The short version of America’s most famous horse race, for anyone who wants to sound smart at the party.
Aristides wins the first running, ridden by Oliver Lewis.
The race settles at 1¼ miles, where it has stayed.
Regret becomes the first filly to win the Derby.
The Derby reaches living rooms across the country.
The oldest official julep glass in the A Taste of Kentucky collection.
Secretariat runs 1:59 2/5, still the fastest Derby.
Golden Tempo wins, and the next chapter starts May 1, 2027.
1875, at what is now Churchill Downs in Louisville. Aristides won.
Secretariat’s 1:59 2/5 from 1973 still stands.
The winner is draped in a garland of red roses, which is why the race is called the Run for the Roses.
