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Where do I start? Kentucky? I had never been there before and when I
thought of it, I thought of KFC! But from this day onward it's the Derby
all the way.
I have never been much of a horse racing fan, probably because my father
was a fanatic and I couldn't relate to it because it was the one sport I
never played. Or wanted to. Every Saturday he would sit at the table
reading the Daily Racing Form and handicap the horses. There would
be complete silence in the house until 6pm when the TV got cranked up and
all you could here is AND THEEEEE'RE OFF........ Man, you never saw a guy
get so animated, it sounded like there was a heard of hyenas in the house.
I could hear him yelling down the hall "COME ON NUMBER 4, KEEP RUNNING,
JOHNNY NEEDS A NEW COMPUTER! Then "Ohhh shoot".
I would just sit there in my room and shake my head. The big joke in
our family was what ever horse my Dad thought was going to win, would come
in second. He would try and figure out which horse would win, and without
fail it would almost always place.
These days when ever my Dad comes out to LA to visit, we always go to
Hollywood Park to watch the races. I'm happy because I can spend time with
him and while he's watching the horses, I'm watching the 747's fly right
over head on their approach to LAX.
What I'm getting at is that it's been my Dad's lifelong dream to go
to the Kentucky Derby. It's a national holiday in his book. And my
good buddy Joe Lewis made his dream come true.
Joe
was this year's coordinating producer for the Mint Jubilee
which is an annual charity for cancer which takes place the night before
the Derby in Louisville. They put on a big show and fly a lot of stars in
( Bob Costas
,
Shannon Elizabeth
, The
Back Street Boys
, my cousin's girlfriend
Jamie-Lynn Sigler
, to name a hand full).
When Joe found out my Dad loves to watch the ponies he said "plan on
being in Kentucky on May 4th". Well, there was a small problem, it
was my cousin
Tommy
's (his God Son) 40th surprise party in Connecticut.
I said "Dad, he will understand. Besides Father's Day is coming early this
year". I bought some tickets through Johnny Jet of course, and we were off.
My Dad came in on USAir from Erie, PA and I flew in on United from LA. Oh
by the way, did I mention I talked my brother into going the day before
while we were in New Mexico? He came in on Delta from New York. We
flew in from all over and managed to time it almost perfectly. Instead
of flying directly into Louisville, we flew into Cincinnati because it was
much cheaper. CVG (Cincinnati Airport Code) is 95 miles from Louisville and
is actually in KY, not Ohio, so you don't have to fight any traffic which
makes the drive under 90 minutes.
Driving from the airport you can not help but notice the beautiful rolling
hills and the Kentucky blue grass. We were thrilled to be there.
Joe Lewis not only got us tickets to the party, and derby but he was
able to get us in one of the sold out host hotels; the Hyatt (the Galt House
was the another).
Checking in you could feel the excitement in the air. The
hotel room
had commemorative posters, a derby program, and the Daily Racing
Form. It was like being in a grown up candy store for my Dad.
We pulled him away from the paper and
got dressed
for the big gala which took place across the street at the convention
center.
The party was a great time and we had the opportunity to make a lot
of new friends and spend time with some of
New York's bravest
.
We watched
the show
, danced and went home to catch some zzzzzz's.
SATURDAY, MAY 4
We arrived at
Churchill Downs
around noon, fought are way through
the crowd
until we found the elevator that took us up to the 6th floor,
otherwise known as Millionaires row. That's right, the best seats in the house!
How lucky were we? All the stars were up there, and owners.
Heck, would you believe
Miss America
came up to me and said "I fly 20,000 miles a month and I love
logging on to Johnny Jet.com"? How sweet is that?
The Derby is famous for Mint Juleps and women wearing their
colorful bonnets
and dresses, they really made it special.
Up on the 6th floor everyone was dressed well, and being up there you
can understand why they call this sport, the sport of Kings. As my Dad
said this was not just an ordinary horse race, it was an event, and without
a doubt the biggest day in KY. They pack in 145,000 people in there to watch
it.
It really was a
great time
, and the weather was perfect.
I kept having to remind myself I was in KY, because I kept running into
buddies from home, including my old neighbor
Larry
, my former roommate
Mike
, and others.
Now down to business, how did I do? Well, I only bet two out of the
eleven races. I put most of my money down on the 5th race on a horse
that I thought for sure was going to fund Johnny Jet for the next year.
It was called
Jet Love
, but it had no love for me when it finished last.
Then for the Derby which is the
9th race
I bet Proud Citizen (I bet on horse names not on the
odds) because I thought it was fitting for this war time. But it came
in second, and I lost. I looked over at my Dad and he looked disappointed,
I said "Who did you have?" He said "Proud Citizen".
Some things never change, even though the setting might.
OTHER MEMORABLE MOMENTS
Cheers to Mint Juleps, Joe Lewis, Kentucky, and my awesome Dad
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A READER'S NOTE
Hi Johnny:
I enjoyed your descriptions of New Mexico (although I've always
found Taos to be a nice place -- then again, I've got friends there).
The next time you're there, do 3 things:
1) Make sure you go in September. The only way I
can describe the scent of pinon that is in the air everywhere is "orgasmic."
2) Take the "high road" from Santa Fe to Albuquerque.
This loops around to the east, but is absolutely spectacular -- probably
the most scenic, intriguing and awe-inspiring road I've ever driven.
3) Go west of Santa Fe to the natural bridge/gorge --
I forget the name, but it's awesome too.
The intersection of Anglo/Hispanic/Native American cultures
in New Mexico is amazing. What a place! -- Dan
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