July 29, 2012 - 7:51pm
Only 9 days to the Kentucky Derby. Count down the days to the big day with us and learn a new fact about the Kentucky Derby each day.
By the time the Kentucky Derby trophy is presented to the winning owner, trainer and jockey, most people have moved to the betting windows to cash their tickets, begun their trec out of Churchill Downs, or returned to the backyard Derby party. However, the trophy presentation is just as impressive...
July 29, 2012 - 7:51pm
Louisville Magazine's staff shared their reasons for loving the Kentucky Derby in the April issue. Now it's your turn...
Louisville Magazine's staff shared its reasons for loving the Kentucky Derby in the April issue. Now it's your turn...In collaboration with Kynecktid, we took to the streets to discover your 138 top reasons for loving Derby.Photo: Courtesy Louisville Magazine
July 29, 2012 - 7:51pm
The eyes of the nation will be upon Louisville on the first Saturday in May, but the real Derby celebration begins in the weeks leading up to the big race. Use this guide to the multiple Derby-related events taking place in the coming days and plan your own "run for the roses."
The Kentucky Derby has always seemed both an integral part of and wholly separate from Louisville, the town where it has been held annually on the first Saturday in May for almost 140 years. Its home track, Churchill Downs, with its iconic ivory spires and stockpile of rose garlands, is a name and...
July 29, 2012 - 7:51pm
The Bard's Town rings in the Derby with The 12 Days of Derby, starting tonight.
July 29, 2012 - 7:51pm
Only 10 days to the Kentucky Derby. Count down the days to the big day with us and learn a new fact about the Kentucky Derby each day.
The trademark garland of roses that are presented to the Kentucky Derby winning jockey as he or she returns to the winner’s circle have been a tradition since 1932 when the first garland was presented after the 58th running of the Kentucky Derby which was won by Burgoo King....
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