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Support Louisville rescue animals with 2024 Kentucky Derby fashion event.
The 2024 Kentucky Derby is fast approaching, and the city of Louisville is in the Derby spirit with a variety of community events. Slated for Sunday, this 150 Derby-themed fashion show is unlike the rest, with an untraditional group of models and proceeds going to a good cause. The 2024...
CEO: Derby City Gaming Downtown doing 'modestly' well
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — This will be the first Derby week for the new Derby City Gaming Downtown, owned by Churchill Downs. The CEO of Churchill Downs Inc., Bill Carstanjen, revealed how the location is doing in a conference call this week. "We thought it would start relatively modestly because...
New map helps you find the Gallopalooza horse statues around Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Want to find the Gallopalooza horses?. There's now an online locator map to help anyone find the featured statues. If you're unfamiliar, Gallopalooza started back in 2004. Horse statues are sponsored, painted and then set all over town. This year, there are 150 horses part of...
This week's WHAS11 Shelter Star would make the perfect addition to a family in need of a companion
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — NOTE: Olive was adopted at the end of March but was unfortunately returned. She is looking for her forever home. At Louisville Metro Animal Services (LMAS), hundreds of adoptable dogs and cats are desperately waiting for their forever family. The shelter is overcrowded, and when a dog stays for too long, tough decisions have to be made. Still, staff believe there is a family for every animal, they just need to find them.
A second Chef Shaq Kitchen is set to open in Russell on May Day
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The owner of Chef Shaq Kitchen, Shaquan McDonald, announced on his Facebook that he will be opening a second location right before Kentucky Derby 150. The second location will be located at 2300 West Market Street in the Russell neighborhood. It’s set to open May 1.
Bad Bunny x Adidas Gazelle Indoor Coming This Year
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - APRIL 22: Bad Bunny performs at KFC YUM! Center on April 22, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images) Bad Bunny's new sneaker has been officially revealed. Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican sensation, is shaking up the sneaker world with his latest collaboration: the...
'Furry Derby Paw-tay' held to raise money for Louisville nonprofit supporting abused animals
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- While horses will be front and center next week, dogs got some attention on Saturday. Furry Derby Paw-tay was held at Noble Funk Brewing Company on Second Street in Old Louisville. Dogs were accessorized in Kentucky Derby-themed outfits. There was a full bar, pizza, costume contests...
Honor Marie brings some local flavor to the Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Honor Marie is a Kentucky Derby contender who will likely get some local backing, thanks in part to a first-time Derby trainer who's from Louisville and has been building toward this opportunity. Whit Beckman has been working with Derby horses for years, both as an assistant...
Churchill Downs president on steps taken to improve safety of horses, riders
This year marks the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville. It's the longest continuously-held sporting event in America. But as celebrated as it is among racing fans, 2023 was a dark year for the Derby when, in the weeks surrounding the "Run for the Roses," a dozen horses went down during training at the track. An independent investigation cleared Churchill Downs of any fault in the equine deaths. In a statement, Lisa Lazarus, CEO of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, told "CBS Sunday Morning," "Following the events of last Spring, HISA responded quickly to...
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