baron-pierreIV Posted May 4, 2024 Report Posted May 4, 2024 (edited) Wow -- another milestone in sports history! The Run for the Roses celebrates its Sesquicentennial! 2024 Kentucky Derby & Oaks | May 3 and May 4, 2024 | KentuckyDerby.com If the favorite Fierceness wins today, he would be the first horse in the KD history, to win starting from far Gate #17!! Another interesting KD bit of trivia --just like there was a strong of "M" cities in the 1960s and until 1972 (with Munich as the last one), of being chosen as Summer Olympic hosts, and "S" cities for the Winter Games (Sapporo, Sarajevo, Salt Lake, Sochi), it's "S" for the Kentucky Derby winners: Secretariat might be the best-known winning horse in recent years, having finished the race in about one minute and 59 second in 1973. But he’s part of a long line of Kentucky Derby champions whose names start with the letter “S.” Since the Derby’s inception, 19 winners have had “S” names, including Spokane in 1889, Stone Street in 1908, Spend a Buck in 1985, Sunday Silence in 1989, Street Sense in 2007, and Super Saver in 2010. The next most common letters are “B” and “C,” each with 13 winners. No winner has ever had a name starting with “Q,” “X,” or “Y.” In 2026, the USA celebrates its 250th Birthday -- in time for United Cup 2026! In 2028, in time for LA 2028, the Oscars celebrate its Centennial!! Edited May 4, 2024 by baron-pierreIV Quote
arwebb Posted May 9, 2024 Report Posted May 9, 2024 Terrific race too. Sadly not a profitable one for this punter. Quote
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