It’s Derby week and that means people are racing things. Horses? Sure. Hot Air Balloons? A must. Rubber Duckies? Why not? But one of the […]
The 2023 Great Balloon Race takes to the sky
In the pre-dawn hours of the Saturday morning a week before the Kentucky Derby, dozens of trucks and vans pulling trailers, and hundreds of cars […]
And it’s a wrap on the 2017 Derby Festival
After our successful return to North Carolina after spending two weeks in Louisville, it’s time to look back on the two weeks. While our normal […]
It was a muddy but sunny Kentucky Derby
The theme of the this year’s Kentucky Derby Festival should have been “Wet and wonderful.” Two balloon races cancelled, a balloon glow postponed. Rain. Rain. […]
Abel Tasman wins a wet Kentucky Oaks
The Kentucky Derby has run for 143 consecutive years and is by all accounts the most prestigious horse race. It’s for three-year old horses who […]
Things to do: Mammoth Cave
The Commonwealth of Kentucky has many things to do that are not tied to the Kentucky Derby, horses and a rather large festival. While you […]
Dawn at the Downs and the Derby Museum
Dawn at the Downs is a chance to get up close to the Derby contenders and watch them work out. Churchill Downs hosts this event […]
The Great Steamboat Race – a time for friends
The Great Steamboat Race is more than a boat race. It’s about friendship.
The 2017 Great Bed Races crowns winners
One of the more interesting things raced during the Kentucky Derby Festival is beds. That’s right beds. Well sort of. These are more custom-made, four […]
The 2017 Great Bed Races crowns winners
One of the more interesting things raced during the Kentucky Derby Festival is beds. That’s right beds. Well sort of. These are more custom-made, four […]