If you're a degenerate uh I mean sports fan like myself it's one of the most recognizable places in the country. The twin spires of Churchill Downs, where the first Saturday of every May the top 3 year old horses in the country "run for the roses". Since a blog entry wouldnt be offical without a little misery...last year myself and two other buddies went to Belmont Racetrack for the Belmont Stakes, where Big Brown was supposed to be the first horse to win the triple crown since Affirmed did it in 1978. We got there at about 10am for a 6pm race, and sat in 100 degree weather for 8 hours, getting beer spilled on us, and bumped into all day. Finally the moment arrived, and Big Brown "left a big brown shit stain" as the man next to me so eloquently put it. The day was ruined, no triple crown, no money left, all we had to show for it the next day were third degree sun burns. In any case, I'm a firm believer in the "sport of kings", and will be keeping everyone updated as the Derby approaches...so far the early favorite is Old Fashioned but anyone familiar with the sport knows there is a LOOOOONG way until that Saturday...
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