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100

Derby number this year.

What is the 152nd?

100

Most iconic article of clothing historically worn at the Kentucky Derby.

What are hats?

100

Year the first Kentucky Derby race occured.

What is 1875?

100

The Kentucky Derby takes place at this historic racetrack, which opened in 1875.

What is Churchill Downs?

100

The length of the Kentucky Derby Track.

What is 1.25 miles?

200

Jockey who won the first Kentucky Derby race with horse, Aristides.

Who is Oliver Lewis.

200

Famous southern cocktail served at the Kentucky Derby.

What are Mint Juleps?

200

Won the first triple crown as an owner.

Who is J. K. L. Ross

200

This blanket of flowers is draped over the winning horse each year, giving the race its famous nickname.

What is the blanket of roses?

200

The number of horses that compete in the Kentucky Derby.

What is 20?

300

Started the Kentucky Derby.

Who is Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr. 

300

Last African American to win the Kentucky Derby.

Who is Jimmy Winkfield?

300

The place Diane Crump earned in the Kentucky Derby in 1970?

What is 15th place?

300

This jockey, nicknamed “The Shoe,” won the Kentucky Derby a record five times between 1963 and 1986.

Who is Bill Shoemaker?

300
The age of the thoroughbreds racing in the Kentucky Derby.

What is 3 years old?

400

Owner of Aristides, the first horse to win the Kentucky Derby.

Who is Henry Price McGrath?

400

Owner who is remembered for the most wins in the Kentucky Derby.

Who is Calumet Farm?

400

Jockey who rode Secretariat and earned the record breaking time.

Who is Ron Turcotte?

400

This 2021 Kentucky Derby winner, trained by Bob Baffert, was later disqualified after testing positive for betamethasone, with the victory awarded to Mandaloun.

Who is Medina Spirit?

400

One of the preparation races for the Kentucky Derby

What is Fountain of Youth Stakes?

500

Henry Price McGrath was also known for what operation in the south?

What are gambling rooms?

500

What did women receive at the derby parties which became and infamous symbol of the derby?

What are roses?

500

Last owner to win the Kentucky Derby. 

Who is Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Makotoum?

500

In 2019, this horse became the first in Kentucky Derby history to cross the finish line first but be disqualified, after a controversial interference call in the stretch.

Who is Maximum Security?

500

Another name for the Kentucky Derby.

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