The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter miles at Churchill Downs. The race is known in the United States as "The Most Exciting Two Minutes In Sports" or "The Fastest Two Minutes in Sports" for its approximate duration, and is also called "The Run for the Roses" for the blanket of roses draped over the winner. It is the first leg of the US Triple Crown The Kentucky Derby has been run every consecutive year since 1875. This Churchill Downs Kentucky Derby Rainbow 16x20 Photo has been signed by 8 Past Winners (7 Jockeys) each with the Year Won and the horse they rode. Jean Cruguet - Slew 77; Jacinto Vasquez - Foolish Pleasure 1975 & Genuine Risk 1980; Jorge Velasquez - Pleasant Colony 1981; Laffit Pincay - Swale 1984; Pat Valenzuela - Sunday Silence 89; Pat Day - 92 Lil E Tee; Jose Santos - Funny Cide 2003. MAB Hologram and Certificate of Authenticity from Athlon Sports Collectibles.