Kentucky Derby

ID: 829
This file appears in: Aristides

The Kentucky Derby in the 1950s.
Photo courtesy of the University of Kentucky.

This file appears in: Aristides

By Becky Riddle
Given to the University of Kentucky by the class of 2011, Historical Marker #2381 honors Aristides, the winner of the first Kentucky Derby. In May 1875, an estimated 10,000 racing fans watched the…