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路易西安納州的課瑞森市賽馬俱樂部的比賽,馬匹競相衝向終點

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肯塔基州的第一場賽馬:1875517

1875517日,一匹馬叫做亞里斯泰德 (Aristides) 在馬師奧力佛‧路易斯 (Oliver Lewis) 的操控下,領先其他馬匹,率先衝過終點線,贏得肯塔基州第一場賽馬比賽的冠軍。這匹馬的主人麥克葛拉斯 (H. P. McGrath) ,以及一群大聲吶喊的觀眾站在看台上看著比賽。亞里斯泰德是一匹純種名駒,牠的名字是以遠古希臘一位將軍的名字命名的。贏得路易斯威爾的勝利之後,亞里斯泰德得到更多的牧草飼料。你在這場有史以來的比賽中,還看到了什麼呢?


On May 17, 1875, the horse, Aristides, and his rider, Oliver Lewis, crossed the finish line ahead of the rest of the field at the first ever Kentucky Derby. The horse's owner, H.P. McGrath, and a roaring crowd in the stands looked on. Aristides, a Thoroughbred named after an ancient Greek general, earned extra alfalfa that day in Louisville. What would you have seen in Louisville that first race day?

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