Mashable's Guide to the Kentucky Derby
 

Mashable's Guide to the Kentucky Derby
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There is a super-big horse race on Saturday, and people will be talking about it. Here's what you need to k**w:

What is the Kentucky Derby?

The Kentucky Derby is what horse people call a Grade I stakes race for 3-year-old thoroughbred horses. It’s been held every year since 1875 in Louisville, Kentucky, always on the first Saturday in May, at the Churchill Downs racetrack. It's been called “The Most Exciting Two Minutes In Sports” or alternatively, “The Run for the Roses,” because, well, it lasts for two very exciting minutes, and its winner is draped in a blanket of roses. Read more...

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