First and foremost - make yourself a mint julep.

Looks good, don’t it? We’re parched just gazing at this picture. Here’s how to create this dreamy cocktail (as if you didn’t know):

- 4 fresh Mint sprigs (from Morocco)
- 2.5 oz Bourbon Whiskey (from Kentucky)
- 1 tsp powdered sugar (harvested from Nepal during riot)
- 2 tsp water (from underground Swiss spring)
- ice (from arctic circle found drifting after shelf broke off)

Now for the picks:

Carol has (1) Colonel John (2) Big Brown (3) Z Fortune

Robin has (1) Pyro (2) Cool Coal Man (3) Big Brown

Radar simply has “Pyro by 3 lengths”

Details:

While there is racing all day at Churchill Downs, the official post time of 134th running of the Kentucky Derby will be held at the TV-appropriate slot of 6:04pm ET, Saturday, May 3. But get to your TV at 6:00pm. Or (and you know who you are), if you want a Barbaro recap and all the personal/animal interest stories, TV coverage starts at 4:30pm on NBC.

Remember last year, when Street Sense rallied from 19th (of a field of 20) to win it all? The first 2-year-old to take the Derby since Spectacular Bid in 1979. These horses run flat-out for just over 2 minutes. Yes, the camera angles are crap and you can never really see what’s going on at the far side of the track, but that makes it all the more compelling when they head down the stretch.

Fun Derby Fact:
In 1973, Secretariat set the record time for the Derby (at its current distance) of 1:59.40 and also finished the race with each quarter being faster than the previous. The record still stands. He went on to win the Triple Crown.

Although Affirmed is the last Triple Crown winner (1978), Secretariat is the true stud.

The sire that launched 600 foals, Secretariat:

Are you ready for some racing?

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