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HORSES, KENTUCKY DERBY (1875-2019) Kentucky Derby
HORSES, KENTUCKY DERBY (1875-2019) Kentucky Derby Winners, Alphabetically (1875-2019) HORSE YEAR HORSE YEAR Affirmed 1978 Kauai King 1966 Agile 1905 Kingman 1891 Alan-a-Dale 1902 Lawrin 1938 Always Dreaming 2017 Leonatus 1883 Alysheba 1987 Lieut. Gibson 1900 American Pharoah 2015 Lil E. Tee 1992 Animal Kingdom 2011 Lookout 1893 Apollo (g) 1882 Lord Murphy 1879 Aristides 1875 Lucky Debonair 1965 Assault 1946 Macbeth II (g) 1888 Azra 1892 Majestic Prince 1969 Baden-Baden 1877 Manuel 1899 Barbaro 2006 Meridian 1911 Behave Yourself 1921 Middleground 1950 Ben Ali 1886 Mine That Bird 2009 Ben Brush 1896 Monarchos 2001 Big Brown 2008 Montrose 1887 Black Gold 1924 Morvich 1922 Bold Forbes 1976 Needles 1956 Bold Venture 1936 Northern Dancer-CAN 1964 Brokers Tip 1933 Nyquist 2016 Bubbling Over 1926 Old Rosebud (g) 1914 Buchanan 1884 Omaha 1935 Burgoo King 1932 Omar Khayyam-GB 1917 California Chrome 2014 Orb 2013 Cannonade 1974 Paul Jones (g) 1920 Canonero II 1971 Pensive 1944 Carry Back 1961 Pink Star 1907 Cavalcade 1934 Plaudit 1898 Chant 1894 Pleasant Colony 1981 Charismatic 1999 Ponder 1949 Chateaugay 1963 Proud Clarion 1967 Citation 1948 Real Quiet 1998 Clyde Van Dusen (g) 1929 Regret (f) 1915 Count Fleet 1943 Reigh Count 1928 Count Turf 1951 Riley 1890 Country House 2019 Riva Ridge 1972 Dark Star 1953 Sea Hero 1993 Day Star 1878 Seattle Slew 1977 Decidedly 1962 Secretariat 1973 Determine 1954 Shut Out 1942 Donau 1910 Silver Charm 1997 Donerail 1913 Sir Barton 1919 Dust Commander 1970 Sir Huon 1906 Elwood 1904 Smarty Jones 2004 Exterminator -
RUNNING STYLE at Quarter Mile Decidedly 1962 9 9 ¼ Carry Back 1961 11 18
RUNNING STYLE At Quarter Mile Decidedly 1962 9 9 ¼ Carry Back 1961 11 18 Venetian Way 1960 4 3 ½ Wire-To-Wire Kentucky Derby Winners : Horse Year Call Lengths Tomy Lee 1959 2 1 ½ American Pharoah 2015 3 1 Tim Tam 1958 8 11 This listing represents 22 Kentucky Derby California Chrome 2014 3 2 Iron Liege 1957 3 1 ½ winners that have led at each point of call during the Orb 2013 16 10 Needles 1956 16 15 race. Points of call for the Kentucky Derby are a I’ll Have Another 2012 6 4 ¼ quarter-mile, half-mile, three-quarter-mile, mile, Swaps 1955 1 1 Animal Kingdom 2011 12 6 Determine 1954 3 4 ½ stretch and finish. Super Saver 2010 6 5 ½ From 1875 to 1959 a start call was given for Dark Star 1953 1 1 ½ Mine That Bird 2009 19 21 Hill Gail 1952 2 2 the race, but was discontinued in 1960. The quarter- Big Brown 2008 4 1 ½ Count Turf 1951 11 7 ¼ mile then replaced the start as the first point of call. Street Sense 2007 18 15 Middleground 1950 5 6 Barbaro 2006 5 3 ¼ Ponder 1949 14 16 Wire-to-Wire Winner Year Giacomo 2005 18 11 Citation 1948 2 6 Smarty Jones 2004 4 1 ¾ War Emblem 2002 Jet Pilot 1947 1 1 ½ Funny Cide 2003 4 2 Winning Colors-f 1988 Assault 1946 5 3 ½ War Emblem 2002 1 ½ Spend a Buck 1985 Hoop Jr. 1945 1 1 Monarchos 2001 13 13 ½ Bold Forbes 1976 Pensive 1944 13 11 Riva Ridge 1972 Fusaichi Pegasus 2000 15 12 ½ Count Fleet 1943 1 head Kauai King 1966 Charismatic 1999 7 3 ¾ Shut Out 1942 4 2 ¼ Jet Pilot 1947 Real Quiet 1998 8 6 ¾ Whirlaway 1941 8 15 ½ Silver Charm 1997 6 4 ¼ Count Fleet 1943 Gallahadion 1940 3 2 Grindstone 1996 15 16 ¾ Bubbling Over 1926 Johnstown 1939 1 2 Thunder Gulch 1995 6 3 Paul Jones 1920 Lawrin 1938 5 7 ½ Go for Gin 1994 2 head Sir Barton 1919 War Admiral 1937 1 1 ½ Sea Hero 1993 13 10 ¾ Regret-f 1915 Bold Venture 1936 8 5 ¾ Lil E. -
Derby Day Weather
Derby Day Weather (The following records are for the entire day...not necessarily race time...unless otherwise noted. Also, the data were taken at the official observation site for the city of Louisville, not at Churchill Downs itself.) Coldest Minimum Temperature: 36 degrees May 4, 1940 and May 4, 1957 Coldest Maximum Temperature: 47 degrees May 4, 1935 and May 4, 1957* (record for the date) Coldest Average Daily Temperature: 42 degrees May 4, 1957 Warmest Maximum Temperature: 94 degrees May 2, 1959 Warmest Average Daily Temperature: 79 degrees May 14, 1886 Warmest Minimum Temperature: 72 degrees May 14, 1886 Wettest: 3.15" of rain May 5, 2018 Sleet has been recorded on Derby Day. On May 6, 1989, sleet fell from 1:01pm to 1:05pm EDT (along with rain). Snow then fell the following morning (just flurries). *The record cold temperatures on Derby Day 1957 were accompanied by north winds of 20 to 25mph! Out of 145 Derby Days, 69 experienced precipitation at some point during the day (48%). Longest stretch of consecutive wet Derby Days (24-hr): 7 (2007-2013) Longest stretch of consecutive wet Derby Days (1pm-7pm): 6 (1989 - 1994) Longest stretch of consecutive dry Derby Days (24-hr): 12 (1875-1886) Longest stretch of consecutive dry Derby Days (1pm-7pm): 12 (1875 - 1886) For individual Derby Day Weather, see next page… Derby Day Weather Date High Low 24-hour Aftn/Eve Weather Winner Track Precipitation Precipitation May 4, 2019 71 58 0.34” 0.34” Showers Country House Sloppy May 5, 2018 70 61 3.15” 2.85” Rain Justify Sloppy May 6, 2017 62 42 -
Horsemen Are Joyed by Healthy Entry
McGraw's Giants Equal Horsemen Are Joyed by Healthy Entry Johnson Blanks Red Sox KentuckyDerby Shutout Record of Cards for Big Revival of Racing at Readville For an Even Dozen Times Has Best Class THE Giant« gave the Phi!lic3 the worst scoreless defeat in over three THE week in the American League saw Walter Johnson, oí the Sena- In Its years in the major leagues when they defeated Pat Moran's players I tors, apply the whitewash brush to the Red Sox for the twelfth time. History 0 last or when Elaborate Ar¬ on by a score of 15 to Tuesday, since April 15, 1915, Programme TWO classy horses of the harness world which are ex¬ Griff's big gun scored his first runless game against the Boston "Red" Faber, of the White Sox, blanked the Browns IG to 0. Ross Young 1807. After that Walter could not shut them out until May ranged Promises One of pected to be among the record-breakers of the com¬ September 7, Picking Winner of has scored 13 runs in his last nine consecutive frames. Kauff scored 10 2, 1911, blanking them in every one of the succeeding years to date, getting ^ season. winner of the runs in nine consecutive games. Molhvitz has hit safe in his last seven Grand Circuit's Best ing Above, Bacelli, 2:06'/^, two runless victories in 1913 and three in 1914. Sunday's Classic Is E*. games. Carey has hit safe in his last nine games. fastest six-heat race ever recorded, and Esperanza, 2:04, Joe Jackson got four hits in as many tries off Loudermilk and Leifield, The Giants, who recently hooked three shutouts on to the Phils, Meetings the unbeaten California trotter. -
HORSES, KENTUCKY DERBY (1875-2015) Kentucky Derby
HORSES, KENTUCKY DERBY (1875-2015) Kentucky Derby Winners, Alphabetically (1875-2015) HORSE YEAR HORSE YEAR Affirmed 1978 Kingman 1891 Agile 1905 Lawrin 1938 Alan-a-Dale 1902 Leonatus 1883 Alysheba 1987 Lieut. Gibson 1900 American Pharoah 2015 Lil E. Tee 1992 Animal Kingdom 2011 Lookout 1893 Apollo (g) 1882 Lord Murphy 1879 Aristides 1875 Lucky Debonair 1965 Assault 1946 Macbeth II (g) 1888 Azra 1892 Majestic Prince 1969 Baden-Baden 1877 Manuel 1899 Barbaro 2006 Meridian 1911 Behave Yourself 1921 Middleground 1950 Ben Ali 1886 Mine That Bird 2009 Ben Brush 1896 Monarchos 2001 Big Brown 2008 Montrose 1887 Black Gold 1924 Morvich 1922 Bold Forbes 1976 Needles 1956 Bold Venture 1936 Northern Dancer-CAN 1964 Brokers Tip 1933 Old Rosebud (g) 1914 Bubbling Over 1926 Omaha 1935 Buchanan 1884 Omar Khayyam-GB 1917 Burgoo King 1932 Orb 2013 California Chrome 2014 Paul Jones (g) 1920 Cannonade 1974 Pensive 1944 Canonero II 1971 Pink Star 1907 Carry Back 1961 Plaudit 1898 Cavalcade 1934 Pleasant Colony 1981 Chant 1894 Ponder 1949 Charismatic 1999 Proud Clarion 1967 Chateaugay 1963 Real Quiet 1998 Citation 1948 Regret (f) 1915 Clyde Van Dusen (g) 1929 Reigh Count 1928 Count Fleet 1943 Riley 1890 Count Turf 1951 Riva Ridge 1972 Dark Star 1953 Sea Hero 1993 Day Star 1878 Seattle Slew 1977 Decidedly 1962 Secretariat 1973 Determine 1954 Shut Out 1942 Donau 1910 Silver Charm 1997 Donerail 1913 Sir Barton 1919 Dust Commander 1970 Sir Huon 1906 Elwood 1904 Smarty Jones 2004 Exterminator (g) 1918 Spectacular Bid 1979 Ferdinand 1986 Spend a Buck 1985 Flying -
2008 International List of Protected Names
LISTE INTERNATIONALE DES NOMS PROTÉGÉS (également disponible sur notre Site Internet : www.IFHAonline.org) INTERNATIONAL LIST OF PROTECTED NAMES (also available on our Web site : www.IFHAonline.org) Fédération Internationale des Autorités Hippiques de Courses au Galop International Federation of Horseracing Authorities _________________________________________________________________________________ _ 46 place Abel Gance, 92100 Boulogne, France Avril / April 2008 Tel : + 33 1 49 10 20 15 ; Fax : + 33 1 47 61 93 32 E-mail : [email protected] Internet : www.IFHAonline.org La liste des Noms Protégés comprend les noms : The list of Protected Names includes the names of : ) des gagnants des 33 courses suivantes depuis leur ) the winners of the 33 following races since their création jusqu’en 1995 first running to 1995 inclus : included : Preis der Diana, Deutsches Derby, Preis von Europa (Allemagne/Deutschland) Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Jockey Club Gold Cup, Breeders’ Cup Turf, Breeders’ Cup Classic (Etats Unis d’Amérique/United States of America) Poule d’Essai des Poulains, Poule d’Essai des Pouliches, Prix du Jockey Club, Prix de Diane, Grand Prix de Paris, Prix Vermeille, Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (France) 1000 Guineas, 2000 Guineas, Oaks, Derby, Ascot Gold Cup, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, St Leger, Grand National (Grande Bretagne/Great Britain) Irish 1000 Guineas, 2000 Guineas, Derby, Oaks, Saint Leger (Irlande/Ireland) Premio Regina Elena, Premio Parioli, Derby Italiano, Oaks (Italie/Italia) -
2009 International List of Protected Names
Liste Internationale des Noms Protégés LISTE INTERNATIONALE DES NOMS PROTÉGÉS (également disponible sur notre Site Internet : www.IFHAonline.org) INTERNATIONAL LIST OF PROTECTED NAMES (also available on our Web site : www.IFHAonline.org) Fédération Internationale des Autorités Hippiques de Courses au Galop International Federation of Horseracing Authorities __________________________________________________________________________ _ 46 place Abel Gance, 92100 Boulogne, France Tel : + 33 1 49 10 20 15 ; Fax : + 33 1 47 61 93 32 E-mail : [email protected] 2 03/02/2009 International List of Protected Names Internet : www.IFHAonline.org 3 03/02/2009 Liste Internationale des Noms Protégés La liste des Noms Protégés comprend les noms : The list of Protected Names includes the names of : ) des gagnants des 33 courses suivantes depuis leur ) the winners of the 33 following races since their création jusqu’en 1995 first running to 1995 inclus : included : Preis der Diana, Deutsches Derby, Preis von Europa (Allemagne/Deutschland) Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Jockey Club Gold Cup, Breeders’ Cup Turf, Breeders’ Cup Classic (Etats Unis d’Amérique/United States of America) Poule d’Essai des Poulains, Poule d’Essai des Pouliches, Prix du Jockey Club, Prix de Diane, Grand Prix de Paris, Prix Vermeille, Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (France) 1000 Guineas, 2000 Guineas, Oaks, Derby, Ascot Gold Cup, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, St Leger, Grand National (Grande Bretagne/Great Britain) Irish 1000 Guineas, 2000 Guineas, -
8Wffrnvi All Ing the Rest
8 THE EVENING POST. LOUISVILLE. TUESDAY. APRIL 30, 1901. The Best Horses The TICKETS ON SALE West to Start in At Rosenham's, Buschemeyer's, Hurr ler & Nolan's. The Boston, McNairy 6 Schwab, The Chicago and all hotels. NO IMPROPER CHARACTERS ADMISSION $1.00. ALLOWED. American League. FIFTY-THRE- CLUBS. Won. Lost. Per Ct. CONDENSED E ROUNDS Detroit 5 u 1.0H0 TIME CARDS. Washington I! d 1.000 L. & N. RAILROAD. SOUTHERN Baltimore 2 1 .607 Trains RAILWAY St. Louis & Chicago 3 .C00 leaving Union Station, Tenth and Broadnay. In efTect April 15, 1901: Louisville Lines. 2 .1 .400 Cleveland No. 2. daily, at 3:15 a. m. ; sleeper" to Ioi;?Llr?1idep?.t,'. Sfeventh street and river, I'lmaaeipma i z .66.1 Cincinnati and New York. Returning ar- afenue ' y Tlcket mce --0 Fo OF FIGHTING. 0 .01)0 PORTING AND ATHLETIC GOOD rives :43 FIERCE Boston u at a. m. 4, Time Milwaukee 0 5 .0(W No. daily, at 8:40 a. m., Cincinnati. Re- card effective January L 1901. turning arrives at 9:15 p. m. Stops at Lbuisville Division. PISTOLS-GOLF-BASEBA- l' GUNS and A COMPLETE ourth street going and coming. (Southern Railway in ' No. 6, daily, 4:30 car to Kentucky.) DERBY NIGHT RING CONTESTS RED HOT SULLIVAN KNOCKED CYCLING! at p. m.; parlor EASTBOUND.) . Cincinnati. Returning arrives at 11:31 a. m. Stops at Fourth street going and com- OUT (McCLELLAND MATTHEWS RECEIVED DECISION OVER $30,000 STOCK ing. 'Vra SOUTH AMERICA. of ATHLETIC GOODS No. 8, daily, at 1 p, m. -
TRACK CONDITIONS Off-Track Condition Terms No Longer Used
TRACK CONDITIONS Off-track condition terms no longer used: The first year it rained on Derby Day was 1890 “Dusty” Track Conditions (3) and the track was listed “muddy.” Date Derby Winner Despite at least a trace of precipitation for 69 May 6, 1896 Ben Brush of the 146 Kentucky Derby Days (47.3%), there has May 18, 1880 Fonso been a “fast” track on 100 occasions. May 21, 1878 Day Star Track Condition Number “Slow” Track Conditions (6) Fast 101 Date Derby Winner Good 11 Muddy 7 May 3, 1947 Jet Pilot Sloppy 9 May 4, 1946 Assault West Fast 1 May 14, 1927 Whiskery Dusty 3 May 8, 1920 Paul Jones Slow 6 May 3, 1909 Wintergreen Heavy 8 “Heavy” Track Conditions (8) Date Derby Winner The following is a listing of off-track conditions for the Kentucky Derby: May 19, 1928 Reigh Count May 5, 1908 Stone Street “Good” Track Conditions (11) May 6, 1907 Pink Star Date Derby Winner May 10, 1905 Agile May 5, 1990 Unbridled May 12, 1897 Typhoon II May 2, 1970 Dust Commander May 11, 1892 Azra May 6, 1961 Carry Back May 23, 1883 Leonatus May 17, 1960 Venetian Way May 6, 1944 Pensive May 4, 1935 Omaha May 6, 1933 Brokers Tip May 17, 1930 Gallant Fox May 4, 1898 Plaudit May 14, 1885 Joe Cotton May 16, 1884 Buchanan “Muddy” Track Conditions (7) Date Derby Winner May 6, 1989 Sunday Silence May 3, 1958 Tim Tam June 9, 1945 Hoop Jr. May 18, 1929 Clyde Van Dusen May 11, 1918 Exterminator May 11, 1912 Worth May 14, 1890 Riley “Sloppy” Track Conditions (8) Date Derby Winner May 4, 2019 Country House May 5, 2018 Justify May 4, 2013 Orb May 1, 2010 Super Saver May 2, 2009 Mine That Bird May 1, 2004 Smarty Jones May 7, 1994 Go for Gin May 1, 1948 Citation May 16, 1925 Flying Ebony “Wet Fast” Track Condition (1) Date Derby Winner May 6, 2017 Always Dreaming . -
Status of Kentucky Derby Winners
SIRES +Pensive (by Hyperion-GB, 1941) – Ponder (1949) Pink Coat (by Leonatus, 1895) – Pink Star (1907) Pioneerof the Nile (by Empire Maker, 2006) – American Pharoah (2015) Alibhai-GB (by Hyperion-GB, 1938) – Determine (1954) Polish Navy (by Danzig, 1984) – Sea Hero (1993) Alydar (by Raise a Native, 1975) – Alysheba (1987) & Strike the Gold (1991) +Ponder (by Pensive, 1946) – Needles (1956) At the Threshold (by Norcliffe-CAN, 1981) – Lil E. Tee (1992) Pretendre-GB (by Doutelle-GB, 1963) – Canonero II (1971) Australian-GB (by West Australian-GB, 1858) – Baden-Baden (1877) Quiet American (by Fappiano, 1986) – Real Quiet (1998) Birdstone (by Grindstone, 2001) – Mine That Bird (2009) Raise a Native (by Native Dancer, 1961) – Majestic Prince (1969) Black Toney (by Peter Pan, 1911) – Black Gold (1924) & Brokers Tip (1933) Reform (by Leamington-GB, 1871) – Azra (1892) Blenheim II-GB (by Blandford-IRE, 1927) – Whirlaway (1941) & Jet Pilot (1947) +Reigh Count (by Sunreigh-GB, 1925) – Count Fleet (1943) Bob Miles (by Pat Malloy, 1881) – Manuel (1899) Royal Coinage (by Eight Thirty, 1952) – Venetian Way (1960) Bodemeister (by Empire Maker, 2009) – Always Dreaming (2017) Royal Gem II-AUS (by Dhoti-GB, 1942) – Dark Star (1953) Bold Bidder (by Bold Ruler, 1962) – Cannonade (1974) & Spectacular Bid (1979) @Runnymede (by Voter-GB, 1908) – Morvich (1922) Bold Commander (by Bold Ruler, 1960) – Dust Commander (1970) Saggy (by Swing and Sway, 1945) – Carry Back (1961) Bold Reasoning (by Boldnesian, 1968) – Seattle Slew (1977) Scat Daddy (by Johannesburg, 2004) – Justify (2018) Bold Ruler (by Nasrullah-GB, 1954) – Seattle Slew (1973) Sea King-GB (by Persimmon-GB, 1905) – Paul Jones (1920) +Bold Venture (by St. -
(1875-2017) Kentucky Derby Winners, Alphabetically
HORSES, KENTUCKY DERBY (1875-2017) Kentucky Derby Winners, Alphabetically (1875-2017) HORSE YEAR HORSE YEAR Affirmed 1978 Kingman 1891 Agile 1905 Lawrin 1938 Alan-a-Dale 1902 Leonatus 1883 Always Dreaming 2017 Lieut. Gibson 1900 Alysheba 1987 Lil E. Tee 1992 American Pharoah 2015 Lookout 1893 Animal Kingdom 2011 Lord Murphy 1879 Apollo (g) 1882 Lucky Debonair 1965 Aristides 1875 Macbeth II (g) 1888 Assault 1946 Majestic Prince 1969 Azra 1892 Manuel 1899 Baden-Baden 1877 Meridian 1911 Barbaro 2006 Middleground 1950 Behave Yourself 1921 Mine That Bird 2009 Ben Ali 1886 Monarchos 2001 Ben Brush 1896 Montrose 1887 Big Brown 2008 Morvich 1922 Black Gold 1924 Needles 1956 Bold Forbes 1976 Northern Dancer-CAN 1964 Bold Venture 1936 Nyquist 2016 Brokers Tip 1933 Old Rosebud (g) 1914 Bubbling Over 1926 Omaha 1935 Buchanan 1884 Omar Khayyam-GB 1917 Burgoo King 1932 Orb 2013 California Chrome 2014 Paul Jones (g) 1920 Cannonade 1974 Pensive 1944 Canonero II 1971 Pink Star 1907 Carry Back 1961 Plaudit 1898 Cavalcade 1934 Pleasant Colony 1981 Chant 1894 Ponder 1949 Charismatic 1999 Proud Clarion 1967 Chateaugay 1963 Real Quiet 1998 Citation 1948 Regret (f) 1915 Clyde Van Dusen (g) 1929 Reigh Count 1928 Count Fleet 1943 Riley 1890 Count Turf 1951 Riva Ridge 1972 Dark Star 1953 Sea Hero 1993 Day Star 1878 Seattle Slew 1977 Decidedly 1962 Secretariat 1973 Determine 1954 Shut Out 1942 Donau 1910 Silver Charm 1997 Donerail 1913 Sir Barton 1919 Dust Commander 1970 Sir Huon 1906 Elwood 1904 Smarty Jones 2004 Exterminator (g) 1918 Spectacular Bid 1979 Ferdinand -
My Drift Title: Triple Crown Written By: Jerry D
My Drift Title: Triple Crown Written by: Jerry D. Petersen Date: 20 May 2017 Article Number: 259-2017-15 The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Horse Racing, better known as the Triple Crown, is a title awarded to a three-year-old thoroughbred horse who wins the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes. The three races were inaugurated in different years, the last being the Kentucky Derby in 1875. These races are now run annually in May and early June of each year. The Triple Crown Trophy, commissioned in 1950 but awarded to all previous winners as well as those after 1950, is awarded to a Triple Crown winner. The Triple Crown Trophy Churchill Downs thoroughbred racetrack is located on Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky. It is most famous for hosting the Kentucky Derby annually (on the first Saturday of May). This race is nicknamed, “The Run for the Roses.” The track is named for John and Henry Churchill who provided the land. It officially opened in 1875 and held the first Kentucky Derby and the first Kentucky Oaks in the same year. Churchill Downs has also hosted the renowned Breeders' Cup on eight occasions, most recently in 2011. Churchill Downs Front Inside Churchill Downs The Kentucky Derby Pimlico Race Course is a thoroughbred horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, most famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes. Its name is derived from the 1660s when English settlers named the area where the facility currently stands in honor of Olde Ben Pimlico's Tavern in London. The racetrack is nicknamed "Old Hilltop" after a small rise in the infield that became a favorite gathering place for thoroughbred trainers and race enthusiasts.