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Traditions of the Kentucky Derby

Check out some of the best Kentucky Derby traditions from the official drink, the Mint Julep, to the opening of the Kentucky Derby Festival two weeks prior to the race.

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Photography by Paul Hawthorne / Getty Images

Race fans watch the derby in the grandstand next to the twin spires.

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