| Part of the depth of what it means to be an | | | | through you when the horses take the track and |
| American is embodied in the annual renewal of the | | | | you realize that yet another Kentucky Derby is |
| Triple Crown series and the pageantry of the Run | | | | just minutes away. |
| for the Roses on the first Saturday in May. As | | | | To stroll down Kentucky Derby memory lane you |
| we all know, the Derby is run underneath the | | | | have got to return to 1875, which is the year |
| venerable twin spires of Churchill Downs in the | | | | that Churchill Downs opened, and the 1st |
| beautiful city of Louisville, Kentucky. There is | | | | installment of the Derby took place in that |
| nothing that can rival the tradition of languishing | | | | opening year. There are spring and fall seasons |
| over a mint julep at Churchill Downs on Derby | | | | that run at Churchill Downs, and as well as the |
| day, but the comprehensive media coverage of | | | | Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs has many other |
| the event brings it into your living room quite | | | | highlights: the Stephen Foster Handicap, the Grade |
| effectively if you can't make it to the race in | | | | I Humana Distaff Handicap, the Kentucky Oaks |
| person. | | | | and the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Stakes. |
| The Kentucky Derby is more than just a horse | | | | A sojourn to Churchill Downs to take in the |
| race. It means different things to different people, | | | | Kentucky Derby is at or near the apex of the |
| but in essence, it is an annual gathering that allows | | | | must-do list of each and every horse racing |
| us to collectively recall the events that we have | | | | enthusiast, and hanging out among the excited |
| shared in the past while celebrating the present | | | | crowd under the twin spires on the 1st Sat. in |
| and looking forward toward the future. You can't | | | | May is the experience of a lifetime. |
| help but feel a certain emotional wave pass | | | | |