: About Me

DERBY DAY Morning comes early in Louisville on the first Saturday in May. Amid lush green rolling hills, Magnolias and Dogwoods burst with color heralding Spring's fresh newness. Gentle mist enshrouds the pastures, kissing softly the paddocks of storied Churchill Downs. By end of day a champion will be crowned, the garland of roses draped across his neck. In wooden stalls, lined with hay, magnificent creatures stir. Three-year olds all and in their prime. It is as if they know this is no ordinary day. Thoroughbreds, tracing their lineage to sires flushed with royalty, Darley Arabian, Godol...