America’s longest continuously held sporting event turns 150 years old this weekend. To US trainers, jockeys, and fans alike, the Kentucky Derby is 'the most important thing in horse racing'.
As a record crowd cheered, American Pharoah rallied from behind and took aim at his remaining two rivals in the stretch. The bay colt and jockey Victor Espinoza surged to the lead with a furlong to go and"To me it's the most important thing in horse racing ."
The first Saturday in May is Derby Day with all its accompanying pageantry, including fancy hats, fans dressed in their Sunday best, mint juleps served in souvenir glasses, the crowd singing My Old Kentucky Home and the hand-sewn garland of red roses for the winner. It's also the only race in America with a 20-horse field. Since 2013, horses have had to accumulate points in qualifying races to earn their way in. Previously, money won in graded stakes races decided the field.
Despite all the changes with the race, the track and the intrusion of current events over the years, the first Saturday in May endures.
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