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Fashion ranges from the fantastic to the sublime in this "post" parade of a different breed! |
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Part Woodstock, part family reunion, this is the gathering place to exercise the first rites of spring Louisville style! |
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Bo Derek, Donald Trump, Jack Nicholson, Muhammad Ali -- some of the folks you may bump into on Derby Day. |
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Even grumpy old hardboots get misty-eyed when they hear the first notes of "My Old Kentucky Home". |
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Sugar, water, Kentucky bourbon whiskey, crushed ice and a sprig o' mint -- you're off and running! |
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The rainbow of colors that makes up part of the majesty that is Thoroughbred racing. |
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56 ounces of 14 & 18 karat gold and nearly 2 feet tall, plus the luck stays in the horseshoe! |
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A worldwide landmark symbolic to Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby. |
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What the "Run for the Roses" is to horse racing, Louisville's Derby Festival is to community relations. |
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