Kentucky may be famous for basketball and horses, including the greatest horse race, but it’s also famous for something else… Bourbon. Bourbon is a specific […]
Add a horse farm tour to your agenda
If the Kentucky Derby Festival doesn’t keep you busy around Louisville, you can always drive an hour away down I-64 towards Lexington and see where […]
Let the Festival begin! It’s time for Thunder over Louisville!
Of course some festival events have already been going, but the big kick-off happens today over the Ohio River in downtown Louisville when Thunder over […]
Derby day comes and my wallet is empty
Our vacation is nearing its end. It’s Derby day. We won’t be among the 164,000 people to pack in to Churchill Downs dressed to the […]
Makin’ Maker’s Mark at the Bourbon Festival
When looking to fill our out schedule, taking a tour of the Maker’s Mark distillery sounded like something to do. We discovered that on Friday, […]
It’s Thurby — but for us, it was more family time.
The Kentucky Derby has always been the grand event that brought in people from outside of Kentuckiana. It’s the event that most people know about. […]
The Belle of Louisville kicks the Belle of Cincinnati’s behind in the Great Steamboat Race #kdf2014
One of the banner events of the Kentucky Derby Festival is racing old river paddle boats up and down the Ohio River. The cornerstone of […]
Dawn at the Downs — take two #kyderby
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 […]