The spectacle and the celebration quiet and racing fans across the globe hold their collective breath for "The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports."
Gates will open at 8:00 am and the first post starts at 11:30 am. General admission is $40.
This "Run for the Roses" attracts the finest three-year-old Thoroughbreds in North America and serves as the first jewel of the VISA Triple Crown.
The Kentucky Derby is the oldest horse race event in North America, attended by more than 130,000 spectators and watched on television by millions of people. It has run continuously at Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville, KY, on the first Saturday of May since 1875, the year the track was built.