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Input: John Sutton Jr has spent the first Saturday of May the same way since he was 8 years old - on the sidelines of the Kentucky Derby. To commemorate his dedication to horse racing, Churchill Downs - the track that hosts the race every year - is inviting the 84-year-old man to attend his 76th-straight Kentucky Derby as their special guest on May 2. This week, Sutton invited a reporter from WAVE 3 into the Louisville home he shares with his wife of 61 years Doris, where she spoke about his very first Derby and showed off his impressive collection of racing memorabilia.John Sutton Jr was just 8 years old in 1940, when his blacksmith father took him to his first Kentucky DerbyThe 84-year-old Louisville native hasn't missed a race since, and has amassed an impressive collection of memorabilia over the past 76 racesChurchill Downs, the racing grounds that hosts the competition, has invited Sutton to watch the event for free as a special guest on May 2 
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