The first leg of the Triple Crown, the Kentucky Derby, "The Fastest Two Minutes In Sports," has been run at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, since 1875. It usually takes place on the first ...

The first Kentucky Derby in 1875 paid out $2,850 to the winner and $200 to the runner-up for a total purse of $3,050, TwinSpires.com reported. That number grew exponentially and passed $1 million ...