How the Kentucky Derby Became a Thing
Podcast: Ridiculous HistoryPublished On: Thu Sep 25 2025
Description: We’ve all been there, right? You wake up one day, and you say: “You know what? Forget work! It’s so nice outside. I want to put on a fancy hat, watch a bunch of horses run around in a circle, and gamble. Like they do in Europe.” In today's episode, Ben, Noel and Max learn how the volatile, ambitious Colonel Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr. created a little something called the Kentucky Derby.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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