Pre-Test
1.) Who won the Kentucky Derby in 2017?
2.) What is the name of the famous drink of the Kentucky Derby?
3.) What city is the Kentucky Derby held in?
4.) What is the name of the place the Kentucky Derby is held?
5.) How long is the race (or the distance the horses travel)?
6.) What is one of the nicknames for the derby?
7.) What year was the first race run?
8.) The Kentucky Derby is the first race of the __________ _________.
Answers
1.) Who won the Kentucky Derby in 2016? Always Dreaming
2.) What is the name of the famous drink of the Kentucky Derby? Mint Julep
3.) What city is the Kentucky Derby held in? Louisville
4.) What is the name of the place the Kentucky Derby is held? Churchill Downs
5.) How long is the race (or the distance the horses travel)? 1 ¼ miles
6.) What is one of the nickname for the derby? The fastest 2 minutes in sports. Run for the Roses
7.) What year was the first race run? 1875
8.) The Kentucky Derby is the first race of the __________ _________. Triple Crown
Run for the Roses Song & My Old Kentucky Home http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSYPNiK7fXE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PRgWol5BrY