Kentucky Derby Vacations
The Kentucky Derby is known for mint juleps, dapper Southern style, and gambling. You’ll want to place your bets on the next winner of the Triple Crown. When planning your trip, you may want to plan it around the festivities surrounding the Derby. Starting two weeks before the main event, you can experience Kentucky culture and explore all that Kentucky has to offer.
At Churchill Downs, Thurby (the Thursday before the Derby) is a fun celebration with live music, racing and bourbon, where you will catch mostly locals there to revel in the spirit of the Derby, but maybe skip out on the big crowds and the big price tags of the actual Derby day.
The fun really kicks off with the Kentucky Oaks on Friday, which is a prestigious race for 3-year fillies. The dress code is pink for this event celebrating women, and for the past 14 years, Churchill Downs has hosted a survivors parade honoring survivors of breast and ovarian cancer. After a week of festivities, with dozens of parties attended, hundreds of horses raced, and countless mint juleps drunk, it’s time for the big event, the Kentucky Derby! On Derby Day, the Derby race will be the 12th race of the day, and you will watch 20 of the best horses from around the world run 1 1/4 miles to claim the trophy and the garland of roses.
Planning ahead is the name of the game when traveling to the Kentucky Derby. The earlier you purchase tickets, the less expensive they are, but there are tickets for every budget! Depending on the experience you are hoping to have, there will be a different ticket/seating area for you.
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