HONEY MINT JULEP Alexandria & James - April 28, 2018 On May 17th, 1875 the first Kentucky Derby was run in the presence of 10,000 spectators on the track that would later be christened Churchill Downs. This sporting event is the oldest in American Sport and has been run every year without fail even through the turmoil of the Great Depression and World Wars. The event was based on the idea of the Epsom Derby in England, a national sporting day that represented the spirit of th