Golden Tempo and jockey Jose Ortiz rallied down the stretch to win Saturday's Kentucky Derby by a neck, making Cherie DeVaux the first female trainer in history to win the race. The longshto paid $48.24 on a $2 win wager.
I was in Louisville, KY for the 100th running of the Kentucky Derby. The US Post Office even issued a commemorative stamp for the occasion.
I will say that the city of Louisville goes crazy for the Derby.
I saw residents selling parking places in their driveway for multiple hundreds of dollars, so that the out-of-state participants could park their cars.
OK, maybe because it was the 100th anniversary of the Derby that occurred.
But friggin' wow. The city of Louisville went crazy back then ...
1974 Kentucky Derby
en.wikipedia.org
... he 1974 Kentucky Derby was the 100th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 4, 1974,[1][2] with 163,628 people in attendance.[3] The 1974 Kentucky Derby holds the title of the second-largest crowd in the history of U.S. Thoroughbred racing. [4] The 1974 running featured the largest field size in Kentucky Derby History with 23 starters. [5] ...
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