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128th KENTUCKY DERBY

128th KENTUCKY DERBY Grade I for three-year-olds; 9th race at Churchill Downs in Louisville. Date—May 4, 2002; Distance—11/4 miles; Stakes Purse—$1,175,000 ($875,000 to winner; $170,000 for…

127th KENTUCKY DERBY

127th KENTUCKY DERBY Grade I for three-year-olds; 8th race at Churchill Downs in Louisville. Date—May 5, 2001; Distance—11/4 miles; Stakes Purse—$1,112,000 ($812,000 to winner; $170,000 for…

123rd KENTUCKY DERBY

123rd KENTUCKY DERBY Grade I for three-year olds; 8th race at Churchill Downs in Louisville. Date— May 3, 1997; Distance— 11/4 miles; Stakes Purse— $1,000,000 ($700,000 to winner; $170,000…

Filly Winners of the Kentucky Derby

The Question: How many fillies have won the Kentucky Derby? The Answer: Just 38 filies have started in the Kentucky Derby and only three have won: Regret…

Mill Springs

(Encyclopedia) Mill Springs, village, on the Cumberland River, S of Frankfort, SE Ky.; site of the opening battle of the Kentucky-Tennessee campaign of the Civil War and the first important Union…

Rogers, James Gamble

(Encyclopedia) Rogers, James Gamble, 1867–1947, American architect, b. Kentucky. He designed many buildings for Yale, his alma mater. Among them are the Sterling Memorial Library, the Sterling School…

Cobb, Irvin Shrewsbury

(Encyclopedia) Cobb, Irvin Shrewsbury, 1876–1944, American author, b. Paducah, Ky. He was a noted New York humorist and columnist. Although he wrote over 60 books, Cobb is best known for his humorous…

yodel

(Encyclopedia) yodel or yodleyodelboth: yōˈdəl [key], type of wordless singing, joyous in nature, usually associated with the Swiss. It is, in fact, practiced throughout the Alps and, as an…

Mammoth Cave National Park

(Encyclopedia) Mammoth Cave National Park, 52,830 acres (21,396 hectares), central Kentucky, authorized 1926, est. 1941. Located in a hilly, forested region, it offers numerous outdoor activities. It…

Owensboro

(Encyclopedia) Owensboro, city (1990 pop. 53,549), seat of Daviess co., W Ky., on the Ohio River; settled c.1800, inc. as a city 1866. It is an important tobacco market and a shipping point for a…