the roses".

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In the year of 1875. The first Kentucky Derby was run in 1875. At that time the race was 1 1/2 miles long. It was changed to its current distance of 1 1/4 miles in 1896.

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The race was first run in 1875, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY (the same place it's held today). The first winner was Aristides.

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Kentucky Derby first started in 1875.

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What horse was in the first Kentucky Derby?

Aristides won the first Kentucky Derby back in 1875.


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