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article_snippet.sent: Among the masses: Above, a view of the crowds at Churchill Downs - the on the day of the 1940 race .
article_snippet.sent: Once the 1940 race started, we would crash the gates, so to speak to get on the rail or wherever we could get,' Sutton recalled.
article_snippet.sent: Above, some of the early years .
article_snippet.sent: Through the years: The the Kentucky Derby programs got more and more colorful over the years .
article_snippet.sent: An eye for champions:
article_snippet.sent: Proud Clarion and jockey Bobby Ussery pictured above after placing first at Churchill Downs .
article_snippet.sent: There's nothing like having a winning ticket,' Sutton said, 'You just all of a sudden get smarter you know.'