Do you dig the Derby? Did you know it has been run more than 125 times? Enrich your experience and impress your friends with the facts....
1. The Kentucky Derby is limited to three-year-old horses and has been run on the first Saturday in May since 1875.
2. The Kentucky Derby is a race for Thoroughbred horses. Did you know that all Thoroughbreds can trace their lineage to three horses?
3. "My Old Kentucky Home," by Stephen Collins Foster, is the official song of the Kentucky Derby.
4. The Kentucky Derby covers 1¼ miles, but you may hear the announcers referring to furlongs. What is a furlong? Find out.
5.Secretariat was one of history's most famous Thoroughbred racehorses. In 1973 Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes to win the coveted Triple Crown.
6. The mint julep is the traditional beverage of the Kentucky Derby.
Also on Encarta Learn about different types of horse racing.
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