The Kentucky Derby, which bills itself “America’s greatest race,” will be run for the 150th time today at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The race has run continuously since 1875, without taking a break for World War II, and even managing to take place during the Covid year of 2020, though it ran in September instead of May. (The 1936 winner, …
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