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• First manned flight of an Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) owns and runs its flagship  
_ aeroplane took place in operation, the Churchill Downs Racetrack, in Louisville. It has  
°_ Kentucky at Churchill Downs conducted Thoroughbred racing there since 1875 and is most l
on June 17, 1910 noted for its Kentucky Derby, a race for three—year—o|d Thor- l
S • Sherman tanks, hot off the oughbreds held the first Saturday in May. All of the company’s ,
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y Churchill Downs for tryouts agement Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary. This includes
H during WWII _ _ . racetracks in Kentucky, Florida, Illinois, Indiana and California.
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with roses appears in 1896 when thebaycolt, Ben I as an ambassador during the
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• Derby start to Finish is 1,320 feet . pear on I\IBC’s "Today Show."
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• Largest one day gathering of UK alumni at club parties
throughout the country takes place on Derby Day
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