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Cruising the colorful crowd on Kentucky Derby day
Jan and Scott Baty of Traverse City, Mich., were attending their sixth Kentucky Derby. She came the first year with a plastic flamingo on her hat and has stuck with the theme. “This is our first year...
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More Derby Day photos: The scene at the Downs
Marlitt Dellabough of Eugene, Ore., right, and Denise Meroni of Morris County, New Jersey, center, cheer on their horses in an undercard race on Kentucky Derby Day at Churchill Downs. Photo by Tom...
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Kentucky Derby 138: The day at Churchill Downs
LOUISVILLE — Oh, the humanity! Oh, the humidity! After a stormy night, the sun shone brightly on Churchill Downs all day Saturday as a record 165,307 sweltering fans turned out for the 138th running of...
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Kentucky Derby infield tamer than my first one, but still a wild party
Patrick Just of Louisville takes a turn on an improvised water slide during an afternoon downpour in the infield at Churchill Downs on Kentucky Derby day. “You don’t do Derby,” he said. “Derby does...
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Lexington center finds new careers for retired race horses
Susanna Thomas, director of the Maker’s Mark Secretariat Center, talked to Sullenberger, a former race horse who is being trained for a new role as a pleasure horse. “Sully” was recently adopted....
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Kentucky Derby’s little sister has her own style
A giant, new video screen at Churchill Downs emphasizes the feeling that the 140th Kentucky Oaks on Friday is like one big reality television show. Photos by Tom Eblen LOUISVILLE — Whenever friends...
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Derby Day at Keeneland: all that was missing was live horses
Derby Day at Keeneland was a laid-back affair. Photos by Tom Eblen Billy Hargis of Danville got to Keeneland early on Kentucky Derby Day to stake out a bench and start studying the program in the...
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A case of Pappy helps add glitz to Derby wine auction and gala
The Lexington Cancer Foundation will have its 10th Kentucky Bluegrass Wine Auction & Derby Gala at Donamire Farm on Thurday. This photo was taken at the 2014 event. Photo Provided A bottle of...
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Fan photos from early in a beautiful Kentucky Derby day
Bob and Susan Syphax moved to Science Hill, Ky., from California seven months ago and were excited about seeing their first Kentucky Derby on Saturday. “I always wanted to go to the Derby,” she said....
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From cheap seats to expensive suites, a picture-perfect Derby
Fans watched races from the Jockey Suites balconies. Photo by Tom Eblen A picture-perfect spring day brought a record crowd of 170,513 people to Churchill Downs for the 141st running of the Kentucky...
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