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Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby

Tomorrow is the the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby [And Cinco De Mayo, Si!]. For horse racing fans it's a big deal. For everyone else it's a 2-minute long race preceded by 8 hours of drinking and a drunken effort to sing "My Old Kentucky Home," which, by the way, originally contained the lyrics "Tis summer and the darkies are gay" but was changed to "people are gay" all the way back in 1986--way to go Kentucky, social progress!

While we normally don't like to tinker with an over century old sports tradition, Churchill Downs had no problems burying their iconic Twin Spires between new clubhouse seating, nor did they seem overly concerned about adding night racing a few years back. Considering that they're open to new avenues to better the sport of horse racing, we thought we'd offer up our own 5 ways to improve the Kentucky Derby.

5. Jockeys Must Drink Mint Juleps

The mint julep is the official...

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