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Some tracks are famous as the sites of specific races; especially well known are the three classic races for three-year-olds in the U.S., known collectively as the Triple Crown: the KENTUCKY DERBY, (q.v.), held at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Ky.; the Preakness Stakes, at Pimlico, . . .

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