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Queen Elizabeth II Makes Derby Pilgrimage

By Adam Hochberg, Debbie Elliott

Published May 5, 2007 at 1:00 PM PDT

This story was published more than 17 years ago.

Queen Elizabeth II attends the 133rd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday.

Typically the talk at the Kentucky Derby is about what horse will win, and whether the winning horse can take the Triple Crown. But this year the biggest gossip is all about Britian's Queen Elizabeth II. An avid horsewoman, she was at Churchill Downs for the race.

Race favorite Street Sense roared from next-to-last in a 20-horse field to win the Kentucky Derby, the first Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner to return in the spring and win the first leg of the Triple Crown.

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Adam Hochberg

Based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Adam Hochberg reports on a broad range of issues in the Southeast. Since he joined NPR in 1995, Hochberg has traveled the region extensively, reporting on its changing economy, demographics, culture and politics. He also currently focuses on transportation. Hochberg covered the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, followed candidates in three Presidential elections and reported on more than a dozen hurricanes.

Debbie Elliott

NPR National Correspondent Debbie Elliott can be heard telling stories from her native South. She covers the latest news and politics, and is attuned to the region's rich culture and history.

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