Kentucky Derby at AcesAce Horse Betting
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Triple Crown Horse Races Results

Da' Tara becomes the Belmont Stakes winner and spoils Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown's Triple Crown attempt.

See the 2008 Belmont Stakes Results & Payouts, the Preakness results & payouts and the Kentucky Derby Results and Payouts.

Probable next start for Da'Tara and Big Brown: Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.

2008 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park

The 2008 Breeders' Cup, thoroughbred racing's most prestigious event, consisting of 14 Breeders' Cup races and $25.5 million in purses, will be held on October 24-25, at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.

Find out the Breeders' Cup schedule, see the 2008 Breeders' Cup odds or take a look back in time in last year's Breeders' Cup entries and the previous Breeders' Cup winners.

Plus get free Breeders' Cup racing picks and betting tips from horse racing handicappers in the forum!

Churchill Downs is one of the world's most legendary race tracks. It has conducted thoroughbred racing and hosted America's greatest race, the Kentucky Derby, since its opening in 1875, and through the years it has been endearly called, “Home of the Kentucky Derby” and The Downs.

The Run for the Roses

The Kentucky Derby is also referred to as "The Run for the Roses", this is due to the fact that a garland of red roses is awarded to the Kentucky Derby winner each year. The tradition is as a result of New York socialite E. Berry Wall presenting roses to ladies at a post-Derby party in 1883. But it was not until 1896 that any recorded account referred to roses being draped on the Derby winner. The governor of Kentucky awards the garland and the trophy.

The Mint Julep

The Mint Julep is the traditional beverage of Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby. It's a cocktail made from water, sugar, mint, crushed ice, and whisky or bourbon. Served on a silver glass.

Over 80,000 Mint Juleps are served over the two-day period of the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby, requiring 8,000 liters of Mint Julep Ready-to-Serve Cocktail, 2,200 pounds of freshly harvested mint, and 80 tons of shaved ice.