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The 1949 Kentucky Derby was the 75th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 7, 1949, on a track rated fast. [1] [2] Full results. Finished
He had seen every derby run, since the first derby in 1875, when he was 14 years old. Martin J. "Matt" Winn (June 30, 1861 – October 6, 1949) was a prominent personality in American thoroughbred horse racing history and president of Churchill Downs racetrack, home to the Kentucky Derby race that he made famous.
On May 16, 1925, the first live radio broadcast of the Kentucky Derby was originated by WHAS and was also carried by WGN in Chicago. [34] On May 7, 1949, the first television coverage of the Kentucky Derby took place, produced by WAVE-TV, [35] the NBC affiliate in Louisville. This coverage was aired live in the Louisville market and sent to NBC ...
Ponder was the son of the 1944 Kentucky Derby winner, Pensive, and sire of the winner of the 1956 Kentucky Derby, Needles.Pensive, Ponder, and Needles are the second family of grandfather, father, and son to win the Kentucky Derby (the first were Reigh Count in 1928, 1943 Triple Crown winner Count Fleet, and Count Turf in 1951).
The Kentucky Derby might be considered "The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports," but its more prominent moniker is the "Run for the Roses." The term stems from the wreath of roses given to the winning ...
On May 16, 1925, the first live radio broadcast of the Kentucky Derby aired on WHAS as well as on WGN in Chicago. [19] On May 7, 1949, the first television coverage of the Kentucky Derby took place, produced by WAVE-TV, the NBC affiliate in Louisville. This coverage was aired live in the Louisville market and sent to NBC as a kinescope newsreel ...
In a true photo finish, this year’s Kentucky Derby-winning horse, Mystik Dan, didn’t even win by a full nose.. A photo shared on the official Kentucky Derby page on the social media platform X ...
Mystik Dan won the 2024 Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs.He is the 26th thoroughbred to win the Derby by a neck or less and the first to win a photo finish since 1996, when Grindstone ...