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The young folks roll on the little cabin floorAll merry, all happy and bright;By'n by hard times comes a knocking at the doorThen my old Kentucky home, Good-night! Weep no more my lady. Oh! Weep no more today!We will sing one song for my old Kentucky homeFor the old Kentucky home, far away. TRIPLE CROWN DRINKS:__________________________________________Kentucky Derby Mint JulepTraditional drink of Kentucky and the Kentucky Derby. It has been served for hundreds of years to help cool down the hot Kentucky summers and is now served by the thousands on Kentucky Derby day at Churchill Downs. INGREDIENTS:2 cups sugar 2 cups water fresh mint Crushed ice Kentucky BourbonPREPARATION:Prepare mint syrup by boiling sugar and water together for 5 minutes. After it cools, pour it over 6-8 sprigs of mint (bruised slightly to release the taste) and refrigerate overnight in a covered container.__________________________________________Black-Eyed SusanTraditional drink of the Preakness. This is how it is served at the Alibi Breakfast at Pimlico and also to the fans at the Black-Eyed Susan and Preakness Stakes. Be careful as it is deceptively strong! INGREDIENTS:1 part Cointreau 1 part Mount Gay rum 1 part Vodka Pineapple Juice Orange JuicePREPARATION:Fill a highball glass with shaved ice, add the liquors first, then top off with equal parts of orange and pineapple juice. Stir and garnish with a lime wedge.__________________________________________Belmont BreezeThe traditional drink of the Belmont Stakes since 1998. The previous drink was the White Carnation. This is the most expensive of the Triple Crown drinks at $10 a glass so you might want to try this one at home. INGREDIENTS:1 1/2 oz. Seagrams 7 3/4 oz. Harveys Bristol Cream Sherry 1/2 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice 1 oz. Simple Syrup (you may substitute 1 oz. of Sweet & Sour mix for the lemon juice and simple syrup) 1 1/2 oz. Fresh Orange juice 1 1/2 oz. Cranberry juice 1 oz. 7-Up 1 oz. of soda fresh strawberry lemon wedgePREPARATION:Shake first 6 ingredients with ice and top with half 7up and half soda, approximately one ounce of each. Garnish with fresh strawberry and a mint sprig and a lemon wedge.__________________________________________White CarnationThe traditional drink of the Belmont, as served until 1997. It was replaced in 1998 by the Belmont Breeze. INGREDIENTS:2 oz. Vodka 1/2 oz. Peach Schnapps 2 oz. Orange Juice Soda Splash of Cream Crushed icePREPARATION:Stir liquors and soda together and pour over ice in a highball glass. Splash cream over top then garnish with an orange slice.__________________________________________ ('/SUE109/fbbw0023/');"> Got Beer? ............. PREPARATION: None"/>
Posted 2008-04-16 2:09 PM (#82093) Subject: The 134th Kentucky Derby at Churchil Downs in Louisville, Ky - Date: May 3, 2008
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Thoroughbreds, mint juleps, big hats-the Kentucky Derby.
The 134th Kentucky Derby at Churchil Downs in Louisville, Ky - Date: May 3, 2008 - 1 1/4 mile = 10 Furlongs (The field is limited to 20 starters)
'Greatest Two Minutes in Sports'
Last Years Winner 2007: Street Sense Jockey: Calvin Borel Trainer: Carl Nafzger The Official Flower: The Run for the Roses.@ --->--->-- Official Drink: Mint Julep
The Kentucky Oaks is the filly version of the triple crown. Date: May 2, 2008
No horse has swept the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont since Affirmed in 1978. Six in the last eleven years have failed even after winning the first two.
It has been 30 years.............................................................
The sun shines bright in the old Kentucky home, Tis summer, the people are gay; The corn-top's ripe and the meadow's in the bloom While the birds make music all the day.
The young folks roll on the little cabin floor All merry, all happy and bright; By'n by hard times comes a knocking at the door Then my old Kentucky home, Good-night!
Weep no more my lady. Oh! Weep no more today! We will sing one song for my old Kentucky home For the old Kentucky home, far away.
Traditional drink of Kentucky and the Kentucky Derby. It has been served for hundreds of years to help cool down the hot Kentucky summers and is now served by the thousands on Kentucky Derby day at Churchill Downs.
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups sugar
2 cups water
fresh mint
Crushed ice
Kentucky Bourbon
PREPARATION:
Prepare mint syrup by boiling sugar and water together for 5 minutes. After it cools, pour it over 6-8 sprigs of mint (bruised slightly to release the taste) and refrigerate overnight in a covered container. __________________________________________
Black-Eyed Susan
Traditional drink of the Preakness. This is how it is served at the Alibi Breakfast at Pimlico and also to the fans at the Black-Eyed Susan and Preakness Stakes. Be careful as it is deceptively strong!
INGREDIENTS:
1 part Cointreau
1 part Mount Gay rum
1 part Vodka
Pineapple Juice
Orange Juice
PREPARATION:
Fill a highball glass with shaved ice, add the liquors first, then top off with equal parts of orange and pineapple juice. Stir and garnish with a lime wedge. __________________________________________
Belmont Breeze
The traditional drink of the Belmont Stakes since 1998. The previous drink was the White Carnation. This is the most expensive of the Triple Crown drinks at $10 a glass so you might want to try this one at home.
INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 oz. Seagrams 7
3/4 oz. Harveys Bristol Cream Sherry
1/2 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
1 oz. Simple Syrup
(you may substitute 1 oz. of Sweet & Sour mix for the lemon juice and simple syrup)
1 1/2 oz. Fresh Orange juice
1 1/2 oz. Cranberry juice
1 oz. 7-Up
1 oz. of soda
fresh strawberry
lemon wedge
PREPARATION:
Shake first 6 ingredients with ice and top with half 7up and half soda, approximately one ounce of each. Garnish with fresh strawberry and a mint sprig and a lemon wedge. __________________________________________
White Carnation
The traditional drink of the Belmont, as served until 1997. It was replaced in 1998 by the Belmont Breeze.
INGREDIENTS:
2 oz. Vodka
1/2 oz. Peach Schnapps
2 oz. Orange Juice
Soda
Splash of Cream
Crushed ice
PREPARATION:
Stir liquors and soda together and pour over ice in a highball glass. Splash cream over top then garnish with an orange slice. __________________________________________
Posted 2008-04-16 2:57 PM (#82101 - in reply to #82093) Subject: RE: The 134th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky - May 3, 2008 - 1 1/4 mile.
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Official Field and Post positions. The Post positions will be picked on April 30, 2008.
Posted 2008-04-16 3:14 PM (#82106 - in reply to #82101) Subject: RE: The 134th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky - May 3, 2008 - 1 1/4 mile.
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2008 Kentucky Derby Top 15 Contenders
ANAK NAKEL - Won the Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes going 1 1/16 miles on November 24 at Churchill. That was his 2yo finale. Previously he finished a very game 2nd in the Grade 3 Nashua at Aqueduct for a mile. This son of VICTORY GALLOP is bred top and bottom (QUIET AMERICAN - damsire) to get a classic distance and his run style and tactical speed is perfect for the Derby. Victory Gallop finished second in both the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness S. (G1) before spoiling the Triple Crown bid of Real Quiet in the 1 1/2-mile Belmont S. (G1). Trained by Nick Zito who knows how to win this race. VIDEO: Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) NEXT START - Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) on Feb. 24 at Gulfstream. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLACKBERRY ROAD - Improved position to finish 5th out of 11 in the Grade 3 Risen Star on February 9 at the Fairgrounds. He had a rough trip in this race as there was no room for him to run through all of the stretch. Was 2nd best in the Grade 3 Lecomte going 1 mile at the Fairgrounds on January 12. This GONE WEST (a proven source of speed and stamina) colt also finished 2nd in the Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes behind ANAK NAKEL. Dogwood Stable has a one run closer on their hands here who should benefit if there is a fast pace up front. VIDEO: Risen Star Stakes (G3) | VIDEO: Lecomte Stakes (G3) NEXT START - TBA. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COLONEL JOHN - Got up for 2nd in the Grade 1 $750,000 Cash Call Futurity going 1 1/16 miles over the all-weather surface at Hollywood Park on December 22. Won the $100,000 Real Quiet Stakes at the same distance and track in November. This son of TIZNOW has an awesome late kick and is bred top and bottom (TURKOMAN - damsire) to run a classic distance. VIDEO: Cash Call Futurity (G1) NEXT START - Sham Stakes (G3) on March 1 at Santa Anita. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COURT VISION - Has won 3 of 4 lifetime (and 1 placing) including the Grade 2 Remsen going 1 1/8 miles at Aqueduct on November 24 and the Grade 3 Iroquois for a mile at Churchill Downs on October 28. Bred by Farish, owned by WinStar, trained by Mott, sired by GULCH, just lots of reasons to like this well bred colt. VIDEO: Remsen Stakes (G2) NEXT START - Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) on Feb. 24 at Gulfstream. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CROWN OF THORNS - Lightly raced colt won the $200,000 Grade 2 Robert B. Lewis Stakes going 1 1/16 miles on February 2 at Santa Anita. The son of REPENT layed patiently in 3rd down the backside then made an impressive move on the far turn to take the lead. Previously he broke his maiden in 2nd career start by 7 lengths, ridden out, on New Years Day at Santa Anita. In this race he was on a :44.2 (half) and 1:08.0 (6f) fast pace and still destroyed the field. Lots of raw talent. VIDEO: Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G2) NEXT START - Sham Stakes (G3) on March 1 at Santa Anita. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EL GATO MALO - Which is Spanish for "The Bad Cat", is the gelded son of EL CORREDOR and is undefeated after 3 career starts. Of those three include the Grade 3 San Rafael going 1 mile on January 12 at Santa Anita (a track record performance) and the 1 mile $75k Gold Rush at Golden Gate on December 15. He has not been asked to run his best yet which means there's no telling how good he really can be. Very promising. VIDEO: San Rafael (G3) NEXT START - San Felipe Stakes (G2) on Mar. 15 at Santa Anita. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ETCHED - Won both his starts including the 1 mile, Grade 3 Nashua at Aqueduct on October 28. Bred and owned by the solid connections of the Darley Stable and is trained by the talented Kiaran McLaughlin. Has not been tested tough yet so his real quality level is yet to be determined. VIDEO: Nashua Stakes (G3) NEXT START - $250,000 U.A.E. Two Thousand Guineas (UAE-G3) February 14 at Nad al Sheba --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GEORGIE BOY - Won the Grade 2 San Vicente at 7 furlongs on February 10 at Santa Anita. He took over late in the stretch and drew off from favorite INTO MISCHIEF to win by 3 1/4 lengths. This Kathy Walsh trainee was also a winner at the 7 furlong Del Mar Futurity in his 2yo finale. He really doesn't have the pedigree for a classic distance but then again thoroughbreds in this day and age have been out-running their bloodlines. VIDEO: San Vicente Stakes (G2) NEXT START - Possibly Rebel Stakes (G2) on March 15 at Oaklawn. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GIANT MOON - May be a New York Bred however he is by GIANT'S CAUSEWAY (sire) with CAPOTE (damsire). The colt is undefeated after 4 starts which include 2 NY Bred stakes and the open $75k Count Fleet. He has some speed and likes to fight for the lead which is not really a solid recipe for Kentucky Derby success. Still deserves a mention here. NEXT START - Aqueduct Gotham Stakes (G3) on March 8 at Aqueduct. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INTO MISCHIEF - Finished 2nd in the Grade 2 San Vicente at 7 furlongs on February 10 at Santa Anita but this was his 1st start of the year and is pointed towards the San Felipe Stakes on March 15 at Santa Anita. Won the Grade 1 Cash Call Futurity on Dec. 22 at Hollywood Park going 1 1/16 miles and was 2nd best in the 7f Hollywood Prevue. Owned by B. Wayne Hughes and trained by the capable Richard Mandella. VIDEO: San Vicente Stakes (G2) | VIDEO: Cash Call Futurity (G1) NEXT START - San Felipe Stakes (G2) on March 15 at Santa Anita. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MONBA - Has the same sire and a very similar run style as Kentucky Derby winner MONARCHOS. This $200,000 yearling sale purchase was a late closing 4th in the Grade 1 $750,000 Cash Call Futurity (Dec. 22) but was only 2 lengths behind the winner. Previously he won a 1st level allowance going 1 mile at Churchill Downs. Trained by top dog Todd Pletcher who has been working him steadily down at Palm Beach Downs training track. VIDEO: Cash Call Futurity (G1) NEXT START - Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) on Feb. 24 at Gulfstream. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PYRO - Won the Grade 3 Risen Star on February 9 at the Fairgrounds. He was very impressive in victory as he was dead last as they turned for home and then weaved in and out of horses like they were standing still. Pyro came home the last 1/4 in a fierce 22.3! "Unbelievable," jockey Shaun Bridghmohan said, watching the replay of the stretch run afterward. "I never even hit him." It was more impressive seeing that he made such a great late move coming off a slow pace. He's been training with stablemete CURLIN which might just be a genius decision by trainer Steve Asmussen. Had a nice 2yo season finishing 2nd in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile and in the Grade 1 Champagne. This PULPIT colt has never finished off the board in 5 career starts. He obviously has a very strong late move and has the ability to lay 2nd flight off of a fast pace. VIDEO: Risen Star Stakes (G3) | VIDEO: Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) NEXT START - Fair Grounds Louisiana Derby (G2) on March 8 at Fair Grounds. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WAR PASS - Has been smokin' in the a.m. in prep for 3yo season. Worked 4 furlongs in a blistering :46.4 over the deep training track at Palm Meadows on February 2. Won the 1 1/16 miles Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile which is no longer a jinxed race. Also won the Grade 1 Champagne at a mile in New York. This CHEROKKE RUN colt remains undefeated after 4 lifetime starts and is trained by the very capable Nick Zito. The colt is pure speed. VIDEO: Breeders. Cup Juvenile (G1) NEXT START - Allowance race on Feb. 23 at Gulfstream. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Z FORTUNE - Finished 2nd best in the Grade 3 Risen Star on February 9 at the Fairgrounds. He did have the lead briefly at the stretch turn but was no match for PYRO down the lane. New York bred was undefeated after 3 starts and got the unusual ship in victory at the Fair Grounds in the Grade 3 Lecomte. This SIPHON colt has good speed but is not a need to lead type. He proved that in the Lecomte. VIDEO: Risen Star Stakes (G3) | VIDEO: Lecomte Stakes (G3) NEXT START - TBA. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Z HUMOR - Won (dead heat) the $1 Million Delta Jackpot Stakes, Louisiana’s richest horse race, on December 7. Two races back he was a solid 3rd in the Grade 1 Champagne. This son of DISTORTED HUMOR is 4 for 5 on the board lifetime, owned by the Zayat Stables and trained by Bill Mott. He's got solid speed figures and good tactical speed. A.P. INDY (damsire) gives him some bottom. NEXT START - Sam F. Davis Stakes on Feb. 16 at Tampa Bay Downs. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Posted 2008-04-16 3:25 PM (#82109 - in reply to #82106) Subject: RE: The 134th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky - May 3, 2008 - 1 1/4 mile.
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Race Horse Pie* Crust: 1 Cup all purpose flour 1 ½ tsp. salt ½ Cup oil ¼ Cup cold milk Blend salt with flour. Pour milk into oil and stir the mixture. Add quickly to dry ingredients. Blend and divide dough in two. Roll between two sheets of waxed paper. If not easy to roll sometimes I add a tiny bit of oil. This recipe is easy to mend if tears when placing in the pie pan.
Filling: 1 Cup of granulated sugar ½ Cup of all purpose flour 1 stick unsalted, melted butter 2 eggs slightly beaten 2 Tbs. good bourbon 1 tsp. vanilla 1 Cup semi-sweet chocolate bits 1 Cup Chopped walnuts Mix dry ingredients & add rest Pour into pie crust/ Bake at 350 50 minutes/ Serve warm topped with whipped cream / homemade
Posted 2008-04-16 4:38 PM (#82118 - in reply to #82093) Subject: RE: The 134th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky - May 3, 2008 - 1 1/4 mile.
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I have been twice and was lucky enough to have really good seats.I would say with out a doubt the most fun you can have and would recommend the Derby over the NFR.The stands are like a big party and the infield is like nothing you will ever see.I would say 8 to 80 blind crippled and CRAZY it all goes in the infield.
Posted 2008-04-16 5:27 PM (#82122 - in reply to #82093) Subject: RE: The 134th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky - May 3, 2008 - 1 1/4 mile.
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KCW- that is all very interesting information, but all I really want to know is who is going to win and how much should I bet?
Posted 2008-04-17 7:40 AM (#82157 - in reply to #82122) Subject: RE: The 134th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky - May 3, 2008 - 1 1/4 mile.
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If I had to make an early call it would be War Pass or Pyro to win.
Posted 2008-04-17 7:49 AM (#82159 - in reply to #82157) Subject: RE: The 134th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky - May 3, 2008 - 1 1/4 mile.
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Kentucky Derby Facts
For three-year-olds. Held the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Inaugurated in 1875.
Originally run at 11/2 miles (1875-95), shortened to present 11/4 miles in 1896.
Trainers with most wins: Ben Jones (6); D. Wayne Lukas and Dick Thompson (4); Bob Baffert, Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons and Max Hirsch (3).
Jockeys with most wins:: Eddie Arcaro and Bill Hartack (5); Bill Shoemaker (4); Angel Cordero Jr., Issac Murphy, Earl Sande and Gary Stevens (3).
Black jockeys won 15 of the first 28 Kentucky Derbys...
10 years after the Civil War, the majority of both riders and trainers in horse racing were black. They included jockey Oliver Smith, who won the first Kentucky Derby in 1875. Black jockeys would go on to play a major role in the early years of the Derby, riding 15 horses to victory between 1875 and 1902.
Connections to expedition leaders Lewis & Clark...
Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr., a grandson of William Clark, founded the Louisville Jockey Club in 1874. After trips to England’s Epsom Derby and France’s Grand Prix de Paris, he leased 80 acres of land from his uncles, John and Henry Churchill -- which, in a nutshell, is how the famous track earned its name.
Winner for drug abuse...
In 1968, Dancer’s Image won the Derby, but a post-race urinalysis found traces of the phenylbutazone. While the drug's use was legal at other tracks, it was illegal at Churchill Downs. Dancer’s Image was disqualified into last place, making Forward Pass the winner. The decision was upheld by the highest court in Kentucky, but because Churchill Downs later approved use of the drug, the disqualification of Dancer’s Image continues to be one of the more controversial decisions in American sports history. Currently, the official website of the Kentucky Derby lists both horses as winners.
Records set in 1913...
Donerail went to post at the 39th Derby with staggering odds of 91-to-1, but for those who took a chance, Donerail set a track record and let them cash in. Case in point: A straight $2 bet paid $184.90. 2005’s winner Giacomo had the second worst odds at 50-to-1, paying $102.60 on a $2 bet.
Only one standing U.S. president at Derby...
A number of U.S. presidents have attended the running, including Truman, Johnson, Ford, Reagan, Carter, and Bush Sr., though none attended while they were actually president. Only Richard Nixon can claim as much, first attending while on the campaign trail in 1968, and then fulfilling a campaign promise when he attended again in 1969 -- a race also attended by fellow Republicans and future presidents Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan.
Derby trophy is Solid-gold...
Since 1924, the winner of the Kentucky Derby has been awarded an impressive prize: A trophy made of 14 karat gold, standing 22 inches tall, weighing 56 ounces (without its base), and is almost fully crafted by hand -- it is unmatched in American sports. One of the only changes made to the trophy since 1924 is the direction of the 18-karat gold horseshoe: In 1999, officials turned the horseshoe to face up, falling in line with superstitions concerning horseshoes that are turned downward.
It gave birth to Hunter S. Thompson's “Gonzo journalism”
Gonzo journalism is a subjective, first-person style of reporting that defies normal journalistic convention by including the reporter in the story. Pioneer Hunter S. Thompson attended the 1970 Kentucky Derby and hung out in the famous and decidedly middle-class infield. In order to meet a deadline for Scanlon’s Monthly, he reportedly gathered together sheets from his notebook and submitted them one by one, titling the piece “The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved.” An editor from the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine and friend of Thompson coined the term when he called the piece itself “pure Gonzo journalism.”
All Thoroughbreds share one of three ancestors...
Although the term “thoroughbred” is sometimes used to connote any purebred horse, the thoroughbred is its own breed, and every one of them can have their lineage traced back to one of three mega-studs -- Byerly Turk, Godolphin Barb and Darley Arabian -- imported from North Africa and the Middle East into England in the 17th and 18th centuries. In fact, an article in the New Scientist claims that 95% of thoroughbreds racing today can trace their Y chromosome straight back to Darley Arabian.
Only three horses have finished the Derby in under two minutes...
The 2-minute 1¼ mile remains a near-impossible standard. Since the Derby switched from the 1½-mile race to the shorter 1¼ mile in 1896, the 2-minute barrier has only been broken three times. The first -- and the fastest race in Derby history -- belongs to Triple Crown-winner Secretariat in 1973, whose 1:59.40 time beat out Sham, who ran the race in 1:59.80. The last time a sub-two-minute race happened was in 2001, when Monarchos ran a 1:59.97 to win.
Posted 2008-04-17 8:04 AM (#82161 - in reply to #82159) Subject: RE: The 134th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky - May 3, 2008 - 1 1/4 mile.
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"During Derby Week, Louisville is the capital of the world," wrote John Steinbeck in 1956. "The Kentucky Derby, whatever it is—a race, an emotion, a turbulence, an explosion—is one of the most beautiful and violent and satisfying things I have ever experienced."
For generations, crowds have herded to Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville on the first Saturday in May, with millions more tuning in to live television coverage. The Kentucky Derby, a 1-¼ mile race for 3-year-old Thoroughbred horses, is the longest continually held sporting event in the United States—the horses have run without interruption since 1875, even during both World Wars.
But for its first few decades, says Jay Ferguson, a curator at Louisville's KentuckyDerbyMuseum, "the Derby wasn't the horserace. Back around the turn of the century there were three horses in the race, and Churchill Downs had been losing money for every year it had been in existence." It took savvy marketing, movie stars, southern tradition and luck to turn what could have been just another horse race into what many have called "the most exciting two minutes in sports."
Col. Meriwether Lewis Clark (grandson of explorer William Clark, of Lewis and Clark fame) founded the track that would later become known as Churchill Downs in 1874, on 80 acres of land owned by his uncles, John and Henry Churchill. The first Kentucky Derby, named for England's Epsom Derby race, was one of four races held on May 17, 1875, before 10,000 spectators. A chestnut colt named Aristides won the top prize of $2,850.
Though Churchill Downs continued to draw crowds, it was plagued by financial troubles for its first three decades. In 1902, as the track was in danger of closing, the Kentucky State Fair used Churchill Downs to stage a collision of two locomotives. Col. Lewis, who committed suicide in 1899—in part because Churchill Downs had proven a disappointment—had had high hopes for Kentucky racing, but for its first few decades the Derby remained a minor event.
Things began to change, however, in October of 1902, when a group of investors led by Louisville businessman Matt Winn took over the failing operation. "Winn was a natural born salesperson," says Ferguson. "It's pretty much Matt Winn who made the Derby what it is." In 1903, thanks to Winn's marketing efforts, the track finally turned a profit. Over the next several years, Churchill Downs underwent renovations, and Winn modernized and expanded the betting system.
The Derby began to attract wider attention in 1913, when a horse named Donerail, given odds of 91.45 to 1, became the longest shot ever to win the race. The next year, Old Rosebud set a Derby record of two minutes and three seconds, and in 1915 a celebrated filly named Regret became the first of only three females to win the Derby. Her owner, wealthy businessman Harry Payne Whitney, came from the East Coast racing establishment, and his horse's victory popularized the Derby to fans outside Kentucky.
These landmark wins helped boost the Derby to national prominence, but the rise of mass media is what gave the race the hype it has today. By 1925, fans could follow the contest live on the radio, and movie audiences could watch news reel replays. In 1949, a local television station first broadcast the Derby in Louisville, and three years later it was televised nationally. To glamorize the Derby during the 1930s and 40s, Matt Winn invited celebrities like Lana Turner and Babe Ruth to watch from the grandstand. The presence of the rich and famous grew to be a Derby tradition, and the box seats they occupied became known as "Millionaire's Row."
Winn led Churchill Downs until his death in 1949, and by then the Derby had become not just a Kentucky institution but a national event. In 1937, Winn, along with four of the Derby favorites for that year, appeared on the cover of Time magazine.
It's the race's signature traditions, however, that make the Kentucky Derby interesting even to people who don't have anything riding on the winning horse. Mint juleps, big hats and red roses have become almost as essential as the horses themselves. A concoction of sugar, water, mint and Kentucky bourbon, the famed julep dates back to the beginning of the race—founder William Clark, says Ferguson, "was fond of drink." Matt Winn formalized the julep's status in 1938, when Churchill Downs began selling commemorative julep glasses. Today, Derby-goers consume some 120,000 juleps.
Big hats also date back to the race's early years. Ladies attend the races decked out in their finery, with hats that can be fancy or fanciful. Along with the standard wide-brimmed chapeaux decorated with ribbons and flowers, the DerbyMuseum has on exhibit a hat made out of coffee cans arranged to look like a horse's head.
Gentlemen prefer the simpler straw boater hat, but that too can also include accessories like tiny horses and roses, the Derby's official flower. The race earned the nickname "Run for the Roses" (coined by sportswriter Bill Corum in 1925) because of the roses that have been draped over the winning horse since 1896. Today the official garland of 554 blooms is hand-made at a local Kroger grocery store the afternoon before the race.
This year on May 5, Churchill Downs will be "jam-packed," says Ferguson. "Unless you have a seat, there's no guarantee you will see a horse or a race." But for the 150,000 people expected to attend, the crowds, the dust (or mud, if it rains), the expense (general admission tickets are $40, with hard-to-get season boxes going for up to $2,250) and the unpredictability are all worth it.
The Kentucky Derby is the 10th of 12 races on Derby Day, held after several hours of wagering and julep-drinking. The crowd begins to buzz as the horses walk from their barns into the paddock, where they're saddled and mounted. The horses step onto the track to the cheers of a crowd the size of Dayton, Ohio, and as they parade around the first turn and back to their gates, the band strikes up "My Old Kentucky Home."
As the horses get stationed behind the starting gates, the crowd quiets down, but cheers erupt again as the bell rings, the gates open and the horses gallop out. "The whole place just screams—it's an explosion of noise," says Ferguson. "When the horses are on the back side the anticipation builds, and as they come around home it's a wall of sound." Just thinking about it, he says, "I'm getting goose bumps. And I'm not kidding."
Posted 2008-04-17 10:51 AM (#82177 - in reply to #82093) Subject: RE: The 134th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky - May 3, 2008 - 1 1/4 mile.
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Do you think War Pass can go the distance? And I really liked Pyro until his last finish. Right now I am thinking Big Brown, Pyro, & Colonel John.
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Posted 2008-04-21 11:22 AM (#82373 - in reply to #82367) Subject: 2008 Kentucky Derby Contenders Graded Stakes Earnings
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2008 Kentucky Derby Contenders Graded Stakes Earnings Graded stakes earnings are used to determine the order of preference for which horses are drawn into the Kentucky Derby if there are more than 20 horses, the maximum allowed number of starters, entered into the race. Below is a list of the contenders with graded earnings of $50,000 or more through April 19, 2008, with a link to a profile where available. All the graded preps are over now, unless someone tries to go in the Withers and back to the Derby on one week of rest. Horses who have been taken off the Triple Crown Trail are omitted.
Posted 2008-05-05 2:14 PM (#83190 - in reply to #83184) Subject: RE: 134th Kentucky Derby / RESULTS
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For all of the romanticized notions,truths,legends,ect surrounding the Kentucky Derby,let's get real about what it's all about.Big,big,money,and in turn,gambling,something that is considered a vice to a lot of people.I'd rather enjoy equine activities that aren't associated with something that has led down the road to bankruptcy for many.And,that's my 2C worth on it,and most know what that will buy,so,enough said.