Celebrate the Kentucky Derby with Satellite Tv

Horse racing is a favorite American past time. It is a sport that people have loved to watch for over a hundred years. The first horse race hosted in the US was the Phoenix Stakes in 1831, that took place in Lexington Kentucky. Since then, it has become a prolific spectator sport that enthralls thousands of people every year. The most famous of these races today are known as the Triple Crown races; the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes. People make the largest horse racing pilgrimage down to Louisville, Kentucky every year to watch the first of the famed races.



If you, however, can’t make the famed pilgrimage to the Kentucky Derby in May for the "fastest two minutes in sports" you can catch it on satellite tv from your living room. There are several sports packages available that will give you access to all the high profile races, any time of day. With this ability, you won’t have to worry about taking time off from work to make the trip down. Many people who can’t make the trip host Triple Crown parties at their homes. Especially with high definition television, you can make the race come alive to a cheering crowd in your own living room. To set up a triple crown viewing party for your fellow enthusiasts here are some details about the "big 3."



The Kentucky Derby was started in 1875 at the newly constructed Churchill Downs. The event was created and organized by Col. Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr. the grandson of William Clark of the famed Lewis and Clark expeditions. The race was meant to be modeled after horse races in England and France at the time, and it soon grew in popularity. After the Kentucky Derby was organized many other race tracks were constructed and races were organized as the crowds who attended continued to grow. This particular race became known as the "Run for the Roses" because the winner is adorned with a blanket of roses.



The Preakness Stakes is the second most widely attended race, after the Kentucky Derby. The race was actually established two years prior to the Kentucky Derby at the Pimilco Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. However, the race gained much more notoriety only after being associated with the Kentucky Derby and the Triple Crown. This race is often referred to as the "Run for the Black Eyed Susans" as the winner is draped with a blanket of the flowers immediately after the race.



The Belmont Stakes was run for the first time at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York in 1905. It is traditionally run five weeks after the Kentucky Derby and three weeks after the Preakness in June. It is the final race for the Triple Crown. This race is also referred to as the "Run for the Carnations" as the winner is draped with a blanket of white carnations at the end of the race.



There hasn’t been a Triple Crown winner in over thirty years, which makes following the races even more exciting. So make sure you get set up with satellite tv this spring so you can tune into the races to see if this is the year that will finally yield another Triple Crown winner.



With TVByDirect programming packages you can get hooked up to watch the Triple Crown this season from the comfort of your living room. Visit www.tvbydirect.com/directv-deal/Louisville-KENTUCKY-KY-direct-tv.html to find out more about how you can tune into America’s most famous horse race.