Derby Day!

"The Kentucky Derby has been run continuously at Churchill Downs racetrack, in Louisville, Ky., on the first Saturday of May since 1875, when the track was built. The race is limited to horses 3 years of age. The distance for the race was 11/2 mi (about 2.4 km) from 1875 to 1895; since 1896 the distance has been 11/4 mi (about 2 km). The record speed for the 1 1/2 mi distance, 2 min 34 1/2 sec, was run by a horse named Spokane in 1889. The record for the 1 1/4 mi distance is 1 min 59 2/10 sec, set by Secretariat in 1973."

You can find more information about the Kentucky Derby in GALILEO (for home use you can get the password from the librarian)
.....Select the tab - News/Facts Reference
........Directories and Almanacs
............World Almanac
You can also go to Databases A-Z
.....Select W
.........World Almanac

This is a First Search Database. 23 entries pulled up when I searched for Kentucky Derby.