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The Derby is incredible.
It is a world famous event. Famous people come every year (your Queen came a few years back). You have never seen the amount of limos all over the place. Money floating everywhere. The parties. The BBQ. The mint juleps. The hats. The short people.
Churchill Downs (of the famed 'twin spires') is where it is. It started back in 18xx something. It was out in the 'country'. My mom said they had to build a trolley line to take people out there. Now the area is over built and heading towards the run down side. That would be my hood. 5 blocks from the track and 5 blocks from the ghetto.
The Kentucky Derby is the first 'jewel' in thoroughbred horse racing's 'Triple Crown'. It is the longest race that the horses, all 3 year olds, will have raced to that point (1 1/4 miles or 2.012 km).
The city has tried to capture the tourist money by extending the event into the "Derby Festival". For about 3 weeks we enjoy things like hot air balloon races, a big parade, bed races, 'the run for the rose' (the wine), live music events, and the huge firework display (biggest in the world) with the air show, where they fly alot of the military aircraft up and down the river (the stealth is cool!). I think the flier said that there were about 70 events this year.
It is totally fun for everybody.
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