'Adrenaline is at 1,000': Kentucky Derby 152 wows racegoers
From the fashion to the singing of "My Old Kentucky Home," and a winner draped with a garland of roses, a day filled with storied tradition didn't disappoint.
From the fashion to the singing of "My Old Kentucky Home," and a winner draped with a garland of roses, a day filled with storied tradition didn't disappoint.
From the fashion to the singing of "My Old Kentucky Home," and a winner draped with a garland of roses, a day filled with storied tradition didn't disappoint.
The first Saturday in May brought fabulous fascinators, bold bets, and now another Derby winner. For the 152nd time, the tradition of the Kentucky Derby continues for those at Churchill Downs.
The Kentucky Derby is often referred to as the most exciting two minutes in sports, and the thousands that packed the stands to watch the race got to experience why.
“This is the most excitement that you’ll ever experience in life,” one person leaving Churchill Downs said. “I mean, everybody is cheering their horses on, adrenaline is at a thousand.”
From the fashion to the singing of my Old Kentucky Home, and a winner draped with a garland of roses, a day filled with storied tradition didn't disappoint.
“I cried, I teared up a little bit,” one woman who attended the Derby said. “I feel compassion for the horses because I mean, I can't imagine how overwhelming it is for them to hear all this roar of the crowd and feel all the excitement.”
Now that this year's run for the roses is over, there are two kinds of people. There were those who were heading straight to the car and those lining up to cash in.
“We're from Englewood, Florida, and the trainer is from Englewood, Florida, and she won today,” one woman in the line at the betting window said. “We were the only ones in our room jumping and shouting at the end because we bet big for 19.”
“I just wanted my horse to win. At the end of the day, I'm a little salty,” one man whose horse pick didn't win said. “But it is an incredible race, and I’m happy to be here.”
No matter the results of their bets, they say they’ll probably be back.
A total of 150,415 people attended the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby.
