Celebrate Derby By Attending a Concert

Photo: Sarah Teeple Swain photographed by Chet WhiteIf you are not going to Opening Night at Churchill Downs tonight, you can head to the Waterfront to hear Hunter Hayes — and several other concerts in the next week.APR 29-MAY 5Free entry with a 2017 Pegasus Pin.April 29 | 97.5 WAMZ presents Hunter Hayes at Waterfront Jam April 30 | Passport Kentucky Derby Festival GospelFest gospel choir in the Waterfront April 30 | Kentucky Derby Festival Louisville Youth Orchestra Concert at Iroquois AmphitheatreApril 30 | Sidewalk Prophets on the WaterfrontMay 2 | Sugarhill Gang with Grandmaster Dee at the Waterfront May 3 | Drive-By Truckers with special guest [...]

By |2018-05-15T20:44:03-04:00April 29, 2017|Derby|

Who’s Keeping Track of the Marathon Data?

Kay Russell is wearing: Hat by Dee’s, $279, 5045 Shelbyville Road, 502.896.6755; dress, $149 available at Talbot’s 194 N. Hurstbourne Parkway, 502.423.9445; necklace, $42, bracelet, $18 available at Magnolia & Fig 12621 Shelbyville Road, 502.253.4567. Kellen Russell is wearing: Hat by Christine A. Moore Millinery, $730 available at Rodes For Her 4938 Brownsboro Road 502.753.7633; dress, $46, belt, $16, earrings, $16, bracelets $16/ea. available at Magnolia & Fig, 12621 Shelbyville Road 502.253.4567.Kay Russell started working with the Kentucky Derby Festival 26 years ago, and took her baby girl with her. “I’m what they call a ‘Festival [...]

By |2017-04-28T08:30:00-04:00April 28, 2017|Derby|

This Runner Goes the Extra Mile to Look Her Best

By Brigid Morrissey Yvonne Austin creates a theme to live by at the beginning of each year. This year, her theme is passion and compassion. One of her passions is running, and she loves connecting with new people. As a former race ambassador for the Kentucky Derby Marathon and a current Bourbonite for the Urban Bourbon Half Marathon scheduled for October, Yvonne found the solution to combining both. “Running is defined as ‘anything you do at a faster pace than walking.’ I am compassionate about meeting people where they are, which means I run at [...]

By |2017-04-28T08:30:00-04:00April 28, 2017|Derby, Exercise|

The KROGER FEST-A-VILLE on the Waterfront opens today!

You can find lots of fun, games, a large disco ball, drinks and food everyday until May 5.New this year to Fest-a-ville is Coliseum Coffee Works offering a variety of cold coffee drinks, such as, the Chocolate Mint frappe and the Mocha Latte.Bite into Maurice Williams’ SmoFried Cafe Burger, which won the 6th Annual Derby Burger Challenge sponsored by Kentucky Beef Council.Try Drake’s Thunder Punch featuring Four Roses Yellow Label bourbon, peach puree, blood orange bitters, lemon juice, grenadine, and ginger beer. Served at all bars at the Kentucky Derby Fest-a-ville.Indulge in deep-fried candy such [...]

By |2017-04-27T21:54:00-04:00April 27, 2017|Derby|

How This Accountant Started Transporting Horses

By Lucy M. Pritchett Natalie Roberts didn’t expect to experience a Turning Point when she agreed to make a trip across the border into another country.This was seven years ago, and she was working in an accounting position with a firm in Southern Indiana. An opportunity arose for her to transport race horses to Canada. The trainer of those horses didn’t have a passport and couldn’t travel out of the country, so he offered Natalie what she says was a “substantial amount of money” to transport the horses and handle them at the track for [...]

By |2017-04-24T08:30:00-04:00April 24, 2017|Derby, Turning Point|

Lessons from a Successful Horse Owner

By Marie Bradby Stallion Kitten's Joy running in his paddock. Thoroughbred horse breeder and owner Sarah Kathern “Kitten” Ramsey with her husband Kenneth hold the title of the all-time winningest owners at Churchill Downs. They are also leading winners at other racetracks, including Keeneland in Lexington and Gulfstream Park in Florida, and have won multiple graded stakes, Breeders Cup, and Eclipse awards. Sarah, 78, still keeps her hand in the racing and other businesses (real estate, communications, etc.), despite suffering a stroke in 2008 that left her paralyzed on her right side and with limited ability [...]

By |2017-04-23T08:30:00-04:00April 23, 2017|Derby|
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