Well, as many of you already know, the Kentucky Derby comes around every year on the first Saturday in May. Yesterday was that Saturday. I keep telling myself that one of these days I'm going to make it down to Churchill Downs and place a bet. Especially since the past three years I have told my husband which horse was going to win and it actually did. Which reminds me of a pretty funny story. It's about the day that little ol' me won money some money on Millionaires Row at the Downs (honestly). When I was graduating from the University of Louisville, the School of Justice Administration took all of the graduates to Churchill Downs so that we could enjoys a luncheon and a day at the races. And guess where we ate? You guessed it, Millionaires Row. So, when it came time for the races, after my husband told me that no one from our house was gonna gamble, I took a measly two bucks and bet on the horse with the worst odds. And you guessed it, I won. So I run around screaming, "I won, I won." And my husband is like, "Won what?" I was so busted. I didn't win much, but that's how my lucky streak started (I only won $9.60, but hey, I only started out with two)
Anyway, watching television and seeing all of the celebrities that come into town just for the Derby, it makes me really proud to be a Kentuckian but it also kind of makes me upset that they don't put up such a hooplah at other times of the year for people that actually come from Kentucky. So many high profiled celebrities have made it big that are actually from Kentucky, but they are very seldom seen on the red carpets of Derby events. Why is that? I really want to know.
