article_snippet.sent: John Sutton Jr has spent the first Saturday of May the same way since John Sutton Jr was 8 years old - on the sidelines of the Kentucky Derby.
article_snippet.sent: To commemorate John Sutton Jr dedication to horse racing, Churchill Downs - the track that hosts the race every year - is inviting the 84-year-old man to attend the 84-year-old man 76th-straight Kentucky Derby as their special guest on May 2.
article_snippet.sent: This week, Sutton invited a reporter from WAVE 3 into the Louisville home Sutton shares with Sutton wife of 61 years
article_snippet.sent: Doris, where Doris spoke about the Kentucky Derby the Kentucky Derby and showed off Sutton impressive collection of racing memorabilia.
article_snippet.sent: Dedicated: Churchill Downs - the is inviting John Sutton Jr, 84, to attend the Kentucky Derby as John Sutton Jr, 84 special guest on May 2, since Sutton has attended every race for the past 76 years .
article_snippet.sent: Living history: Sutton has collected a program from every the Kentucky Derby Sutton has attended and keeps them in a binder at home.
article_snippet.sent: In addition to programs, Sutton has the Kentucky Derby glasses stretching back more than seven decades .
article_snippet.sent: Sutton got jockeys to sign several of Sutton programs, which Sutton proudly displays in frames at home .
article_snippet.sent: Above, some of the tickets Sutton has collected from the Kentucky Derby since 1940 .
article_snippet.sent: Every year since then, Sutton has attended the Kentucky Derby and has collected each year's program since then, which Sutton keeps in a binder at home.
article_snippet.sent: Sutton also has kept a collection of Sutton tickets, the Kentucky Derby glasses from the more than seven decades Sutton has attended the race as well as pins and and other programs signed by jockeys.
article_snippet.sent: In Sutton early years attending the Kentucky Derby, Sutton says the day involved a bit of hard work going around to each betting window to buy tickets for Sutton parents, and picking his parents up snacks for the main event on the way back.
article_snippet.sent: But Sutton continues to come back year after year, placing Sutton bets by averaging the past performances of the horses competing.
article_snippet.sent: Getting ready for the race: Sutton (left)  pictured above with Sutton (left)   wife of 61 years, Doris (right)
highlights_snippet.sent: The 84-year-old Louisville native hasn't missed a race since, and has amassed an impressive collection of memorabilia over the past 76 races .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Churchill Downs, the racing grounds that hosts the competition, has invited Sutton to watch the event for free as a special guest on May 2 . 