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邱吉爾唐斯
地方性遺產
請舉出美國最著名的馬賽。假如您的回答是肯塔基大賽馬，那您就答對了！但您知道這場賽事的舉辦地點嗎？自1875年以來，這場賽事每年都在路易斯維爾市邱吉爾唐斯的賽馬場上舉行。
飼養馬匹及賽馬在肯塔基州極為流行。路易斯維爾的賽馬可回溯到1789年，當時的
賽馬在市場街(Market
Street)舉行。在一趟1872-1873年的國外旅行中，與法國及英國的卓越賽事領導人會談後，26歲的陸軍上校克拉克(M.
Lewis Clark)想出了一個計畫，他決定要創立路易斯維爾市騎師俱樂部，專門用來處理競賽大會。返國後，克拉克開發了一座賽場(也就是邱吉爾唐斯的前身)，並在此展示肯塔基州的飼養業。
肯塔基大賽馬於五月的第一個星期六舉行，它是第一個的"leg"，即馬賽的「三冠賽」(Triple
Crown)。您能說出另外二項賽事嗎？它們是馬里蘭州的普利克內斯有獎賽(Preakness
Stakes)及紐約的貝爾蒙特有獎賽(Belmont
Stakes)。
Name America's most famous horse race. If you said the Kentucky Derby, you'd be right! But do you know where the race is held? Every year since 1875, this race has been held at Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky.
Horse breeding and racing are extremely popular in Kentucky. Horse racing in Louisville dates back to 1789, when races were held down Market Street. During a trip abroad in 1872-1873, 26-year-old Colonel M. Lewis Clark came up with a plan to create the Louisville Jockey Club for conducting race meets, after meeting with prominent racing leaders in France and England. When he returned, Clark developed a racetrack, which would become known as Churchill Downs and would showcase Kentucky's breeding industry.
The Kentucky Derby, held the first Saturday in May, is the first "leg," or competition, of horse racing's "Triple Crown." Can you name the other two races? They are the Preakness Stakes in Maryland and the Belmont Stakes in New York.
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