Features | Kentucky Derby https://www.kentuckyderby.com/horses/news/cat/features/ Tue, 30 Apr 2024 14:37:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://www.kentuckyderby.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/cropped-kentucky-derby-logo-1-1-32x32.png Features | Kentucky Derby https://www.kentuckyderby.com/horses/news/cat/features/ 32 32 Running Through Arkansas: Arkansas’ Impact on the Kentucky Derby https://www.kentuckyderby.com/horses/news/running-through-arkansas-arkansas-impact-on-the-kentucky-derby/ Mon, 29 Apr 2024 22:22:41 +0000 https://www.kentuckyderby.com/?post_type=news&p=33321 Arkansas doesn’t have a professional baseball, basketball, or football team. But the state is major league in one sport: thoroughbred horse racing.

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]]> Aristides, Part 1: The first Kentucky Derby winner lived up to his name https://www.kentuckyderby.com/horses/news/aristides-part-1-the-first-kentucky-derby-winner-lived-up-to-his-name/ Mon, 29 Apr 2024 03:43:53 +0000 https://www.kentuckyderby.com/?post_type=news&p=33306 The Kentucky Derby was fortunate to have Aristides as its first winner in 1875; his name summed up his character, and foreshadowed the nature of the Kentucky Derby itself.

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]]> Aristides, Part 2: Kentucky Derby Day 1875 https://www.kentuckyderby.com/horses/news/aristides-part-2-kentucky-derby-day-1875/ Mon, 29 Apr 2024 03:43:05 +0000 https://www.kentuckyderby.com/?post_type=news&p=33308 And so the stage was set for that first Kentucky Derby, on Monday, May 17, 1875, the grand opening of the Louisville Jockey Club and Driving Park Association, later called Churchill Downs.

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]]> Aristides, Part 3: Life and legacy after the inaugural Kentucky Derby https://www.kentuckyderby.com/horses/news/aristides-part-3-life-and-legacy-after-the-inaugural-kentucky-derby/ Mon, 29 Apr 2024 03:42:15 +0000 https://www.kentuckyderby.com/?post_type=news&p=33310 "The little red hoss'll keep the books today," McGrath confidently asserted.

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]]> Horsepower in the Bluegrass: The Economic Impact of Horse Racing https://www.kentuckyderby.com/horses/news/horsepower-in-the-bluegrass-the-economic-impact-of-horse-racing/ Sun, 07 Apr 2024 23:20:02 +0000 https://kd.ddev.site/?post_type=news&p=30349 With five Thoroughbred and three harness tracks, horse racing in the Bluegrass is an essential part of the state’s economic fabric, a driver for the employment of thousands and millions of dollars in taxes and income.

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]]> How Kentucky Derby betting traditions have changed over time since 1875 https://www.kentuckyderby.com/horses/news/how-kentucky-derby-betting-traditions-have-changed-over-time-since-1875/ Mon, 01 Apr 2024 23:20:02 +0000 https://kd.ddev.site/?post_type=news&p=30351 The post How Kentucky Derby betting traditions have changed over time since 1875 appeared first on Kentucky Derby.

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]]> Handicapper John Mucciolo's Top 5 Kentucky Derbies https://www.kentuckyderby.com/horses/news/hanidicapper-john-mucciolos-top-5-kentucky-derbies/ Fri, 22 Mar 2024 20:54:39 +0000 https://www.kentuckyderby.com/?post_type=news&p=32037 As we are approaching the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 4, I will take a look back at my handful of favorite editions of the Run for the Roses.

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]]> Tales from the Crib: Dornoch https://www.kentuckyderby.com/horses/news/tales-from-the-crib-dornoch/ Fri, 08 Mar 2024 18:46:12 +0000 https://www.kentuckyderby.com/?post_type=news&p=31691 One year after his brother Mage starred in the “Run for the Roses,” Dornoch aims to complete the first-ever sibling double in the Kentucky Derby.

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]]> Tales from the Crib: Fierceness https://www.kentuckyderby.com/horses/news/tales-from-the-crib-fierceness/ Fri, 01 Mar 2024 17:59:29 +0000 https://www.kentuckyderby.com/?post_type=news&p=31597 If champion Fierceness can fulfill owner Mike Repole’s quest for the Kentucky Derby (G1), his victory would carry special meaning as a homebred.

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]]> 10 Pedigree fun facts: Sierra Leone https://www.kentuckyderby.com/horses/news/10-pedigree-fun-facts-sierra-leone/ Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:17:19 +0000 https://www.kentuckyderby.com/?post_type=news&p=31529 Sierra Leone first made headlines when commanding the top price of $2.3 million as a yearling at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga.

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