The Thursday before Derby at Churchill Downs is Thurby. (May 2, 2019) If you want to meet locals, come to the Thurby. Derby and Oaks Day, locals are hard to find at the track. It has bands, Derby food, and Official Thurby Cocktail: The Old Forester Old Fashioned (Old fashioned is a Louisville original). And it will be live via NBC. This year it is Thurby Goes Gonzo 2019, with an art show to celebrate Louisville native Hunter S. Thompson and Groundbreaking Illustrator Ralph Steadman. Featured races are the Unbridled Sidney Stakes & Opening Verse Overnight Stakes.
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