May 14th, 2008
The 134th Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby, also known as the “The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports” for its approximate duration, or “The Run for the Roses” for the blanket of roses draped over the winner, began innocuously enough on May 17, 1875, part of the official opening of a new track, Churchill Downs, in Louisville, Kentucky. This race inaugurated the three race series that would later become known as the Triple Crown of Horse Racing.
This year’s lineup of Derby hopefuls:
Adriano, trained by Graham Motion and ridden by Edgar Prado would appear to be better suited to turf or synthetic surface than the dirt.