congregations of friends and years of traditional ongoing: tired post-oaks waking, morning-long drizzled food prep, cocktails, stories & races of the day; celebrations throughout the night.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Oaks Day Beauty
There might be nothing finer than sauntering through Old Louisville south past the university to Churchill Downs; walking through shotgun shack neighborhoods and seeing the twin spires slowly rise.
Friday is Oaks Day; the precursor to the Kentucky Derby which is held on Saturday and receives the majority of media attention outside of the city. Oaks is more of the locally focused day with the same amount of fashion, juleps, races & festivities. It's usually half the cost to attend and a bit less crowded; which allows for a more relaxed excited environment. That and it's been the best weather day the past several years.
Tradition at its finest
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