If you’ve opened this story you probably are interested in the Kentucky Derby but might not know a whole lot about horse racing or the Triple Crown. That’s OK – we’re here to help.
The Kentucky Derby is the most-watched horse race of the year in the United States and is widely considered one of the most important sporting events in the country, having grown to become much more than just a horse race since Aristides won the first edition in 1875.
The Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve is the first jewel of the Triple Crown, a series of races that includes the Preakness Stakes two weeks later in Baltimore and concludes with the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets three weeks after that in New York. The 13 horses that have won all three races are known as Triple Crown winners, but let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves.
Starting with the basics of who, what, when, where, and why, and then spreading out from…
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