The Ultimate Kentucky Derby Guide: History, Traditions, and How to Experience America’s Greatest Race
The Kentucky Derby is the single most famous horse race on Earth — a 1¼-mile showdown for three-year-old Thoroughbreds held the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. It has run every year since 1875. Roughly 150,000 people attend in person, millions more watch on television, and the two minutes the race …