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Few events capture all that is sports. Intensity, tradition, pageantry and hold your breath action. The Kentucky Derby is all of that and then some. Often called the most exciting two minutes in sports it is easy to get caught up in the glamour but in the end, it's all about the finish line. There is no better place in the world of sport than Churchill Downs the first weekend in May.
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