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Article: Kentucky Derby 133 Wagering Matches Previous Year's Records.

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May 6, 2007
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Third-Highest Kentucky Derby Day Crowd Watches Favorite Street Sense Claim the Roses

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A near-record crowd, which included royal visitors, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness Prince Philip, watched James Tafel's Street Sense power home to win Churchill Downs' 133rd Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands by 2 1/4 lengths, while total on-track and all-sources wagering on the "Run for the Roses" matched the record levels set one year ago.

The attendance mark of 156,635 was the third largest in the history of the "Greatest Two Minutes In Sports." It trails only the crowd of 163,628 that saw Cannonade with the 100th Derby ...

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