Travel – Kentucky Derby Adventure

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It’s a parade, mostly about horses

Posted on May 4, 2023June 2, 2023 by rmiracle

The Pegasus Parade is one of the oldest events during the Kentucky Derby Festival. The mythical winged horse is the official mascot of the festival and the parade. In fact many people ooh and aww over the inflatable Pegasus as it rolls down Broadway See all the photos The UofL Marching Band performs during the 2023 Pegasus Parade. For as...Read More

The 2023 Great Balloon Race takes to the sky

Posted on May 2, 2023June 2, 2023 by rmiracle

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 lined up on Pee Wee Reese Drive in Louisville, Kentucky waiting to enter a back gate into a large field between Runway 6 and Runway 15 of Bowman Field. An orange sun was starting to...Read More

Things to do: Mammoth Cave

Posted on May 7, 2017 by rmiracle

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 are visiting Kentucky, you should check out Mammoth Cave National Park. Mammoth Cave is large limestone cave system about 90 minutes south of Louisville near the appropriately named Cave City. The park manged by the...Read More

Time to focus on the Kentucky Derby Festival

Posted on March 29, 2017May 2, 2017 by rmiracle

[caption id="attachment_790" align="alignnone" width="768"] The horses round the first turn during the 142nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday May 7, 2016.[/caption] With the University of Kentucky's men's basketball team making an early exit from the Big Dance, it's time to turn attention to Louisville and the rapidly approaching Kentucky Derby and it's two week festival....Read More

Its time for the 2016 Kentucky Derby Festival!

Posted on April 23, 2016May 2, 2017 by rmiracle

Aircraft are in the air for the 2016 Thunder Over Louisville airshow and fireworks display. This kicks off the 2016 Kentucky Derby Festival. Our 2016 adventure is well into preparation. As we sit here live-streaming Thunder from WDRB, we are finalizing the events we plan to do this year. We will head towards Louisville on Friday 4/29. Skyline Chili is...Read More

2015 Kentucky Derby Festival wrap up.

Posted on May 10, 2015May 2, 2017 by rmiracle

The 2015 Kentucky Derby Festival and the 141st Kentucky Derby and Oaks are now just memories. The horse racing community turns to Pimlico in Maryland for the Preakness to see if American Pharoah can claim the second jewel in the Triple Crown. (more…)

A lovely Sunday drive to Cincinnati

Posted on April 27, 2015May 2, 2015 by rmiracle

While the Kentucky Derby Festival has things packed to do every day, some times you have to run a different direction. For those wanting to just do festival events, Sunday holds the Tour de LOU, a set of bike races that run either a 35 mile or 20 mile ride around the streets of Louisville that starts and ends at...Read More

Preparing for the Kentucky Derby and Festival

Posted on April 23, 2015April 23, 2015 by rmiracle

When you decide to take a vacation to participate in the Kentucky Derby Festival there is considerable planning involved to make the trip possible. One of the first things is ticket acquisition. Most of the festival events are free with a $5 Pegasus Pin, but several key events require tickets or you need tickets for preferred seating. Of course the...Read More

Derby day comes and my wallet is empty

Posted on May 4, 2014February 11, 2015 by rmiracle

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 nines with flowing hats and drinking $11 mint juleps. Instead it's a day to head to Sherry's brother, Doug's house for his annual Kentucky Derby party, a tradition he took over from his parents. The...Read More

Makin’ Maker’s Mark at the Bourbon Festival

Posted on May 3, 2014February 11, 2015 by rmiracle

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, they were actually holding a festival at their campus in Loretta, Kentucky. Friday was scheduled for good weather and was our open day, so we packed up the car and drove 35 miles south of...Read More