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Churchill Downs. Downs are open, rolling, upland country. These are located in Louisville, Kentucky, and are named not after British great Winston Churchill but for the original prop- erty owners, the brothers John and Henry Churchill. Churchill Downs has been synonymous with the Kentucky Derby, estab- lished there in 1875 as an annual race for three-year-olds. The Kentucky Derby itself was named after the English Derby (pro- nounced Darby) at Epson Downs, first held in 1780 when es- tablished by the 12th earl of Derby. The first Kentucky Derby, the oldest American horse race, awarded the winner a purse of $1,000, plus the entry fees of all the horses. See derby.

词汇	churchill downs
词源	Churchill Downs. Downs are open, rolling, upland country. These are located in Louisville, Kentucky, and are named not after British great Winston Churchill but for the original prop- erty owners, the brothers John and Henry Churchill. Churchill Downs has been synonymous with the Kentucky Derby, estab- lished there in 1875 as an annual race for three-year-olds. The Kentucky Derby itself was named after the English Derby (pro- nounced Darby) at Epson Downs, first held in 1780 when es- tablished by the 12th earl of Derby. The first Kentucky Derby, the oldest American horse race, awarded the winner a purse of $1,000, plus the entry fees of all the horses. See derby.
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