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Cook 2239 - 1941-05-03 View of Grandstand and Track during Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs.jpg
View of the grandstand and track at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky during the 1941 Kentucky Derby.

Keeneland Association Bill Straus - Alysheba, Chris McCarron up, racing Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland April 23 1987.jpg
1987 Champion Three-Year-Old Male, 1988 Horse of the Year, and future Racing Hall of Famer Alysheba, Chris McCarron up, in the 1987 running of the Blue Grass Stakes. Alysheba won the race but was disqualified and placed to third, giving trainer D.…

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Peb's caricature/humorist artwork depicts U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer John M. Veitch, head trainer for Calumet Farm from 1976 until 1982, with jockey Jeffrey Fell and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame racehorse Alydar in the “Calumet” balloon en route to…

Keeneland Library Meadors Collection - Chateaugay, Braulio Baeza up, Blue Grass Stakes 1963.tiff
This photograph features Chateaugay, Braulio Baeza up, at the 1963 Blue Grass Stakes.

One of 11 Blue Grass winners to also notch Kentucky Derby victories, Chateaugay won the 1963 Blue Grass Stakes by a head for Darby Dan Farm. Trained by James P.…

Morgan A61050 - 1948-05-01 Eddie Arcaro Jockey on Citation at Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.jpg
Photograph of American Thoroughbred Citation with jockey Eddie Arcaro up taken after their 1948 Kentucky Derby win. They are pictured with Calumet trainer Ben Jones and his son, Horace A. 'Jimmy' Jones.

The Calumet Farm legend claimed the Triple…

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1991 Kentucky Derby poster; featured on the front page of the Daily Racing Form on 4 May 1991.

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Peb's caricature/humorist artwork depicts racehorses Gato del Sol and Blush with Pride after West Coast successes in early 1982. Gato del Sol, ridden by Eddie Delahoussaye at odds of 21-1, won the 1982 Kentucky Derby.

Keeneland Association - Dust Commander, Mike Manganello up, running Blue Grass Stakes, April 8 1970.jpg
Dust Commander, Mike Manganello up, after their 1970 Blue Grass Stakes win. Sent off at 35-1 odds on a sloppy track, Dust Commander edged out the competition to claim the Blue Grass in his third start at Keeneland that spring. The Derby was the…

Keeneland Association - Dust Commander, Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland April 1970.jpg
This photograph features Dust Commander training at Keeneland ahead of 1970 Blue Grass Stakes. After his first place finish at the Blue Grass, Dust Commander would repeat with a first place finish at the Kentucky Derby.
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