DERBY DAYS: In just a few short days, it will be the annual
running of the Kentucky Derby. Our friends at Bradford Area Public
Library have prepared some special events in conjunction with the
event and today we feature one of them – a quiz to test your
knowledge of the derby and its traditions.

A Derby Gala fundraiser which will be held on May 2 (that’s this
Saturday, folks) at the Bradford Club and will benefit the Bradford
Area Public Library’s endowment fund.

Quiz answers are at the bottom of this column. All answers are
true or false:

1. A bronze statue honoring 2006 Kentucky Derby winner
Barbaro was unveiled at Churchill Downs on April 26 of this
year.

2. The distance the Derby is run has always been 1.25 miles.

3. Churchill Downs was named for descendants of William
Clark of the Lewis and Clark expedition.

4. The first national telecast of the Kentucky Derby was in May
1952.

5. The youngest rider to win the Derby was 15 years old.

6. Six fillies have won the Derby.

7. In 1917, Omar Khayyam became the first foreign-bred horse to
win the race.

8. The Derby is the second jewel in horse racing’s Triple
Crown.

9. The largest crowd to attend the Derby (163,628) was at the
100th running in 1974.

10. The Kentucky Burgoo is the traditional victory dance
performed by the owner of the winning horse.

11. A Kentucky thoroughbred horse is on the reverse side of the
Kentucky state quarter.

12. The race is now officially called the “The Kentucky Derby
presented by Yum! Brands.”

ANSWERS: 1. True; 2. False. Before 1896 it was run at 1.5
miles; 3. True. John and Henry Churchill, relatives of Meriwether
Lewis Clark Jr., grandson of William Clark, provided the land for
the original racetrack; 4. True.; 5. True., Alonzo “Lonnie” Clayton
won in 1892; 6. False. Only three fillies have won: Regret (1915),
Genuine Risk (1980) and Winning Colors (1988);

7. True; 8. False. The Derby is jewel No. 1, followed by The
Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes; 9. True; 10. False,
Kentucky Burgoo is a thick stew of beef, chicken, pork and
vegetables. It’s eaten, not danced; 11. True; 12. True. The
Louisville-based company signed the corporate sponsorship deal in
2006.