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Aristides (horse) 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.
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. [4]
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 ...
Aristides. Oliver Lewis (1856–1924) was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. On May 17, 1875, Lewis won the very first Kentucky Derby aboard Aristides. The pair won by a reported two lengths, setting a new American record time for a mile-and-a-half race. Lewis and Aristides took second place in the Belmont Stakes, which is now the ...
The race predated the mass production of sunglasses by decades, meaning many would have squinted their way through the two minutes and 37 seconds it took the first Kentucky Derby winner, Aristides ...
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.
H. Price McGrath. Henry Price McGrath (January 13, 1814 - July 5, 1881) was a "sporting-man" who opened the first gambling house in the American South, and bred the race horse, Aristides, the winner of the first Kentucky Derby in 1875. In the 905 page book prepared by Dr. Robert Peter, Professor of Chemistry at the Agricultural and Mechanical ...
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 ...