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Article: Kentucky Derby 134 Delivers Positive On-Track Results for Race Favorite Big Brown and Churchill Downs.
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- Business Wire
- Article date:
- May 4, 2008
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The largest Kentucky Derby crowd of the 21st century gathered under the historic Twin Spires to watch undefeated Derby favorite Big Brown power through the stretch and dominate a full field of 20 horses in the Grade I Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands.
The attendance mark of 157,770 was the second largest in Kentucky Derby history and trails only the crowd of 163,628 that witnessed Cannonade win the centennial Derby in 1974. It is the seventh time in 10 years that Kentucky Derby Day attendance has topped 150,000.
Total wagering from all sources on the Kentucky Derby race, which includes on-track and off-track wagers was ...