Year 5, Day 3, “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 5/03/2025. The Wellington – It’s the 151st Kentucky Derby day! The race traditionally takes place the first Saturday in May. The first leg of the Triple Crown 2025, the Kentucky Derby, takes place today. It is held at the Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky. It takes place rain or shine and it is rainy today. They only stop races for lightning. The gates opened at 8am. Nineteen 3-year-old horses took the track for the 1 1/4 mile run for the 6:57 ET post time. Journalism entered the event as the favorite at 3-1. Sovereignty from 16 post was the winner. Journalism claimed the second spot, while Baeza finished in third. No horse has ever won the Kentucky Derby from the number 17 post. Another interesting fact is that 125,000 mint Julep cocktails will be sold today and tomorrow. More than 10,000 bottles of Kentucky Bourbon will be used to make those Julep cocktails. We didn’t attend the races, but I spent the day creating a hat for our Newcomers lunch on Monday. Steve worked on putting the hardwood flooring down in the corner bedroom.
Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking.
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