If you're going to The Kentucky Derby for the infield experience, don't go expecting the high class affair you see on television. That experience can be found at Millionaires Row and the Grandstands. Instead, the infield is a much more low-brow affair, though many would argue that it is the more fun experience of the the two.
After having our tickets scanned and passing through security at the gates of the legendary Churchill Downs racing venue, we entered the tunnel that would lead us to the infield. As we walked through the dark and damp tunnel, I could hear the muted roars of the grandstand...
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Greetings from the Kentucky Derby in beautiful Louisville, Kentucky! Today I'm taking in the 'Run for the Roses' from the legendary Churchill Downs racetrack. While I’m out in the infield with the masses experiencing the festivities (and doing my best to actually see a horse), I wanted to share a list of interesting facts about the derby with you:
-The Kentucky Derby is the first race in the ‘Triple Crown’ of horse racing – The Preakness and The Belmont are the two others. The last horse to win all three races and claim the Triple Crown was Affirmed in 1978.
-Churchill Downs has been...
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Welcome to the next edition of The Travel Rinse Repeat Roundup from Kansas, USA! I've been traveling throughout the great Sunflower state, from Kansas City (which is actually primarily in Missouri) to the college towns of Lawrence and Manhattan, to the cities of Wichita and Topeka and finally ending up right back where I started in KC. I expect to be spending a significant amount of time working in Wichita over the next month or two, so of course I'll be looking for the interesting, the unique, the beautiful, and the delicious here in America's heartland.
Today's header image is of Union Station...
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