Photos from Kentucky Derby Day 2021, from early morning at the barn to the post-race celebration.
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Kentucky Derby horses and their connections walk to the paddock for the 147th Kentucky Derby.
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Kentucky Derby horses and their connections walk to the paddock for the 147th Kentucky Derby.
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Brad Cox checks his phone while Mr. Man, the stable goat, stands guard on Kentucky Derby morning, 2021.
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Medina Spirit and the other top finishers gallop out after finishing the Kentucky Derby.
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Medina Spirit leads the field early in the 2021 Kentucky Derby.
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Medina Spirit leads the field early in the 2021 Kentucky Derby.
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Medina Spirit leads the field early in the 2021 Kentucky Derby.
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Medina Spirit leads the field early in the 2021 Kentucky Derby.
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Medina Spirit leads the 2021 Kentucky Derby field toward the finish line.
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Medina Spirit, under jockey John Velazquez, wins the 2021 Kentucky Derby.
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Medina Spirit, under jockey John Velazquez, wins the 2021 Kentucky Derby.
Medina Spirit, under jockey John Velazquez, wins the 2021 Kentucky Derby.
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Medina Spirit, under jockey John Velazquez, wins the 2021 Kentucky Derby.
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Medina Spirit, under jockey John Velazquez, wins the 2021 Kentucky Derby.
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Scenes from Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs, May 1, 2021.
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Horses head into the firrst turn in the 2021 Kentucky Derby.
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The Kentucky Derby trophy and garand of roses.
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Scenes from Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs, May 1, 2021.
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Scene from Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs, May 1, 2021.
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Kentucky Derby Festival princess Molly Jett at the 2021 Kentucky Derby.
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Scenes from Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs, May 1, 2021.
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Horses come onto the track for the 2021 Kentucky Derby.
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Scenes from Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs, May 1, 2021.
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Scene from Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs, May 1, 2021.
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Scene from Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs, May 1, 2021.
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Scene from Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs, May 1, 2021.
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Scene from Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs, May 1, 2021.
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Scene from Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs, May 1, 2021.
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Scene from Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs, May 1, 2021.
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Fans watch the beginning of the walkover for Derby horses and their connections before the 2021 Kentucky Derby.
Scene from Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs, May 1, 2021.
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Scene from Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs, May 1, 2021.
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Scene from Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs, May 1, 2021.
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Scene from Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs, May 1, 2021.
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Scene from Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs, May 1, 2021.
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Scene from Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs, May 1, 2021.
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Scene from Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs, May 1, 2021.
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Scene from Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs, May 1, 2021.
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A barn cat patrols the backside at Churchill Downs on Kentucky Derby morning, May 1, 2021.
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Scenes from Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs, May 1, 2021.
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Scenes from Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs, May 1, 2021.
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Keith Asmussen, co-owner of Super Stock and father of trainer Steve Asmussen gets in some early morning reading at the barn on Kentucky Derby morning, 2021.
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Jockey John Velazquez celebrates aboard Medina Spirit after winning his fourth Kentucky Derby.
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Jockey John Velazquez celebrates aboard Medina Spirit after winning his fourth Kentucky Derby.
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Jockey John Velazquez celebrates aboard Medina Spirit after winning his fourth Kentucky Derby.
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Jockey John Velazquez celebrates aboard Medina Spirit after winning his fourth Kentucky Derby.
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Former Papa John's CEO John Schnatter and a guest near the paddock of Churchill Downs on Kentucky Derby Day 2021.
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Farriers put new shoes on Kentucky Derby contender Dynamic One on May 1, 2021.
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Beaten favorite Essential Quality gallops out after winning the Kentucky Derby.
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Kentucky Derby favorite Essential Quality gets a quick cool-down at the barn of trainer Brad Cox before the 2021 Kentucky Derby.
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Todd Pletcher's Dynamic One stands patiently as ferrierrs change a shoe on Kentucky Derby Day 2021.
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Dynamic One stands patiently as ferrierrs change a shoe under the watchful eye of trainer Todd Pletcher on Kentucky Derby Day 2021.
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Churchill DOwns just after the running of the Kentucky Derby in 2021.
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Trainer Bob Baffert at a news conference after winnig the Kentucky Derby for a record seventh time.
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The crowd of 51,838 was the largest for a sporting event in the United States since the beginning of pandemic restrictions last March.
Baffert, jockey John Velasquez and Medina Spirit gave everybody a Derby to celebrate — and one to remember.
Due to the pandemic reducing the capacity at Churchill Downs, the crowd in the infield was much smaller for Kentucky Derby 147 than in previous years.
