Kentucky Derby & Kentucky Oaks (Derby Week racing)

The ⁠‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌⁠Kentucky Derby is the most famous horse race in America, run at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May, with the Kentucky Oaks for fillies the day before. The week leading up to it fills the track with themed race days such as Dawn at the Downs, Thurby and Opening Night. Hats, mint juleps and the singing of My Old Kentucky Home are part of the tradition.