Answer the following questions about the Kentucky Derby. You may answer them in this document or you
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1. Describe the participants in The Kentucky Derby.
2. Is there an age requirement and/or gender requirement for the participants?
3. Who "drives" the participants?
4. Is there a requirement that must be met by the "driver?"
5. When is the Kentucky Derby scheduled?
6. What is the site of the Derby?
7. What is meant by The Triple Crown of Racing?
8. Since 1960, how many Triple Crown Winners have there been? Give their names.
9. How many participants are allowed in the Derby, and how are they selected?
10. What is the prize awarded to the winner?
11. What is the fastest time ever recorded in the Derby, and what participant holds this record?
12. Describe the attire of the women attending the Derby.
13. Describe what the odds tell you about each participants's probability of winning?
14. List the horses in this year's Derby, and give the predicted odds and the percentage probability of winning.
15. How many Derbies have been won by the favorite?
16. What are some of the other races sponsored by the Kentucky Derby Festival during the week of the Derby?
http://www.kentuckyderby.com/2008/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kentucky_Derby
http://www.kdf.org/
http://msn.foxsports.com/horseracing/story/7754324/Road-to-Kentucky-Derby
http://www.sportsbook.com/kentucky-derby/horses/anygivensaturday/index.html
http://www.1800-sports.com/2008-kentucky-derby-betting-odds.shtml