The Kentucky Derby (1939)

Full titles read: “THE KENTUCKY DERBY“ L/S’s of thousands of people gathering at the Churchill Downs race course ground in Louisville in the United States of America for the sixty fifth Kentucky Derby. L/S’s of punters queuing to place bets. L/S’s of the horses and Jockeys on the parade before the race. Numerous shots of the race in progress. Good slow motion shots of the favourite Johnstown running neck and neck with El Chico. Several more shots of the race, Johnstown stretches his lead, and cheered on by the crowd wins the race comfortably. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931