Kentucky Derby

noun

Trademark.

1. a horse race for three-year-olds, run annually since 1875, on the first Saturday in May, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.: the first race in the Triple Crown.

Kentucky Derby

noun

1. a race for three-year-old horses run annually since 1875 at Louisville, Kentucky

Kentucky Derby

1. The most famous American horse race, held each spring at Churchill Downs racetrack in Kentucky.

Example Sentences

The winner was Fierceness, a multiple stakes winner who was the post-time favorite in last year’s Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup Classic.

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Another option, and likely the one favored by most fans, could be the Travers Stakes at Saratoga Springs, N.Y., on Aug. 23 for a potential rematch with Kentucky Derby and Belmont winner Sovereignty.

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A close friend recounted Harris’ reaction to the latter thoroughbred winning the 2014 Kentucky Derby.

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In between, he won the Kentucky Derby four times, the Preakness seven times and the Belmont Stakes four times.

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Both the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes were run at 1¼ miles because Belmont Park is undergoing a rebuilding project forcing the race to move to Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

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