Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky

The Twin Spires above the Churchill Downs grandstand on Kentucky Oaks day in 2024, when the track dresses in pink for the fillies' race run the day before the Derby. The spires went up in 1895 and have become the shorthand for American racing itself. The Kentucky Derby has been run here since the track opened in 1875 and is now held on the first Saturday in May, in front of crowds of around 150,000.