Editing Kentucky Derby (section)

=== Attendance ===
Millions of people from around the world bet at various live tracks and online sportsbooks.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2017/05/07/record-betting-reported-2017-kentucky-derby/101403510/|title=Record betting reported on 2017 Kentucky Derby|work=The Courier-Journal|access-date=April 4, 2018|language=en|archive-date=January 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128042854/https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2017/05/07/record-betting-reported-2017-kentucky-derby/101403510/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, a crowd of 158,070 watched Always Dreaming win the Derby, making it the seventh biggest attendance in the history of the racetrack. The track reported a wagering total of $209.2 million from all the sources on all the races on the Kentucky Derby Day program. It was a 9% increase compared to the total of $192.6 million in 2016 and an increase of 8% over the previous record set in 2015 of $194.3 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.betfirm.com/how-much-is-bet-on-the-kentucky-derby/|title=How Much Money is Wagered on the Kentucky Derby Each Year?|website=betfirm.com|language=en|access-date=April 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404200855/https://www.betfirm.com/how-much-is-bet-on-the-kentucky-derby/|archive-date=April 4, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> TwinSpires, a platform for betting online and a partner of the Kentucky Derby and the Breeders' Cup, recorded $32.8 million in handle on the Churchill Down races for the Kentucky Derby Day program. This record was a 22% increase over the preceding year. On the Kentucky Derby race alone, the handle of TwinSpires was $20.1 million, which is a 22% rise compared to the prior year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2016/05/09/the-2016-kentucky-derbyy-the-numbers.html|title=The 2016 Kentucky Derby: By the numbers|last=Finley|first=Marty|date=May 9, 2016|website=bizjournals.com|access-date=April 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323031836/http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2016/05/09/the-2016-kentucky-derbyy-the-numbers.html|archive-date=March 23, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

The race often draws celebrities. HM [[Queen Elizabeth II]], on a visit to the United States, joined the racegoers at Churchill Downs in 2007.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-derby/kentucky-derby-queen-elizabeth-draw-festive-crowd-idUSN0528586820070506?feedType=RSS|title=Kentucky Derby, Queen Elizabeth draw festive crowd|last=Hopkins|first=Andrea|work=U.S.|access-date=April 30, 2018|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501004952/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-derby/kentucky-derby-queen-elizabeth-draw-festive-crowd-idUSN0528586820070506?feedType=RSS|archive-date=May 1, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>