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Leslie W.

I adore the track and, as a native Louisvillian, have a deep affection for everything Derby. We went to Oaks for many years until locals were priced out. Three years ago we switched to Thursday - I can't call it Thurby, it's just too dang cheesy and commercial. The weather cooperated and we were dropped off at the corner of 4th and Central by a friend. The walk doesn't seem so far at the beginning of the day. By the end of the day, when your walking to a lot across from Cardinal Stadium to get a taxi, it feels like the other side of the country. However, ride-sharing/cab allowed everyone to imbibe safely and it was only a $20 fare back to Nulu. Our grandstand seats were fantastic - Section 322 right by the finish line. We didn't have cover, but Mother Nature kept the rain away. I agree with others that it didn't seem as if the track had enough workers. Betting window lines were impossibly long (25-30 min on average). I stopped betting after the 6th race because I wanted to enjoy my friends and the track, not stand in a line. Drink and food lines were also pretty insane. I wish you could bring in boxed lunches like you can for Oaks and Derby. Many people would still buy concessions at the track, but it would really help the lines. It's also a big help to those of us with dietary restrictions that just end up eating fries and pretzels. In the end, Derby week is a tradition that I love and look forward to each Spring. I remember that a slightly challenging Thursday at Churchill with the girls still beats a good day at work.

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Churchill Downs - 08.31.25 the post-position draw at Churchill Downs in Louisville provides clarity about the Derby field

Churchill Downs

4.3(403 reviews)
0.1 miSouth Louisville

Attended Thurby at Churchill Downs. Churchill downs is Louisville. Derby week is such a fun…read morefestival time in Louisville. We were in the new updated Jockey Suites. I love that they have the all inclusive tickets now. Horses, fascinators/hats, mint juleps and lillies what more could a girl ask for! Oh and the fashion. The city showed out! I also enjoy taking pictures/videos with all of the fun vendors! I love that they offer free parking and shuttles to Churchill downs during the week.

I recently attended the Delta Day event at Churchill Downs, and overall the experience was…read moreabsolutely amazing. The facility itself is huge, but despite there being what felt like hundreds of people there, it surprisingly never felt overly congested. Everything was very organized and well staffed, and I appreciated how employees were constantly walking around picking up dirty plates and keeping the environment clean and inviting. There was plenty of room to move around, socialize, and even space for dancing without feeling crowded. I also really appreciated some of the accessibility accommodations throughout the venue. Luckily, there were no steps required to get into the building, which made entering much easier. I was also pleasantly surprised when I went outside to the patio area to look at the horses and saw accessibility ramps available because I honestly expected there to only be stairs. As someone with mobility challenges, those details truly matter and made the experience much more enjoyable. However, I did have to take off a couple stars because the parking situation was frustrating from an accessibility standpoint. When I arrived, there were no handicapped parking spots available near the first turn area, so someone I knew actually had to take my cart and park it for me while I got out in my wheelchair and made my way into the building. That part definitely could have been handled better for guests with mobility needs. The food was also pretty good overall. I had chicken and potatoes along with a few other items, and the potatoes especially were really good. My only other complaint was the price of the Oaks Lily. Oh my gosh! $18 for such a small cup was honestly kind of shocking. I could only justify getting one because the price felt a little ridiculous for the size.

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Breeders Cup Races

Breeders Cup Races

5.0(1 review)
0.2 miSouth Louisville

November of this year 2011 a year of financial turmoil in some fields of human endeavour but on…read morethe Horse-Racing fields of Kentucky, there was no such sign of any such turmoil. This November had me stretching my wing span from Melbourne, Victoria Australia, to Louisville, Kentucky USA all in a matter of a few days to ensure track-side viewing of two of the world's greatest and most exciting race meetings. The first being the Melbourne Cup, the world's richest Handicap thoroughbred horse race and the second meeting, for two grand days and fifteen glorious races of sheer joy and racing bliss at Churchill Downs for the tremendous Breeders Cup. Entitled, as usual, by Americans when it comes to many sporting events as the World Horse-Racing Championship. (See photo below) There is nothing quite more satisfying than to sniff newly mown hay and Blue Grass Turf and to hear the soothing sound of a fit thoroughbred horse's neigh, which says quite simply, 'Let's get on with it' while standing restless in their protective stalls before being mounted by their skillful jockey to head towards the parade ring. Then, as they reach the starting gates, along with the uplifting roar of the huge crowds, the distinctive sound of these majestic creature's hoofs leaving their starting stalls and gathering speed, pounding through the first furlong embracing the course like there is no tomorrow and no end in sight. This 2011 Breeders Cup for me marked 7 years of Breeders Cup attendance and while there are question marks as to whether this particular feisty filly, myself, can still strut her stuff with the best of those who follow the yearly Breeders Cup pilgrimage, methinks she can still hold her head up high and sigh, 'well, I certainly 'aint an old grey mare to be put out to pasture just yet!' (See photo below) Traditionally the Breeders Cup is held at a different USA venue every year and while it once was known as the richest one day race meeting in the world now stretched to two days it has since been surpassed by the The Dubai World Cup which has a give-away collection of monies worth over $US21 million $US10 million on the main race card attraction alone. Pure pocket change, of course, to those wealthy oil magnates who live in Dubai and the Emirates and who have an oil well or two in their backyards, no less. Each Breeders cup race is a momentous one which covers various distances and track surfaces, but they all lead up to the highlight event, the very last race on the race card, the Breeders Cup Classic worth a cool $5million to the winner and run on a dirt track. There have been some simply spectacular wins over the years, along with a few bitter disappointments, as everyone no matter what their flight of fancy loves a champion to stay a champion, come hell or high water and to always get home first. The joy of seeing the great Kentucky mare Zenyatta coming from mother-less last on her own home turf and then on the turn and into the straight, weaving her way through the great wall of horses in front of her in her traditional style, and with her trademark of a late finishing sprint to the line to actually put her nose in front where it belongs was a sight unparalleled in any sport ever seen anywhere. Watch this 2009 event below to see the horse finish of the century. Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud_XPH6Eix4 After a steely career of 19 consecutive wins under her belt, which included two Breeders Cup wins and going for her 20th, her last year being 2010 in none other than the almighty Breeders Cup Classic, the 'Great Dame' of racing left her barrier stall very late and was once again, 'stone mother-less last,' except this time, it was if she was taunting her backers, and leaving her run to the finishing line even too late for her. She finished an agonising second with only a nostril in it and to the eventual winner, 'Blame.' An aptly named winner, I suppose, under the circumstances, much to the shock and dismay of the huge crowd. Who were more than happy to 'Blame' the unlikely jockey rather than the horse or the circumstances. Such is the bewildering logic of followers of thoroughbred horse racing. Optimists to the end in any race. (See photo below) However, as a racing fan myself, it's hard not to lay some 'Blame' for this heart-wrenching defeat squarely on the shoulders of the jockey, Mike Smith, a famous American hoop (Jockey) who I am sure will never forgive himself for his lack of timing and judgement in this famous racing event. And, while here, I can not forget the great Irish mare Goldikova who won the Breeders Cup mile three times in a row and was going for her fourth this year. Sadly, her defeat was inevitable as she was squashed in on the rail and to her adoring fans she had to settle for a disappointing third spot in a race that will be remembered for being a pretty scrappy event. (See photo below) During Breeders Cup week us 'foreign infidels' march into town in our droves from

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