View of the twin spires and empty grandstand from the first turn at Churchill Downs on May 02, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. The 146th running of the...
Medina Spirit, ridden by jockey John Velazquez, leads the field around the first turn during the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill...
Louisville, KY: The twin spires atop the stands at Churchill Downs Race Track remind all the 99th running 5/5 of the Kentucky Derby is near. Fans and...
General view of Churchill Downs ahead of the 146th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on September 04, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Mage, ridden by jockey Javier Castellano crosses the finish line to win the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 06, 2023 in...
Horses round the first turn during the 133rd Kentucky Derby on May 5, 2007 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
Fans gather at the entrance to the 133rd running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 5, 2007 in Louisville, Kentucky.
View of the grandstand at the Churchill Downs race track as a jockey works out a horse prior to the Kentucky Derby, Louisville, Kentucky, 1978.
Horses are washed in the barn area ahead of the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 05, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky.
The field rounds the fourth turn in the 148th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 07, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky.
General view of the Kentucky Derby trophy at Churchill Downs on May 04, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Whirlaway, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, wins the Kentucky Derby with eight lengths to spare. The 3-year-old set a new record of 2:01.4 for the Derby, and...
Hill Gail, in the great tradition of the Calumet Farm, crosses the finish line for a thrilling victory in the 78th running of the Kentucky Derby,...
Worm's eye view of the finish of the 85th running of the Kentucky Derby. Winner was Tomy Lee, Willie Shoemaker up ; Sword Dancer, W. Boland up was...
Spectators watch as horses race toward the finish line during the opening day of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs racecourse in in Louisville,...
Mage, ridden by jockey Javier Castellano crosses the finish line to win the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 06, 2023 in...
Kentucky: Churchill Downs-First race at Churchill Downs ended in a 3-horse photo finish--Fancy Free was 1st; Carmine 2nd; Smiling Pick 3rd and Quick...
Lawrin, Herbert M.Woolf's Ozark bred three-year-old, with Jockey Eddie Arcaro up, pounding across the finish to capture the 64th running of the...
Broker's Tip Winning America's Turf Classic. Churchill Downs, N.Y.: This picture flown to Chicago and telephoned to New York shows the finish of the...
Jockey Eddie Arcaro seems to be giving Lawrin some sound advice which worked. He rode the horse owned by H.G. Woolf to victory in the 64th running of...
Jockey Eddie Arcaro is shown petting Devil Diver, Greentree Stable's entry in the Kentucky Derby. Arcaro is confident that Diver is good enough to...
At the Derby. Louisville, Ky.: Col. E. R. Bradley, well known race horse owner, was among the 70,000 who witnessed the 64th running of the Kentucky...
Warren Wright, owner of Whirlaway, Derby winner, receiving the cup from Matt Wynn as Ben Jones, trainer , and jockey Eddie Arcaro look on. In rear,...
Attend Running of Kentucky Derby. Pictured left to right at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Ky., where they watched War Admiral win the Kentucky Derby,...
Shown during the presentation ceremonies after Hoop Jr. Won the 1945 Kentucky Derby on June 9th are Ivan Parke, the winner's trainer; Eddie Arcaro,...
Viewing Kentucky Derby. James Roosevelt , son of the President, and Postmaster General James A. Farley, were among the throng of notables who viewed...
"Morvich" Easily Wins Kentucky Derby. Benjamin Block, owner of "Morvich," winner of the Kentucky Derby, with Jockey Johnson, who piloted the famous...
Lexington, Kentucky: Taking the turn for the finish line, jockey Eddie Arcaro, astride Whirlaway , fourth from the rail, makes the bid that gave is...
Louisville, KY- Damon Runyon, ace relator of epics of the track and outstanding story teller of the "Undercrust" of the sport of kings, leans over...
Willie Shoemaker rides Ferdinand to victory in the 112th Kentucky Derby. It was Shoemaker's 4th Derby win.
Jockey Eddie Arcaro in the winner's circle at the Kentucky Derby. They would go on to win the Triple Crown.
Eddie Arcaro, who will ride Whirlaway, and Buddy Haas, who'll be up on Porter's Cap, a heavy favorite, exchange pre-Derby chatter on the eve of the...
Whirlaway, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, wins the Kentucky Derby with eight lengths to spare. The 3-year-old set a new record of 2:01.4 for the Derby, and...
Crowds on hand day before Kentucky Derby running...Mr. And Mrs. Anthony Biddle ,. Of Philadelphia, and Joseph Cunningham, were in the social register...
Northern Dancer ridden by Bill Hartack hits the finish wire a neck ahead of Hill Rise ridden by Willie Shoemaker here, May 2, winning the Kentucky...
Field of 17 horses break from the starting gate as the 82nd running of the Kentucky Derby gets underway here. Needles, a Florida-bred horse, came...
Churchill Downs, Kentucky: Jockey Eddie Arcaro has good reason to be satisfied with himself. His victory in the Kentucky Derby on Hoop Jr., on...
This worm's eye view catches "Needles" as he flashes across the finish line to win the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs May 5. On the rail is...
Fred Astaire, famous dancer, looks over the program on Derby Day at Churchill Downs, Louisville, KY., May 5.
Hundreds of cars parked at Churchill Downs racetrack on Derby Day, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, circa 1940.
Real Quiet wins the Kentucky Derby as jockey Kent Desormeaux salutes the crowd at Churchill Downs, Kentucky,
General view of the twin spires and new renovation of the clubhouse at sunrise ahead of the Breeders' Cup at Churchill Downs November 2, 2006 in...
An Exciting Finish at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Ky', circa 1940. Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, United States, is a Thoroughbred racetrack...
The field heads into the first turn during the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 06, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Medina Spirit, ridden by jockey John Velazquez, leads the field around the first during the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on...
Mage, ridden by jockey Javier Castellano crosses the finish line to win the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 06, 2023 in...
Daily News back page 5/4/03, First N.Y.-bred to win Derby, FUNNY CIDE UP, Funny CIde, ridden by Jose Santos, is no joke as 12-1 shot holds off...
It's seventh heaven for Willie Shoemaker and his wife, who embrace after the the jockey thundered Swaps to a length-and-a-half victory in the...
Mrs. Fred Turner, Jr., wife of the owner of Kentucky Derby winning Tomy Lee, plants a big kiss on the cheek of jockey Willie Shoemaker after the...
Hill Gail, in the great tradition of Calumet Farm, nearly at the finish line of a thrilling victory in the 78th running of the Kentucky Derby at...
Jockey Ronnie Franklin on top of Spectacular Bid head toward the winner's circle after winning the 105th Kentucky Derby. At the end of the 1 1/4 mile...
Louisville: B. J. Ridder's Flying Paster, the main challenger to favored Spectacular Bid in the Kentucky Derby 5/5, works out 4/28 at majestic...
Louisville, Kentucky: The famous twin spires of Churchill Downs loom over Kentucky Derby favorite Spectacular Bid during workout 4/29, for the 5/5...
Kiss for luck in selecting the Kentucky Derby winner in the 94th running of the race at Churchill Downs is given to Bill Shoemaker by his wife....