The Gold Cup
Learn the history behind the iconic design of the Kentucky Derby trophy.
Learn the history behind the iconic design of the Kentucky Derby trophy.
Matt Winn describes what it was like to attend his first Kentucky Derby in the book “Down the Stretch” published by Smith and Durrell in 1949. It was 1875 and he was just 13 years old.
Horseracing has long been called the “Sport of Kings,” an homage to its age-old patronage by the leaders and influential movers and shakers of society. Learn more celebrities at the Derby!
Monday, 4/20, we celebrate Secretariat on the Virtual Museum. We reached out to longtime Kentucky Derby Museum volunteer, Bekkie Siebel, and asked her to share what Secretariat means to her.
A superior athlete with unmatched celebrity status, Secretariat is an icon of Thoroughbred racing history. Learn more about his start and what made him a legend in the industry.
The origins of the mint julep and its connection to the Kentucky Derby has been mythologized widely, but here are a few of our favorite fun facts about the history of Derby’s signature cocktail.
Chris Goodlett would like to share with you some of the highlights of this collection and how we chose to present it in the permanent exhibition, Bill Shoemaker: Larger than Life.
A crescendo engulfs the racetrack as 160,000 or so people in the crowd, from the clubhouse to the infield, are all Kentuckians, gathered together to celebrate one of Kentucky’s greatest traditions.
