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LOUISVILLE — The Kentucky Derby is full of interesting facts and statistics.

The first jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown will be held Saturday before an expected crowd of around 45,000 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

Essential Quality is off to an undefeated start in his racing career, as is Rock Your World. The two horses have been the betting favorites all week in the lead-up to the 2021 Kentucky Derby ...

Share: The 147th running of the Kentucky Derby will take place today. The race will feature 19 horses as of writing that will compete in the longest-running annual sporting event in the United States. The race will be aired on NBC Sports, a unit of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA). The race and corresponding racetrack are assets owned by Churchill Downs Inc (NASDAQ: CHDN), a publicly traded company. Several of the 19 horses set to race in the 2021 Kentucky Derby also have ties to the stock market. One horse is even named Super Stock and might see bets from those who follow the stock mark...

1. KNOWN AGENDA (6-1) Need to know: This son of Curlin has been a different colt since Todd Pletcher added blinkers (and reigning top jockey Irad Ortiz Jr.) back in February. In two races with that combo, Known Agenda has won by a combined 13 ¾ lengths, including an impressive victory in the Florida Derby, putting up a 112 Equibase speed figure. That number is the best in this Derby field. A good bet? Some will downplay the significance of the No. 1 post — especially with the newly designed Derby starting gate — but Pletcher’s face said it all Tuesday morning. He looked like a man who�...