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It’s time to race the beds!

It’s time to race the beds!

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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 more entertaining and unusual things to race are... beds! See all the photos! Broadbent arena turns into a two-lane figure-eight short track race course for beds. Dozens of teams spend weeks preparing their beds to race...Read More
And it’s a wrap on the 2017 Derby Festival

And it’s a wrap on the 2017 Derby Festival

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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 adventure lasts 10 days (Friday thru Sunday spanning the week before the Kentucky Derby), this year, we drove up to Louisville two Friday's before the Derby to take part in Thunder over Louisville and the...Read More
It was a muddy but sunny Kentucky Derby

It was a muddy but sunny Kentucky Derby

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[caption id="attachment_978" align="alignnone" width="768"] Mudboni's resurfaced the track during breaks between racing at Churchill Downs prior to the 143rd Kentucky Derby.[/caption] 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. Rain. Cold. Cold. Cold. Thurby - rained. Oaks - Rained and the Derby day...Read More
Abel Tasman wins a wet Kentucky Oaks

Abel Tasman wins a wet Kentucky Oaks

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[caption id="attachment_970" align="alignnone" width="768"] Paradise Woods leads the field around the first turn of the 143rd running of the Kentucky Oaks.[/caption] 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 will run 1.25 miles against the best other three-year old's. But the day before,...Read More
The Great Steamboat Race – a time for friends

The Great Steamboat Race – a time for friends

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We've covered what the Great Steamboat Race is about in the past. A couple of paddle-wheel boats ramble up and down the Ohio. Lots of cheating. Coal-fired steam vs. diesel engine. But what isn't talked about enough is the friendships made on the boat. What starts as total strangers and a force of habit come together to create lasting friendships....Read More
The 2017 Great Bed Races crowns winners

The 2017 Great Bed Races crowns winners

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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 wheel carts with a push bar and optional steering that happens to hold a regular sized bed mattress. A team of five: a driver (frequently just a passenger) and four pushers race the bed around...Read More
Churchill Downs opens its 2017 Spring racing session

Churchill Downs opens its 2017 Spring racing session

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It's called "Downs after Dark" and it's one of a hand full of night-racing sessions at Churchill Downs. This event kicks off the racing season and helps get the kinks out before hundreds of thousands of people descend on the track for the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby. Eleven races pack the schedule between 6pm and 11pm. It's also a...Read More