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Any of you guys ever been to the Kentucky Derby?

Posted on 4/21/26 at 8:52 pm
Posted by Truama_dawg
Member since Nov 2022
278 posts
Posted on 4/21/26 at 8:52 pm
Tips and Suggestions? Gonna be there for the first time next week.
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
74883 posts
Posted on 4/21/26 at 8:54 pm to
Over 50 years ago.

I was a kid so I suppose that it would be better as an adult.
Posted by TyOconner
NOLA
Member since Nov 2009
11374 posts
Posted on 4/21/26 at 8:54 pm to
You’ll love it. Check out the paddock and set aside some time for the gift shop. Ship it all back to avoid having to lug it around.
Posted by dukeg7213
Louisiana
Member since Apr 2023
7076 posts
Posted on 4/21/26 at 8:57 pm to
Once. Awesome time

Eyes up. Plenty to look at
Posted by Coastal Tiger
Along the vanishing Louisiana coast
Member since Apr 2005
2306 posts
Posted on 4/21/26 at 8:57 pm to
Yes, four times.
The experience is completely different depending on where your seats are.
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora
Member since Sep 2012
75393 posts
Posted on 4/21/26 at 8:58 pm to
Mint juleps are nasty. Just drink Kentucky Bourbon.
Posted by Bullfrog
Running Through the Wet Grass
Member since Jul 2010
61205 posts
Posted on 4/21/26 at 8:59 pm to
It black tails and top hat only. VV fancy.
Posted by ChatGPT of LA
Member since Mar 2023
6360 posts
Posted on 4/21/26 at 8:59 pm to
Infield is the party....find a way to get in
Posted by Truama_dawg
Member since Nov 2022
278 posts
Posted on 4/21/26 at 9:00 pm to
I have tix to the infield.
This post was edited on 4/21/26 at 9:01 pm
Posted by EvrybodysAllAmerican
Member since Apr 2013
12844 posts
Posted on 4/21/26 at 9:03 pm to
The infield is like a mini mardi Gras . You might not even see a horse.
Posted by 4WHLN
Drinking at the Cottage Inn
Member since Mar 2013
7638 posts
Posted on 4/21/26 at 9:05 pm to
Tip:
The Horse in the 17th Post has never won the race. So don’t bet on that one.

That’s all I got. Good luck
Posted by Winston Cup
Dallas Cowboys Fan
Member since May 2016
66922 posts
Posted on 4/21/26 at 9:07 pm to
Can you wear a grey tux if it has fun complementary pieces or no?
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
105312 posts
Posted on 4/21/26 at 9:08 pm to


OTers at tDerby
Posted by PANTHER
Bunkie
Member since Oct 2004
2421 posts
Posted on 4/21/26 at 9:16 pm to
2007 and 2014. If you have the chance to go don’t pass it up.
Posted by SuperSaint
Sorting Out OT BS Since '2007'
Member since Sep 2007
150380 posts
Posted on 4/21/26 at 9:16 pm to
Let my boy Bob know he better do whatever it takes to get us another WinnieWinner this year
Posted by oldtrucker
Marianna, Fl
Member since Apr 2013
3502 posts
Posted on 4/21/26 at 9:21 pm to
He's due then
Posted by Bullfrog
Running Through the Wet Grass
Member since Jul 2010
61205 posts
Posted on 4/21/26 at 9:24 pm to
quote:

grey tux
Grey is fine as it’s an afternoon event mostly but you’ll have to add the ascot to not look out of place.
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
122175 posts
Posted on 4/21/26 at 9:24 pm to
I watch it on TV does that count? Seriously, I would like to attend one of these days.
Posted by Lawyered
The Sip
Member since Oct 2016
38364 posts
Posted on 4/21/26 at 9:25 pm to
The stupid gaudy hats are so lame

I can’t take that seriously at all
Posted by BluegrassBelle
RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019
Member since Nov 2010
108044 posts
Posted on 4/21/26 at 9:32 pm to
quote:

The stupid gaudy hats are so lame I can’t take that seriously at all


You tailgate in a grove of trees with chicken tendies and chandeliers. You have no room to talk.

OP, where abouts are you sitting? That’ll determine about what you’re experience will be. If you plan to hit dinner after the track at most quality places you’ll need a reservation.
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