On the subject of the Derby, this was originally published as "The Kentucky Derby: An Oral History": https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/05/20/the-kentucky-d...

Such "Oral History" articles were quite popular for a time* and the fist time I encountered this article it still had its original title. I'm sad that it was not retained since the url now gives away the punchline.

* https://www.vulture.com/article/an-oral-history-of-disney-th...