Roses are not just for Valentine’s Day. Kentucky Bourbon is of course a frequent participant! The Kentucky Derby is the most prestigious horse race. It has run for 151 consecutive years. Then…

If it can move, it can race. So why not race beds? The race originated as a competition among hotels, but over the years, it’s migrated to many different organizations from parks and rec depa…

With the contenders for the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby. Each year, Churchill Downs opens the track early in the morning so fans can watch the horses work out. During Derby week, the horses th…

The Kentucky Derby Festival® started with the first Pegasus Parade® in 1956 on a shoestring budget of just $640 (about $7,500 in today’s dollars). It was the first event. Today, this is one o…

Rubber ducks “race” down the Ohio River. See all the photos Twenty-two years ago, an idea was hatched. Since Kentuckians race everything during the Kentucky Derby Festival, why not race…

The weather in Kentucky during April and May is quite variable. Sometimes it’s sunny and warm; sometimes it snows. But you can thank Murphy’s Law for picking the worst times to bring un…

Burnham Square, trained by Ian R. Wilkes, was ridden to victory by Brian J. Hernandez Jr. in the 101st Blue Grass Stakes at Keenland on April 8, 2025.

We are sad to report that the Kentucky Derby Festival, along with their City, State, and Federal partners, have decided to cancel the 2025 Thunder over Louisville event due to the expected flooding…

Schedule of Events for the 2023 Kentucky Derby Festival DateTimeEventSaturday 4/12/20253:30 – 10:30 pmThunder Over Louisville / Louisville RiverfrontTuesday 4/15/20255:30 pmTaste of Derby Fes…