05/11/2024 – The Write Scribe

Hello everyone! So nice to see you. Please join me for my #weekendcoffeeshare 162. Grab a cup of coffee or tea and let’s sit down and visit.

The highlight of the week for me was the Kentucky Derby. For those of you unfamiliar with the Kentucky Derby, it is known as the most exciting two minutes in sports. The Derby is a race for 3 year old colts held at Churchill Downs race track in Louisville, Kentucky. It draws not only Kentuckians but people from around the world. This year, horses were entered not just from Kentucky and the United States, but Japan and the United Arab Emirates.

Many of my friends, family and I, and all Kentuckians, are into horse racing. I didn’t go to the Derby, but I studied it in advance, and its horses, and thought I had a pretty good idea who would win. WRONG! Mystick Dan, a 18-1 long shot won the race, which is the first leg of the Triple Crown. He is a bay three-year old colt with a fine pedigree. Derby winners and other great horses are in his ancestry including Affirmed, Northern Dancer, Seattle Slew, and Mr. Prospector. It was an exciting three-horse photo finish.

Mystick Dan is the horse nearest to the rail in the above photo.

We love the Kentucky Derby in this part of the world. I’ve visited American Pharoach (2015 Derby winner), a gorgeous, gentle thoroughbred. I also talk about my connection to the 2016 Derby winner. I have even written a piece about the downsides of horse racing (and there are many).

Here is a picture of this year’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs!