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01/05/2017 by Sonya Heaney

On this day: the Kentucky Derby

The 1943 Kentucky Derby was run on the 1^st of May. In this photograph Count Fleet gallops to victory with Johnny Longden.

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This entry was posted in History, On This Day, Sport, US History, Vintage and tagged 1940s, 1943, Horse Racing, Johnny Longden, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, On This Day, Photograph, Sport, US History, Vintage.
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