Hats Off to Kentucky's Horse Industry Day is a celebration of Kentucky's equine industry. It is the only day of the year that ...

That means a horse is unable to run twice in the Kentucky Derby, as the horse has to be 3 years old as of the first Saturday in May of the year. The race is also exclusively for thoroughbreds.

Blane Servis, a recovering alcoholic, is an assistant trainer to Brad Cox in Kentucky. Servis’ father, John, trained 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Smarty Jones.

The Mint Julep is at least 100 years older than the Kentucky Derby, originating in the U.S. in the mid-to-late 1700s, and has been served at Churchill Downs since the race’s inception in 1875.