The Kentucky Derby has always drawn large crowds. View of crowds at Churchill Downs, ca. 1930s.
View of crowds at Churchill Downs, ca. 1930s.
Jockey Ronald “Ron” Turcotte riding Riva Ridge to the win at the 1972 Kentucky Derby. Turcotte is best known as the rider of Secretariat, winner of the U.S. Triple Crown the next year, 1973.
66th Kentucky Derby Official Program, 1940
Remembering Derby
Mary Theobald's scrapbook from her college years at the University of Louisville includes pages dedicated to the 1923 Kentucky Derby.