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May 1, 2024 · Silver Charm is the oldest living Derby winner at age 30. 2009 (135th Derby) Last in the early going, 50-1 shot Mine That Bird moved up to 12th with a quarter-mile to go.
May 2, 2024 · Jockey Oliver Lewis won the first Kentucky Derby in 1876 aboard Aristides. J.D. Mooney rode Black Gold to the win in the 50th Derby in 1924. Angel Cordero Jr. guided Cannonade to victory in the ...
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May 19, 2016 · Churchill Downs, the site of the Kentucky Derby, doesn't take statues lightly. There stands one of Aristides, the first winner from 1875, and there's another, which was erected 134 years later.
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May 1, 2024 · Wed, May 1, 2024. Silver Charm, the oldest surviving Kentucky Derby winner, is 30 years old, which is equal to being 97 in human years.
May 1, 2024 · Silver Charm won the 1997 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, just falling short of the Triple Crown when he placed second at the Belmont Stakes that year. He lost by just three quarters of a...
Apr 18, 2024 · Trained by six-time Derby winner Ben Jones, Whirlaway was 32-15-9 in 60 career starts and was named U.S. Horse of the Year in 1941 and 1942. 5. Spectacular Bid (1979)
May 3, 2024 · Long-shot West Saratoga is staying in Barn 42 at Churchill Downs, the same location where Seattle Slew was before he won the 1977 Derby and went on to sweep the Triple Crown. It was the first Derby that Demeritte attended. Now, he is the second Black trainer since 1951 to be saddling a horse in the big race, which has its 150th running on Saturday.
