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  • 2
    May
    2012
    12:47pm, EDT

    Place your bets: Kentucky Derby horses get ready to race at Churchill Downs

    Charlie Riedel / AP

    Hot walker Cesar Zarco helps give Kentucky Derby entrant Union Rags a bath at Churchill Downs on May 2, in Louisville, Ky.

    Charlie Riedel / AP

    Kentucky Derby entrant Daddy Nose Best grazes after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, May 2, in Louisville, Ky.

    Morry Gash / AP

    Exercise rider Zeke Castro takes Kentucky Derby entrant Went the Day Well for a workout at Churchill Downs on May 1.

    John Sommers Ii / Reuters

    Horses and exercise riders walk to the track during early morning workouts as preparations are in full swing for the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on May 1.

     For the latest updates on the upcoming race on May 6 click here for coverage on NBC Sports.

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  • 4
    Nov
    2011
    8:16pm, EDT

    Fillies and mares kick off Breeders Cup at Churchill Downs

    By Rich Shulman

    Tomorrow, the boys get their chance for the $5 million top purse. Full coverage.

    Matt Sullivan / Reuters

    Horses come around the bend in the Juvenile Fillies Turf race during the 2011 Breeders' Cup World Championship horse races at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, November 4. Jockey John Velazquez aboard Stephanie's Kitten rides took first place in the race.

    David J. Phillip / AP

    Juan Leyva rides Musical Romance to victory during the Filly & Mare Sprint race at the Breeders' Cup horse races at Churchill Downs Friday, Nov. 4, in Louisville, Ky.

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  • 6
    May
    2011
    10:58am, EDT

    Fans wear hats while horses take to the track ahead of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs

    Charlie Riedel / AP

    A horse makes its way to the track for a morning workout at Churchill Downs Friday, May 6, 2011, in Louisville, Ky.

    John Sommers II / Reuters

    Race fans watch horses gallop on the track during early morning workouts at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, May 6, 2011.

    By Phaedra Singelis, NBC News

    I wonder if the Kentucky Derby fans will give the British royal wedding attendants some competition for their hats. The Kentucky Derby will be run on Saturday.

    Read more about the derby on NBC Sports.
    See more fabulous hats donned at the royal wedding.

    Or watch the video below from hat designer Christine Moore's appearance on TODAY.

    Christine Moore, one of the premiere hat designers in horse racing, shows TODAY's Al Roker and Jenna Wolfe six different hat fashions we'll see at this year's Kentucky Derby.

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    Only two hats shown? We need more variety to make a good judgment! More pictures please!

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  • 6
    Nov
    2010
    7:35pm, EDT

    John Gress / Reuters

    Jockey Garrett Gomez rides Blame, right, to edge out Zenyatta, left, with jockey Mike Smith aboard in the Breeders' Cup Classic under the lights during the 2010 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on Nov. 6.

    Looking for someone to Blame

    By Katie Cannon, Senior Multimedia Editor

    I've watched the replay of the stretch run several times now, and no matter how hard I cheer or how many times I watch it, Zenyatta just doesn't get to the wire first. She retires with a nearly perfect 19 wins and one loss. Her trainer, John Shirreffs, had a great attitude about her appearance in a tough race against the boys that many thought had the potential to blemish her record: "It's not the end of the world (if she loses)," he said. "Giving her the opportunity to achieve something that seems almost unattainable is more important." Read the full story here.

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    Here's The YouTube of The Race: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Et15M6wsPo Incredible run, and attitude by The Trainer. Zenyatta Rocks.

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  • 5
    Nov
    2010
    7:27pm, EDT

    John Gress / Reuters

    Jockey Jeffrey Sanchez rides Awesome Feather, center, to victory in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies race during the 2010 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, Nov. 5, 2010.

    Awesome Feather runs

    By Robert Hood

    I like the light in this picture.

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    This picture captured the "ultimum " athlete beautifully! The awesome power absolutely hypnotizes you.

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