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The 1875 Kentucky Derby was the first running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 17, 1875. [1] [2] The first Kentucky Derby was a 1.5-mile race, and the traditional distance of 1.25 miles was not established until the 1896 Derby. [3] Thirteen of the fifteen jockeys in the race, including winner Oliver Lewis, were African-American ...
the Sickle (1924) branch, (24 winners all branched through the Native Dancer (1950) line, nearly exclusively through Raise a Native (1961) with 23 winners, continued primarily through Mr Prospector (1970) with 16 winners through 8 different sons: Fusaichi Pegasus, winner of the 2000 Kentucky Derby, and 7 other sons through their progeny (most ...
Aristides (1872–1893) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that won the first Kentucky Derby in 1875. In 1875, the Derby was raced at a mile and a half, the distance it would remain until 1896, when it was changed to its present mile and a quarter. Aristides also had a relative racing in the first Kentucky Derby in 1875.
A photo of Oliver Lewis in his 30s, shown by Ruth Johnson-Watts, 81, at her home in Cincinnati on March 20, 2024. The Johnsons are descendants of Lewis, the first jockey to win the Kentucky Derby ...
The first Kentucky Derby took place in 1875, only 10 years after the end of America’s Civil War. ... Kentucky Derby winner Aristides ran the then-1 1/2-mile race in 2:37 3/4, a world-record time ...
In the 131 years since the first Kentucky Derby winner Aristides's death the mystery of his final resting place has left a chaotic trail.
The other horse, Chesapeake, was ridden by William Henry. Although the same owner entered both horses, Chesapeake was favored to win the $2,850 purse, and Lewis was told that his job was to lead most of the race to tire out the other horses. Out of the fifteen jockeys in the field, at this first Kentucky Derby, thirteen of them were African ...
As we mark the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby, here are some of the most memorable moments in the history of America’s greatest race.