This year marks the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby, held each May at Louisville’s historic Churchill Downs Racetrack.

If you're into horse racing, you're probably up-to-speed on the likely contenders in this Saturday's "Run For The Roses," and you've maybe even picked out your favorite. So, I won't be wasting your time with my gambling picks.

Instead, we'll take a look at a few "Did You Know" items, so you can amuse and impress those around you as you take in the longest running sports event in America.

The number-crunching folks at personal-finance site WalletHub put their substantial intellectual firepower to work and came up with a really cool infographic to give you the trivial edge on Saturday afternoon:


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