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WinStar’s Kentucky Cup headlines day of stakes races at Turfway Park [Sports]
Turfway Park in Florence, Kentucky, 10 miles south of Cincinnati, will host the WinStar Kentucky Cup Day of Champions on Saturday. The day will include five WinStar Kentucky Cup races, scheduled as races six through ten. The races, all named after WinStar stallions, include the Tiznow Kentucky Cup Juvenile Fillies, the Bluegrass Cat Kentucky Cup Juvenile, the Grade 3 Speightstown Kentucky Cup Sprint, the Grade 3 Distorted Humor Kentucky Cup Distaff, and the featured race, the Grade 2 WinStar Kentucky Cup.
The future of horse racing or the new dance craze? [Yes, I am funny]
With all of the new and inventive ways that unique performance enhancing drugs are being introduced into sports, and the horse racing industry, one wonders if the following video is not the answer to eliminating cheating from racing. Also, this would squash any animal's rights activists who scream about the abuse the horses may endure during the race. We would never have to question again the legitimacy of a horse's dominating performance the way we did Big Brown a few years ago.
Night of Silk Derby Party 2011 [Kentucky Derby]
There are many after Derby parties this Saturday that will be sure to get some good press, but the first annual Night of Silk Derby Party at the Galt House, will be the talk of Louisville for weeks to come.
Best Bets: A handicapping history of the Breeders' Cup, Part 2 [Breeders' Cup]
This article appeared in the November 2010 issue of Louisville Magazine. To subscribe, please visit loumag.com.
Legendary Pat Day to make Kentucky Derby appearance at Hotel Louisville Downtown
Derby time hotel rooms, especially those inside the city limits (much less downtown) are nearly as scarce as a winning trifecta ticket at Churchill. But in 2009 they're out there and Louisville hotels are looking to guarantee sold out occupancy by booking extra events and features to ensure that their busiest time of the year stays that way.
The Hotel Downtown Louisville (formerly the Holiday Inn Downtown) is bringing out Derby legend and Louisville favorite Pat Day to attract guests and give them value for booking their rooms at the hotel.
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