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How the Kentucky Derby Became a Thing

Ridiculous History

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Gambling Control, the Pooling Monopoly, and the 1886 Boycott

The hosts describe C.M. White's gambling monopoly, the bookie shake-down, James Ben Ali Hagen's boycott, and the ensuing disruption at the Derby.

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