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Churchill Downs

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One of the resident Thoroughbreds.

Churchill Downs Entranceway

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Here's the breakdown of what a typical Kentucky Derby crowd will consume: 142,000 hot dogs, 18,000 barbecue sandwiches, 11,520 gourmet sausages, 13,800 pounds of beef, 9,700 pounds of chicken, 4,500 pounds of pork chops, 560 roasted turkeys, 32,400 jumbo shrimp, 9,000 scallops, 8,000 pounds of potatoes, 6,480 pounds of tomatoes, 1,892 sheets of Derby Pie, 30,000 cookies, 300,000 strawberries.

Churchill Downs Stands

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More than 160,000 people turn up for the race but only 54,000 of them have seats- the rest pile into the infield in the center of the track. No thanks.

Early Winners Not Necessarily Great

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Kingman holds the record for the slowest winning time ever recorded at a Kentucky Derby and Azra won the Kentucky Derby in a race against just two other horses.