DAY 50 KENTUCKY TURTLE DAY

Day 50 since I have left the house

Today was supposed to be the 146th running of the Kentucky Derby.  I have been watching the Kentucky Derby since I was a little kid.  I have had Kentucky Derby dress up parties and made virgin Mint Juleps.  I have made a Derby hat.  When I lived in England I even went to a party and placed bets.  To say I am obsessed is an understatement.  So this year because of the quarantine, what to do?

In came the Kentucky Turtle Derby!  It was sponsored by a whiskey company and it was fun.  They had the real announcer from the Kentucky Derby (Larry Collmus) and the real bugler (Steve) from the Churchill Downs.  There was a big circle and they put the turtles in the middle.

Steve ready to go?

When a buzzer buzzed, the turtles started moving toward the outside of the circle.  It was much faster than I imagined.  The announcer made it seem like a nail biter.  I was told it took 8 minutes but it seemed faster.  In the end What the Turtleneck? was the winner with Galapo-Go! coming in a close second.  Rocket to Nowhere was in third for the trifecta.  

It was all great fun and I didn't feel like I missed the derby quite so much.  I think it is great that people are being inventive and thinking up creative ways to fill the void when our beloved events are not happening.  Who would have thought turtles?

Until tomorrow...