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125th (1875-1999) Churchill Downs Set of 4 Glasses

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125th (1875-1999) Churchill Downs Set of 4 Glasses
Set of four glasses honoring the 125th (1875-1999) Churchill Downs - Louisville - Kentucky Derby on May 1, 1999. Glasses are 12oz and approximately 5 inches in height.

Glass features Kentucky Derby winners from 1875 through 1998 with an open space for the 1999 winner.

The winner for the year was Charismatic (March 13, 1996 – February 19, 2017), who was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the first two legs of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1999.

Early in his career, Charismatic was entered in claiming races but he improved rapidly during his three-year-old year. After winning the 1999 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, Charismatic had the lead in the stretch of the Belmont Stakes before suddenly falling back and finishing third. He was quickly pulled up by jockey Chris Antley, who dismounted and cradled the horse's fractured foreleg to prevent further injury. The aftermath of the Belmont was later named the National Thoroughbred Racing Association Moment of the Year.