The 136th running of the Kentucky Derby will take place on Saturday, May 1, 2010 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Also known as the "Run for the Roses" for the blanket of roses draped over the winner after the race, this 1 ?-mile test for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds is the first and best-known leg of the Triple Crown series. Last year, relative unknown and 50-1 longshot Mine That Bird came out of nowhere to capture the winner?s share of the $2M prize and the hearts of horseracing fans everywhere. Who will win the 2010 Kentucky Derby?
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You can't get a real mint julep at the Kentucky Derby. The official mint julep of the Kentucky Derby is made with Early Times, which is a Kentucky whiskey, but not a bourbon.
In 1969, Diane Crump became the first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby and the first to ride in a pari-mutuel race in North America.
There has never been a Kentucky Derby winner to come out of post position #15.
Drawing an average of 150,000 horse racing fans every year, the Kentucky Derby is Louisville's biggest annual event.
Burgoo (a thick, meaty stew) is a traditional meal of the Kentucky Derby.
No horse that has won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile has ever gone on to win the Kentucky Derby.
Alcoholic beverages, briefcases, backpacks, luggage pieces, coolers, grills, umbrellas, weapons and wagons are NOT permitted by Churchill Downs at the Kentucky Derby.
In 1937, celebrities Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney and J. Edgar Hoover watched the Kentucky Derby from Millionaire's Row.
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