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Train Like Champion Jockey Victor Espinoza
Victor Espinoza won the elusive Triple Crown of horse racing in 2015. Find out how he stays fit and why, for jockeys, there is no offseason.
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Racial Justice Protesters, Armed Militia Groups Demonstrate Outside Kentucky Derby
An airplane circled above Churchill Downs on Saturday, flying a banner behind it: “Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor,” it said.
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Authentic Wins Kentucky Derby, Defeating Favorite Tiz the Law
In a Kentucky Derby postponed four months because of the coronavirus, Tiz the Law is the biggest favorite at 3-5 odds since 1989.
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Authentic Wins Kentucky Derby; Baffert Notches 6th Victory
Authentic led all the way to win a Kentucky Derby unlike any other.
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Authentic Wins 146th Kentucky Derby
Authentic upset Belmont Stakes Winner Tiz the Law to win the 146th Kentucky Derby. This year’s derby was postponed from May due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Kentucky Derby Will Play ‘My Old Kentucky Home' Despite Criticism
Churchill Downs Racetrack will continue its tradition of playing “My Old Kentucky Home” at the start of the Kentucky Derby despite criticism of the song about American slavery.
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2020 Kentucky Derby: What to Know and How to Watch
The fastest two minutes in sports will also be the quietest in Kentucky Derby history after Churchill Downs scrapped plans to have 23,000 physically distanced, masked fans at Saturday’s rescheduled Triple Crown race due to the coronavirus pandemic. It will be the first time spectators will not be allowed to attend the race. That means no iconic scene of thoroughbreds…
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Tradition Gets Swift Kick at a Kentucky Derby Like No Other
Change is slow in coming to the Kentucky Derby
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Kentucky Derby Preview: A Race Manager Explains How Coronavirus Shakes Up the ‘Run for the Roses'
The 146th Kentucky Derby finally gets underway on Saturday after being postponed due to the coronavirus. LX News talked to Westpoint Thoroughbreds Racing Manager Erin Birkenhauer about training her horse Winning Impression and the challenges facing this year’s “Run for the Roses.”
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What Is the Triple Crown of Horse Racing?
It’s the most prestigious prize in horse racing – and the most elusive
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Kentucky Derby, Louisville Prepare for Weekend Without Fans
The fastest two minutes in sports will also be the quietest in Kentucky Derby history
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Kentucky Derby Reverses Course, Will Run Without Fans
The Kentucky Derby will run without fans for the first time
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Dress Shops Gear Up for Derby Week With Hats and Matching Masks
With the welcome news that Churchdown Hills will open to limited spectators for this year’s Kentucky Derby, local businesses are gearing up once again to prepare for horse racing’s biggest event.
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Kentucky Derby, Oaks Will Run With Limitations on Spectators
Churchill Downs says the rescheduled Kentucky Derby and Oaks will run this fall with spectators under strict guidelines to limit crowd density for the race that annually attracts more than 150,000
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Tiz the Law Wins Belmont Stakes in First Race of Triple Crown
Eerily empty grandstands. Masked jockeys. Shuttered betting windows. For Tiz the Law trainer Barclay Tagg, no finer way to round out a career Triple Crown. “I’m not trying to be a jerk about it,” the 82-year-old said. “But I thought the quiet, to me, was very nice.” Everything was strange about this Belmont Stakes, except the winner. Heavily favored...
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Secretariat Wins Virtual Kentucky Derby
Secretariat won a virtual Kentucky Derby against 12 fellow Triple Crown winners, 47 years after the chestnut colt won the real race at Churchill Downs. The 1 1/4-mile race featuring computer-generated imagery was held Saturday, the same day the 146th Derby had been scheduled until it was postponed by the coronavirus pandemic. The Derby has been re-set for Sept. 5….
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How to Make a Mint Julep
How to make the official drink of the Kentucky Derby, the Mint Julep.
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How Bourbon is Made
The official drink of the Kentucky Derby is the bourbon-based Mint Julep. Have you ever wondered where bourbon comes from or how it gets made? “1st Look” got a lesson in how to properly distill and age the liquor.
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Secretariat Is 7-2 Early Favorite in Virtual Kentucky Derby
Secretariat is the early 7-2 favorite for this weekend’s virtual Kentucky Derby, an animated race between all 13 Triple Crown winners on the day the Derby would have been held before the coronavirus pandemic postponed it.
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Triple Crown: What Is a ‘Farrier'?
What does a “farrier” do? 1st Look gets up close with one to learn how to make and attach horseshoes to race horses.