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06May

2012 Kentucky Derby winner …What a day for I’ll Have Another!

By Clairenmike  |  May 6th, 2012  |  Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby  |  2012 Kentucky Derby, Bodemeister, Churchill Downs, Doug O'Neill, i'll Have Another, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby jockeys, Kentucky Derby Tours, Mario Gutierrez, Paul Reddam, Santa Anita Derby  |  No Comments

The warm temperatures only made the crowd at Churchill Downs that much more excited for the “Big Race”.  There were […]

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04May

Kentucky Derby Party Mint Julep Cupcakes

By Clairenmike  |  May 4th, 2012  |  Uncategorized  |  2012 Kentucky Derby tickets, Bourbon, Churchill Downs, Cupcake Wars, Four Roses Bourbon, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby Party, Kentucky Derby Tours, Louisville, Mint Julep Cupcake recipe, Mint Julep Cupcakes  |  No Comments

Did you decide to have a 2012 Kentucky Derby Party at home?  How about Mint Julep Cupcakes? We had a […]

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03May

2012 Kentucky Derby info

By Clairenmike  |  May 3rd, 2012  |  NBC  |  2012 Kentucky Derby tickets, Alpha, Bob Baffert, Bodemeister, Churchill Downs, Creative Cause, Daddy Nose Best, Dullahan, El Padrino, ESPN, Garrett Gomez, Gemologist, Graham Motion, Hansen, horse racing, HRTV, jockey, John Velasquez, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby Tours, Liason, Michael Matz, Preakness Stakes, Prospective, Sabercat, Todd Pletcher, TVG, Union Rags  |  No Comments

The Kentucky Derby is a Grade 1 Stakes race for 3 year old thoroughbred  colts, held annually at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, on the first […]

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03May

2012 Kentucky Oaks has 14 filles going for the Lillies

By Clairenmike  |  May 3rd, 2012  |  Churchill Downs  |  2012 Kentucky Oaks, Bob Baffert, Churchill Downs, Garrett Gomez, La Trionne Stakes, Larry Jones, On Fire Baby, Plum Pretty, Summer Applause, Todd Pletcher  |  No Comments

Grace Hall, Eden’s Moon and Karlovy Vary, plus local favorite On Fire Baby top a full field of 3-year-old fillies […]

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02May

TV schedule of coverage for Kentucky Derby is over 27 hours

By Clairenmike  |  May 2nd, 2012  |  Kentucky Derby, NBC  |  2012 Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes, Bill Boland, Churchill Downs, Gallop to Glory, Gary Stevens, horse racing, Jerery Bailey, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby horses, Kentucky Derby Tours, Kentucky Derby winners, Middleground, NBC, NBC Sports Network, Preakness Stakes, Triple Crown, TV coverage, TV schedule, WAVE, William Boland  |  No Comments

Nowadays, we take TV coverage of the Kentucky Derby for granted.  Up until 1950, people listened to the Kentucky Derby […]

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01May

Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Canonero II honored

By Clairenmike  |  May 1st, 2012  |  Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes  |  2012 Kentucky Derby, Canonero II, Canonero II Stakes, Gallop to Glory, Galt House Hotel, Gustavo Avila Jr., Jockey Challenge, Juan Arias, Kentucky Derby Tours, Kentucky Derby winners, Maryland, Maryland Jockey Club, Pimlico Race Course, Preakness Stakes, Triple Crown, Venezuela  |  No Comments

The featured race at Pimlico Race Track on 2012 Kentucky Derby Day will be called be the $75,000 Canonero II […]

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30Apr

The 2012 Kentucky Derby Party keeps on going and going!

By Clairenmike  |  April 30th, 2012  |  Penny Chenery, Secretariat  |  2012 Kentucky Derby, 2012 Kentucky Derby Party, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Derby night, Disney film, Felix Cavaliere, Gallop to Glory, Galt House Hotel, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Tours, Kentucky Derby winners, Kentucky Derby winning jockey, Operation Open Arms, Penny Chenery, Permanently Disabled Jockey Fund, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Ron Turcotte, Secretariat, Silks in the Bluegrass, Triple Crown  |  No Comments

The 2012 Kentucky Derby Party does not stop when the race is over.  By 7 PM Derby night, you will […]

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29Apr

Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro would have been 9 today

By Clairenmike  |  April 29th, 2012  |  Churchill Downs, Kentucky Derby, Uncategorized  |  Barbaro, Big Brown, Churchill Downs, Dr. Dean Richardson, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, Michael Matz, Mr. Prospector, New Bolton Center, Pimlico Race Track, Preakness Stakes, Smarty Jones, Union Rags  |  No Comments

Barbaro leaving Churchill Downs for the Preakness Today, April 29th would have been Barbaro’s 9th Birthday.  Most people have heard […]

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28Apr

VIP Kentucky Derby Eve Party or should we say Parties!

By Clairenmike  |  April 28th, 2012  |  Uncategorized  |  2012 Derby Eve Party, 2012 Kentucky Derby Eve Parties, 2012 Kentucky Derby tickets, 2012 Kentucky Oaks night partes, Alabama, American Lung Association, Ashton Kucher, Barnstable Brown Diabetes & Obesity Center, Barnstable Brown Party, Blessings in a Backpack, Coco, Cyndi Lauper, Derby Eve Gala, Friday May 4th, Ice T, James Brown Graham Cancer Center, Jason Aldean, May 4 Parties, Miranda Lambert, Randy Owen, Seelbach Hotel, The Galt House, The Julep, The Rose Ball, Unbridled Eve, Wynonna Judd  |  No Comments

2012 VIP Kentucky Derby Eve Party, where shall we go…Unbridled Eve, The Julep, Barnstable Brown Party, or The Rose Ball?  […]

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27Apr

Who will win the 2012 Kentucky Derby? Confused?

By Clairenmike  |  April 27th, 2012  |  Uncategorized  |  138th Run for the Roses, 2012 Kentucky Derby, 2012 Kentucky Derby winner, Alpha, bet, Bodemeister, Churchill Downs, Creative Cause, Daddy Long Legs, Daddy Nose Best, dart board, Dullahan, El Padrino, Gemologist, handicap, handicapping, Hansen, horse racing, i'll Have Another, Kentucky Derby Tours, Liaison, Mark Valeski, Pat Day, Prospective, Sabercat, sports writers, Take Charge Indy, Union Rags, Went the Day Well  |  No Comments

A handicapping method? So you are worried because you and your friends disagree  on who will win the 2012 Kentucky Derby.  […]

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