Today was another early morning to head back to Churchill Downs to watch the horses work out. Today instead of doing the breakfast on Millionaires […]
Dawn at the Downs — Day 1
One of the cool things that people can do that is actually related to the Kentucky Derby is watch the horses work out early in […]
More fun than you should have with a bed: the 2014 Great Bed Races #kdf2014
Beds… You jump on them as kids. You sleep on them and well, um you… Race them of coarse. One of the more fun things […]
Rainy days and Mondays ain’t getting us down…
Well mostly…. The original good weather plan was to travel about 60 miles down I64 to Lexington and tour Keeneland race track and several horse […]
Day trip to Indy: yes horses were involved.
One of the best things about college is the friendships you can make. While this represents our 30 year college reunion year, our “family” stays […]
Time for some night racing at Churchill Downs
It’s opening night for the 2014 spring meet at Churchill Downs. Ten races on the schedule starting in the afternoon. During the normal meet going […]
Fantastic morning for the @KyDerbyFestival Great Balloon Race #kdf2014
Man are we beat…. After being up for last night’s balloon glow, we only got about 5 hours of sleep before we were up checking […]
The 2014 Kentucky Derby Festival Balloon Glow #kdf2014
A long standing tradition in the Kentucky Derby Festival is the Great Balloon Race, held the Saturday before the Kentucky Derby. Hot air balloons from […]
On the road again — Off to Kentucky
The alarm went off too early this morning. We had to depart at 5:00am to hit my home town of Stanford, Kentucky for a lunch […]
Welcome to the Miracle’s Kentucky Derby Festival adventure blog
It seems like it wasn’t that long ago when my wife and I departed our residence in North Carolina to return to our childhood home […]