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Kentucky Derby

horse race held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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Kentucky Derby

Summary

Kentucky Derby is a recurring sporting event[1]. It ranks in the top 0.043% of recurring_sporting_event entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,413 views/month, #1 of 2,353).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kentucky Derby is in the country of United States[3].
  • Kentucky Derby's instance of is recorded as recurring sporting event[4].
  • Kentucky Derby's instance of is recorded as work[5].
  • Kentucky Derby's founder is recorded as Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr.[6].
  • Kentucky Derby took place at Churchill Downs[7].
  • Kentucky Derby is a type of horse race[8].
  • Kentucky Derby is a type of graded stakes race[9].
  • Kentucky Derby's Commons category is recorded as The Kentucky Derby[10].
  • 1875 marks the founding of Kentucky Derby[11].
  • Kentucky Derby's sport is recorded as horse racing[12].
  • Kentucky Derby's organizer is recorded as Churchill Downs Incorporated[13].
  • Kentucky Derby's official website is recorded as http://www.kentuckyderby.com/[14].
  • Kentucky Derby's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kentucky Derby[15].

Body

When and Where

Kentucky Derby took place at Churchill Downs[7]. It is in the country of United States[3].

Context

Recorded instance of include recurring sporting event[4] and work[5].

Why It Matters

Kentucky Derby ranks in the top 0.043% of recurring_sporting_event entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,413 views/month, #1 of 2,353).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved . kentuckyderby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Saldanha-mareo · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Instance of → recurring sporting event, work
    Aliases → —
    Inception → +1875-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2922]]: [[Q119]]"
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