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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - On another first Saturday in May, the beauty of America's oldest sport battled neck and neck down the stretch with its unseemliness as a colt named Medina Spirit elegantly held off a determined challenge from Mandaloun. They moved in tandem like four-legged ballet dancers - effortlessly, beautifully. No one here who loved…

It is not known as the "Greatest Two Minutes in Sports" for nothing, having produced all kinds of blistering first-placed performances since it was first run in 1875. Pace is a definite attribute in the Churchill Downs signature race and in this article, Planet Sport looks at the five fastest winners of all-time in the Kentucky Derby. Hold onto…