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Where Are They Now: 27 Years of Kentucky Derby winners

Every year, the run for the roses enshrines its winner in sports history; but have you ever wondered what happens to the winners after the sun sets on another Kentucky Derby? Catch up with the winners of the past 27 years of the world’s biggest horse race below.

2020: Authentic
Notable Fillies in Major Kentucky Derby Prep Races

Throughout the years, most top contenders in Kentucky Derby prep races have been colts or geldings. Although fillies are eligible for all Derby preps and can earn points toward securing a spot in the starting gate for the first jewel of the Triple Crown, not many of them take on males along the Derby trail or in the classic.
Class, Courage Made Tepin True Star of the Turf

For the most part, the great American-based fillies and mares of the last few decades were stars who beat the boys in Triple Crown races or major Grade 1 stakes on dirt.

One of the exceptions was Tepin.
Lost in the Fog: The Courageous Sprinter

He came, like the fog in Carl Sandburg’s famous poem, silently. For a time he lingered, just long enough for his presence to be acknowledged. And then, like the fog, he moved on, all too soon, leaving everyone to wonder what might have been.

His name, of course, was Lost in the Fog.
Stars of Yesterday: Looking Back at Best Arkansas Derby Winners

Oaklawn Park's road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve concludes this Saturday, when the Hot Springs, Ark. track hosts the $1 million, Grade 1 Arkansas Derby. A field of 3-year-olds will travel 1 ⅛ miles on dirt in search of Derby qualifying points.

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