150th Kentucky Derby
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It’s a day to drink the obligatory mint julep (that nobody actually likes) with your pinky out while wearing a fancy hat.
- Aug 11, 2015
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We’ll watch it, but not the 5 hours of buildup and lesser races.
It’s one of those iconic events to watch even if you don’t follow the sport. Others are the Super Bowl, Daytona 500, Sunday at The Masters, the Indy 500 and Wimbledon finals. (Although to be honest I can’t watch a 2-hour car race. I just check in on it a few times and try to catch the end if I can.)
It’s one of those iconic events to watch even if you don’t follow the sport. Others are the Super Bowl, Daytona 500, Sunday at The Masters, the Indy 500 and Wimbledon finals. (Although to be honest I can’t watch a 2-hour car race. I just check in on it a few times and try to catch the end if I can.)
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Female race is called the Oaks. It’s for the fillies.
I’ve been twice to the infield and it’s more like a messy tailgate party and not at all the pomp and circumstance you see from the boxes.
Last year our BIL was part of the conglomerate that owned Mage. He was in the winners circle with them and got to go to Saratoga too. It was a wild ride for them. He gave me a rose pedal from the Derby wreath.
- Jul 15, 2014
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Yeah, it was one of those "well, we live an hour away, we gotta do this at least once"... had a great time, ended up doing it twice, but we were young then.
- Jul 15, 2014
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That is an understatement!Female race is called the Oaks. It’s for the fillies.
I’ve been twice to the infield and it’s more like a messy tailgate party and not at all the pomp and circumstance you see from the boxes.
Last year our BIL was part of the conglomerate that owned Mage. He was in the winners circle with them and got to go to Saratoga too. It was a wild ride for them. He gave me a rose pedal from the Derby wreath.
The second time we went, it was a rain day... holy cow, talk about "messy"
- Jul 24, 2020
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Any idea what year?That is an understatement!
First time I was sunburned. The second time it was raining.
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I’m thinking mine were 94 and 96 and the second one was raining
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If it was a literal mud pit, we were likely there the same day
PS If you used the men's bathroom to avoid the line, i might have seen you running in/out!
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If it was a literal mud pit, we were likely there the same day
PS If you used the men's bathroom to avoid the line, i might have seen you running in/out!
May 4, 1996 | 81 | 62 | 0.55" | 0.55" | Thunderstorms |
Half an inch of rain that day!
- Jul 15, 2014
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- Jul 15, 2014
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Yep... smaller every day. We were talking about it yesterday and how the entire planet is now more like "4 degrees" of Kevin Bacon separation.
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My cousin's go every year, dress up, wear the big hats and all that. It looks like a lot of fun but I've never gone.
