Rain or Shine- LPCTV Kentucky Derby Gala this Saturday May 6 from 5pm -8

HI Friends,

There is wonderful "Rain or shine" event this Saturday at 5pm right down at the bottom of Route 103.

Its LPC-TV's  "Kentucky Derby Fundraiser" at Willi Dunn's Grill at the golf course. LPCTV brings you local select board meetings in their comcast and Verizon station and they invite you to produce your own local show about our area.

Tickets are available at the door for $30.  

So get your best spring hat, dress up and come over Saturday at 5pm.

(Prize for best dressed couple!)

But what do you get for $30?

You get great food, and a slice of 'Derby mud pie', plus there are 8 special races you can bet on -with tickets we give you at the door. 

And if you win a race -you win more  tickets to choose from our table of prizes!

###### drawing for everyone######

There will also be a grand prize drawing of 100 gallons of fuel donated by Cota & Cota, among other valuable prizes.

There is live entertainment and of course the live 'Kentucky Derby' race  and deliscious the mint Julips at our cash bar.

Many of you are already committed to the most exciting day in sports, so please excuse the email.

                                         

**The LPCTV Derby Gala is this Saturday, May 6th from 5pm until 8:00pm at the green and lush Willie Dunn's Grill at the Okemo Golf Course. Admission will include all of the fun and excitement as in year's past & amazing culinary treats from the chef at Willie Dunn's.

But if you dont have a ticket, call or email me right away.

I can reserve a ticket now for you.

Otherwise, folks can go to the Book Nook or Wine & Cheese Depot prior to closing this Friday.

One special winner from each race will receive a prize donated by local merchants.  

Don't need to call ahead or reserve- just come down at 5pm and we will sell you a ticket st the door. 

Hope to see you there!

Jamie C. Ward

The Kentucky Derby ( /ˈdɜrbi/) is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile (2 km) at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry 126pounds (57.2 kg) and fillies 121 pounds (54.9 kg).^[1] The race is known in the United States as "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports" or "The Fastest Two Minutes in Sports" for its approximate duration, and is also called "The Run for the Roses" for the blanket of roses draped over the winner. It is the first leg of the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing and is followed by the Preakness Stakes then the Belmont Stakes. The horse must win all three to win the Triple Crown. The attendance at the Kentucky Derby ranks first in North America and usually surpasses the attendance of all other stakes races including the Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes and the Breeders' Cup.^{[citation needed]} For more information, see American Thoroughbred Racing top Attended Events.

The Kentucky Derby is one of the USA's oldest Thoroughbred horse races (the Phoenix Stakes being the oldest, first run in 1831). From the time the region was settled, the fields of the Bluegrass region were noted for producing superior racehorses. In 1872, Col. Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr., grandson of William Clark of the Lewis and Clark expedition, traveled to England, visiting the Epsom Derby, a famous race that had been running annually since 1780. From there, Clark went on to Paris, France, where in 1863, a group of racing enthusiasts had formed the French Jockey Club and had organized the Grand Prix de Paris, which at the time was the greatest race in France.[edit]History