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FONTS
May 16, 1925: The first network radio broadcast of the Kentucky Derby aired from WHAS in Louisville.
Oliver Lewis was an African American jockey who won the first Kentucky Derby in 1875.
May 1, 2004: Smarty Jones made it a perfect 7-for-7 in his career with a victory in the 130th Kentucky Derby.
May 5, 1973: Secretariat became the first horse to complete the 1 1-4-mile course for the Kentucky Derby in less than two minutes when he won the 99th Run for the Roses in a record 1:59 2-5, which was 3-5 faster than Northern Dancer's 1964 mark of 2:00, to set a track andstakes record that still holds. He ran each successive quarter-mile of the race faster than the previous one, with split times of :25 1-5,:24, :23 4-5, :23 2-5 and :23.
May 2, 1981: The first simulcast of the Kentucky Derby took place, with three outlets-Centennial Park, Longacres Racecourse and Yakima Meadows-receiving the signal. Total simulcast wagering was $455,163. The Derby simulcast was suspended for the next two years,pending approval by Kentucky horsemen, and was reinstated in 1984.
May 7, 2006: Barbaro, ridden by Edgar Prado, won the 132nd running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
May 3, 1986: Charlie Whittingham, at age 73, became the oldest trainer to win his first Kentucky Derby when he sent Ferdinand tovictory. Ferdinand's rider, Bill Shoemaker, was the oldest jockey (54) to take the Run for the Roses. Whittingham topped himself in 1989,winning the Derby a second time (at age 76) with Sunday Silence.
50-1 Longshot Mine That Bird came roaring down the stretch to capture the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby.
May 5, 1990: Frances Genter, age 92, became the oldest winning owner in Derby history when Unbridled won the 116th renewal of the Run for the Roses.