A resident of Memphis, Tennessee, Jimmy Winemiller is an accomplished real estate professional. Jimmy Winemiller is passionate about horses and racing. His wife’s horse, Wine Princess, race at the famous Churchill Downs, home to the Kentucky Derby.
Horseracing has been a sport for centuries and has a storied history in the United States, especially in Kentucky. The Kentucky Derby is known across the world as the premier horseracing event of the year. It started when Meriweather Lewis Clark took in horse races in Europe during his visit in 1872. He had attended the Epsom Derby in London, England. Clark decided that he must bring this event back to America and enlisted the help of his two uncles, John and Henry Churchill.
The first Kentucky Derby was held on May 17th, 1875, sponsored by the Louiseville Jockey Club. It consisted of around 10,000 spectators viewing a one and a half-mile race by 15 different horses. The winner of the first-ever derby was a three-year-old thoroughbred named Aristides.
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