kerbie18 Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Here comes the Kentucky Derby, the most famous horse race in the world. It is always the first Saturday in May. Two weeks beforehand, is the largest fireworks show in the United States...Thunder Over Louisville, and a rather large air show to boot. My favorite part? I get to spend the next 3 weeks working brutally long hours. Since I'm old, and I can pull the seniority card, hopefully most of them will be in my car. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuteTheMall Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 And they're off! And it's over! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maser Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 I wonder if AOC will enter this year. 1 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 I didn’t have a great relationship with my dad but one of the good memories was watching all of the Triple Crown races with him. He grew up in a mining/farming town and loved horses. I remember watching the Secretariat race with him. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 17 minutes ago, ChuteTheMall said: And they're off! And it's over! I think that horse races need to have pit stops where they change the horse shoes and give the horse a carrot. Better yet, a 24-hour endurance race. In France. In June. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 4 minutes ago, tous said: I think that horse races need to have pit stops where they change the horse shoes and give the horse a carrot. Better yet, a 24-hour endurance race. In France. In June. I like the longer English Derby races. Long race over turf with obstacles. Test of horse, rider and overall horsemanship. Not just pure sprint speed. Sort of like a rally race VS a drag race. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuteTheMall Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Throw in a steeple chase. And get a fox to run ahead of them. And sponsor patches, like in NASCAR. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbie18 Posted April 21, 2022 Author Share Posted April 21, 2022 I can tell you from 20 years ago, it really sucks being a young cop at the Kentucky Derby. Nothing like working 16 hour shifts, and that was before we got short handed... So friggin glad I am old now. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Huaco Kid Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 The groomer took some cough medicine and pee'd on the hay before the horse ate it. Word! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valmet Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Not a big horse-racing fan but I understand it’s kind-of like the Masters Tournament of the horse world. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 4 hours ago, Valmet said: Not a big horse-racing fan but I understand it’s kind-of like the Masters Tournament of the horse world. First of three races in the Triple Crown. Quite a challenge for a three year old horse to win all three. Other two are Belmont Stakes and Preakness. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAKA Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 On 4/21/2022 at 1:11 AM, Huaco Kid said: The groomer took some cough medicine and pee'd on the hay before the horse ate it. Word! That's my story and I'm stickin' with it... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbie18 Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 Well, we completed Thunder over Louisville. Possibly the largest air show and fireworks show in the nation. The titles for that change every year, but it's up there either way. We had easily 700,000 people attend the show, in a city that has about the same total population. Lot's of people from out of town. We had incidents, it could have been worse, given the crime surge our city has experienced, like any decent sized city. I did have a homicide at 8 am the following morning, a Sunday morning. What the hell? It's Sunday morning after a party, stop killing each other and sleep in late! I had a crazy lady (honestly cute and barely 20). She had to be wrestled to the ground, placed in both handcuffs and ankle restraints. She was grabbing random unwilling men by the groin. She offered to give me a bath...YEAH, no thank you maam, nope. For the record, we didn't hurt her, and she went to jail. Next weekend we have a marathon and a huge parade. If we survive that, two weekends until the derby itself. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Cute and Crazy. Those are the interesting ones. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbie18 Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 29 minutes ago, Batesmotel said: Cute and Crazy. Those are the interesting ones. A cute and crazy random woman, in a very large tight crowd, suddenly white knuckle crushes your balls in her hand to the point of extreme pain. Yeah, we decided that is sexual assault, and charged her with such that. I'm sure the courts will amend it down to something akin to a speeding ticket, as usual for the courts. But, I don't want to forget this is a Derby thread, just my personal working shifts... 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Yep. Cute and crazy seem to get away with things. Good luck. Too bad people can’t just enjoy the race. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuteTheMall Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 I might tune in to watch a 2 minute race if I can spare the time, but without the pre-race hype. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 25 minutes ago, ChuteTheMall said: I might tune in to watch a 2 minute race if I can spare the time, but without the pre-race hype. My wife listens to the pre race junk. Just background noise. Then calls me in for the races. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Don't lie to us, Mister Bates. We all know you watch for the ladies' hats. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 You have to make them beforehand, and drink one every five seconds, because the race is so short: https://www.liquor.com/slideshows/kentucky-derby-cocktails/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbie18 Posted April 26, 2022 Author Share Posted April 26, 2022 11 hours ago, Huaco Kid said: You have to make them beforehand, and drink one every five seconds, because the race is so short: https://www.liquor.com/slideshows/kentucky-derby-cocktails/ The Mint Julep will always be the iconic Derby drink. I've been working at the derby since I was 14 years old. My Marine Corps JROTC unit worked at the derby on the clean up crew. Every Mint Julep comes in a custom glass for that year. I have quite the collection built up, most of which never actually contained alcohol. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 kerbie, if you will be so kind for the Yankees and us good, decent people not blessed to be from Kentucky: Is it loo-wee-vil or loovul? I promise we Texans won't make fun if you pronounce Bexar county (where San Antonio is) as becks-ar. The Floridians here will make fun of both of us because that's what they do. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 On 4/25/2022 at 9:15 PM, tous said: Don't lie to us, Mister Bates. We all know you watch for the ladies' hats. If I’m looking at ladies, it’s not for the hats. 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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