Kentucky Derby Updates | Big hats with every one other accompanied by bourbon return
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby (all times EDT):
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Spectators are returning large hour dated for the 148th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, which aims for near to filled capacity beneath the Twin Spires for the earliest hour dated since 2019 earlier to the coronavirus pandemic.
Zandon is the 3-1 earlier to noon dash favorite with every one other accompanied by will start from the No. 10 post. Epicenter is the 7-2 following selection from the No. 3 post, accompanied by Messier the 8-1 third selection from the No. 6 post. He with every one other accompanied by stablemate Taiba (12-1, No. 12) are actuality guided by Tim Yakteen, who took over training for suspended Hall of Famer Bob Baffert.
Other familiar sights have returned for the Derby.
After actuality postponed until Labor Day weekend inside 2020 with every one other accompanied by held lacking spectators with every one other accompanied by at that hour dated sprint last May accompanied by restricted capacity, this year's Run for the Roses is actuality held lacking pandemic restrictions. That includes facemasks, which were firm to find while contest fans packed the paddock area at the famous track. As usual, women sported big, colorful hats with every one other accompanied by fascinators while men wore seersucker suits with every one other accompanied by other inventive attire while cigar smoulder wafted into and not here of the cool air under a cloudy sky.
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Kentucky's trademark bourbon flowed while well, mainly inside mint juleps that filled numerous glasses. Friday's Kentucky Oaks provided a nice warmup while 100,188 took inside the scene of the contest for 3-year-old fillies.
At a press briefing Saturday, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear brushed off a question concerning former President Donald Trump's rumored appearance at Churchill Downs, noting that Derby Day is "a day of festivity, where hopefully we place some divisions aside."
"Hopefully, we focus additional on the contest inside front of us than some races inside our future," Beshear added. "It's a chance for everybody to see that Kentucky is welcoming to anyone who wants to go nearer to this track, former president included."
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