Before the sunrises horses and jockeys make their way out of the stables on the backside of Churchill Downs for morning workouts the day of the Kentucky Derby. (Saturday, May 5, 2018)
A horse is bathed outside the stables on the backside the morning of the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, May 7, 2022.
Fans and patrons cheer, watching as the "most exciting two minutes in sports" come to a close with the horses and jockeys crossing the finish line during the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby. (Saturday, May 1, 2021)
Patrons move through the stands, vendors and betting windows under the grandstands of Churchill Downs. In 2021 $233 million dollars were bet on Derby Day according to Churchill Downs.
Derby attendees stand on boxes near a fence to try and get a view of the race track from the infield. General admission tickets for the Derby cost between $75 and $135 dollars depending on when you purchase. (Saturday, May 1, 2021)
A program with the day's schedule of races lays in a muddy puddle in the infield during the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, May 7, 2022.
Josh Ford, of South Carolina, celebrates as his pick for an undercard race wins before the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, May 7, 2022.
Secret Oath with Luis Saez up crosses the finish line to win the 148th running of the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Friday, May 6, 2022.
A woman searches for a straw in one of two mint juleps in her hands while waiting for her company on the grandstand sides of the Kentucky Derby. The first and second floor of the grandstand range from $654 - $1,092 per person and sold in groups of 2-6, include alcoholic beverages. (Saturday, May 1, 2021)
Men in flamboyant suits stand in the middle of the infield at Churchill Downs. (Saturday, May 5, 2018)
A man dances in a group of people in the infield of Churchill Downs and a woman looks through binoculars from the grandstands.
Men take photos of women in decorative hats. Churchill Downs has a capacity of 165,000. (Saturday, May 1, 2021)
A young man lays down on the grass of the infield under a blanket in the sun at Churchill Downs. (Saturday, May 1, 2021)
A woman holds a horse shoe thrown off the track during an undercard race on Derby Day at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, May 7, 2022.
Men relieve skip the long line for mobile toilets and relieve themselves in-between races during the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, May 7, 2022.
Broadcasters behind plastic in front of roses during Derby Day. (Saturday, May 1, 2021)
Fans in the infield move toward the track as post-time draws closer for the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, May 7, 2022.
Horses break from the starting gate and pass the twin spires of Churchill Downs in the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, May 7, 2022.
Rich Strike with Sonny Leon celebrating crosses the finish line to win the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at 80–1 odds at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, May 7, 2022.
Trainer Bob Baffert is left holding two hands full of roses while people start to leave the winner's circle after celebrating. After the race controversy over painkillers given to winning horse Medina Spirit and a drug found in the horses urine. Baffert claimed the drug came from an ointment used to treat the horse for a skin condidtion. (Saturday, May 1, 2021)
A couple embrace before kissing in the middle of a downpour in the infield of Churchill Downs. (Saturday, May 5, 2018)
Champaign is sprayed as members of the party of winning horse, Medina Spirit, celebrate in the winners circle. (Saturday, May 1, 2021)
Sophie Wiedenhues takes photos with her friend Molly Barr as the fans clear from the grandstands and the sunsets after the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, May 7, 2022.