Called the greatest 2 minutes in sports, it takes place on the first Saturday in May
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Kentucky Derby History | 2017 Kentucky Derby & Oaks | May 5 and 6 ...  The 2017 Kentucky Derby is the 143rd renewal of The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports. ... by formally organizing a group of local race fans to be named the Louisville Jockey Club, ... 1875  The first Kentucky Derby race takes place on May 17th. ... for the first Saturday in May, as opposed to an undetermined date in mid-May.
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Kentucky Derby - Wikipedia  The Kentucky Derby /drbi/ is a horse race held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. ... The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports ... Unlike the Preakness and Belmont Stakes, which took hiatuses in 18911893 and 19111912,...
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The Big Apple: The most exciting two minutes in sports (Kentucky ...  May 2, 2014 ... The fastest two minutes in sports was cited in print in 1981. ... United States, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. ... Two Minutes in Sports for its approximate duration, and is also called The Run ... Is a 20-horse Kentucky Derby an accident waiting to happen?
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Covering the Greatest Two Minutes in Sports - The New York Times  May 1, 2014 ... In the lead-up to the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, we asked him about the ... There's history: Horse racing was America's first professional sport and was ... Bill also wrote A Fine Place to Daydream about the jump races in Ireland ... I try to put my notebook down and watch the greatest two minutes of sports...
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Kentucky Derby | horse race | Britannica.com  May 9, 2016 ... The second horse to surpass the two-minute mark was Monarchos, who won the ... The greatest upset in Derby history occurred in 1913, when ... The track officially opened on May 17, 1875, and the first Derby (one of ... Sports: Fact or Fiction? ... and the raucous partying that takes place in the track's infield.
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Baker Field: Birthplace of Sports Television - Columbia College  On May 17, 1939 -- a mere 60 years ago -- televising a regular athletic event was tried for the first time. A Columbia-Princeton baseball game at Baker Field was...
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J! Archive - Show #4122, aired 2002-07-02  Game 5 of the 2001 World Series was the first Major League game to be .... In 1955 he got an offer he couldn't refuse: the publication of his first novel, "The Dark...
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Churchill Downs - America's Story from America's Library  Explore the States ... Name America's most famous horse race. ... Every year since 1875, this race has been held at Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky. ... The Kentucky Derby, held the first Saturday in May, is the first "leg," or...
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No World Cup, but plenty of soccer on TV this summer  Jun 10, 2016 ... For American soccer fans, the games will start Saturday morning ... America commemorating the 100th anniversary of South America's ... "It's very unique for a network to be able to wrap itself around your national flag," Nathanson said. ... in two years  and a chance to show how that coverage might look.
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French Open - Wikipedia  The French Open, often referred to as Roland Garros is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. Named after the French aviator Roland Garros, it is the premier clay-court tennis championship event in the world and the ... Because of the slow-playing surface and the five-set men's singles matches...
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GORDON WHITE: TV Baseball Celebrates 70 Years | Sports ...  May 17, 2009 ... That initial baseball telecast, which was also the first sports telecast in the ... It was played, May 17, 1939, at Columbia's Baker Field situated high above the ... But it was primarily shown for promotional purposes in the RCA ... event, there was a tie so that the first televised baseball game lasted 10 innings.
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Sports Challenge | Game Shows Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia  OPENING SPIEL: This beautiful (name of the person's athlete), will be the subject of ... Two popular professional sports teams consisting of three of its players play a ... rounds, the teams were shown film clips of great moments in sports history. After each clip, host Enberg read a toss-up question about the clip to both teams.
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jeopardy/3573_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  On July 20, 1858 about 1,500 fans in N.Y. were 1st to pay an admission charge to watch this sport | baseball. right: John. Wrong: Annette: What is boxing?
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Kentucky Derby History | 2017 Kentucky Derby & Oaks | May 5 and 6 ...  The 2017 Kentucky Derby is the 143rd renewal of The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports. ... 1875  The first Kentucky Derby race takes place on May 17th. .... 1973  In the 99th running of the Kentucky Derby, Secretariat wins with the fastest ... He is the 10th Triple Crown winner, and the only horse to take that title while also...
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Motor racing's 24-hour party people  FT.com  May 24, 2013 ... Le Mans celebrates its 90th anniversary next month, prompting thousands ... driving their own car on the circuit and recreating the thrills of the greatest ... The garden of her simple restaurant backs on to the track near the famous Dunlop Bridge. ... where Henry II, future king of England, was baptised in 1133.
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Greatest 45 minutes ever in sports - SI.com  May 24, 2010 ... But Owens' one-day blockbuster in Ann Arbor has no parallel, not only in track and ... It is the greatest single day performance in athletic history, superior to Wilt ... He first drew attention when he tied the 100-yard dash world record of 9.4 ... and never more so than at Michigan's Ferry Field on May 25, 1935.
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Jackie Robinson | Verdun2's Blog  Nearing second when the catch was made, DiMaggio kicked the dirt in a show of ... It was a good game, made famous by Gionfriddo's great catch, still one of the most ... Game 7 of the 1947 World Series was played 6 October in Yankee Stadium. .... He went 2.2 innings, gave up one run, one walk, and struck out one, and...
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The 14 most memorable moments from Olympic Opening Ceremonies  Aug 5, 2016 ... With the Opening Ceremony for the Rio Olympics hours away, Fox Sports looks ... of the greatest moments from Summer Olympics past. Photo: Clive Rose. 1 ... in the Olympic flame) over the cauldron to light it and get the Games started. ... didn't actually go over the cauldron (on purpose), which was ignited...
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J! Archive - Show #3385, aired 1999-04-30  In 1990 Arie Luyendyk set a track record at this Memorial Day race with an ... In 1995 Lenny Wilkins broke this man's record as the NBA's winningest coach...
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Marsha the moose SLAYS YOUR FAVES, When you remember ...  When you remember Jackie and James dominated the first endurance/balancing comps in the first week.
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Morning Buzz, May 6, 2005 - SportsBusiness Daily | SportsBusiness ...  May 6, 2005 ... Beijing Today May Ink Five-Year Shirt Sponsorship With FC Barcelona ... It would unite the passion of Congress in a way [MLB] has never seen before ( HARTFORD COURANT, 5/6). English Premier ... After 285 years, in 1945 this British organization inducted its first women, including Kathleen Lonsdale....