Countdown to the Kentucky Derby - 83 days to go!
60,000 people were on hand to witness the sixty-second Derby, which was incident filled. Bold Venture was a 20-1 longshot behind the favorite, Brevity.
60,000 people were on hand to witness the sixty-second Derby, which was incident filled. Bold Venture was a 20-1 longshot behind the favorite, Brevity.
84 Days!!! 1935 Omaha, racing’s third Triple Crown winner, was the only Triple Crown winner to be sired by another Triple Crown winner, being from Gallant Fox’s first crop.
Even though the United States was in the throes of the Great Depression, thousands of people still made the journey to Louisville to witness the famous spectacle that is the Derby.
93 Days!!! 1926 Bubbling Over was a very promising horse, but was unfortunately hampered by physical ailments throughout his career. Thankfully he was able to win the Kentucky Derby before retiring!
103 days to go! With 41 pari-mutuel machines available, nearly $100,000 was bet on the Kentucky Derby alone!
107 Days!!! 1912 Worth was foaled on Bosque Bonita Farm in Woodford County, Kentucky.
110 Days!!! 1909 Wintergreen was the first and only Ohio bred to win the Kentucky Derby, although Montrose was the first to win with Ohio owners, when he took the Derby in 1897 for the Labold Brothers
111 Days!!! 1908 was known as the year that Matt Winn saved the Kentucky Derby!
