Is The Kentucky Derby for Sale? (996 Views)
Posted by: Silver Charm (IP Logged)
Date: July 24, 2025 12:31PM

The Oaks announcement has been made Official. The 8PM time reported I believe is the telecast time. Not Post Time. There will probably be races run until midnight with the usual 10:30AM start time on Derby Day. Who gives a @#$%& about the horsemen, fans and help right?

One alternative from what I was told was to "Sell the Rights" of the Derby to say Dubai and run the race over there. There would be a $5M purse boost and a $15M licensing fee paid to Churchill. Derby Post time would be 11AM to accommodate Dubai time. The regular Derby Day Card would start at Noon allowing a small breather for race attendees and horsemen who worked until midnight the night before. NBC could then replace Saturday morning Cartoons with the Derby. A Ratings boost for that time slot.

The calculators said it would add .02 to Earnings Per Share if everything else stayed the same. The singing of "My Old Kentucky Home" would no longer be necessary. The pitch was this was a Big Win for the Shareholders.

Fans, Traditions and Horsemen are basically being told FU.



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Re: Is The Kentucky Derby for Sale? (1050 Views) Silver Charm 07/24/2025 08:32PM


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