Kentucky Derby Program Free
Educational Activity:
Marshmallow & Spaghetti Structure
Celebrate the Kentucky Derby at Keeneland. With over 1,000 tvs, access to wagering, great food, Maker’s Mark drink specials and live music at the Bud Light Stage in the Paddock, Keeneland is the perfect place to watch the Run for the Roses. Gates open at 10 a.m. And parking is free. Due to Covid protocols, all tickets must be purchase in advance.
- The Longines Kentucky Oaks is America’s premier and most lucrative race for 3-year old fillies – female horses - held each year on the day before the Kentucky Derby. This feature race is a $1.25 Million Grade 1 stakes race and awards the winning filly a garland of lilies, appropriately named “lilies for the fillies.”.
- Free Brisnet past performances for 2021 Kentucky Derby horses Jonathan Saxon, Louisville Courier Journal 4/20/2021 After Goldman, Malaysia’s 1MDB Pursues JPMorgan and Deutsche.
- 21 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby leaderboard, galloped a little more than a mile before 9:30 under exercise rider Joel Osorio. KEEPMEINMIND – Keepmeinmind had a spirited 1 1/2-mile gallop over the sloppy track with Enrique Benitez aboard at 5:45.
We've made a multi-disciplinary lesson on critical thinking, science, engineering, and design/building for Grades 3 - 12.
Trivia:
How many horse stalls are on the Backside?
- A. Approx. 750
- B. Approx. 1400
- C. Approx. 2100
Educational Activity:
Coloring Sheet
Jessica Whitehead, the Museum's Curator of Collections, is not only extremely talented at her job as a writer, researcher, and curator, but also a wonderful artist. She's made a coloring sheet of Barbara Jo Rubin fun for all ages to fill in!
Share a photo of your colored sheet on Facebook and Instragram with #derbyeveryday.
Educational Activity: Craft a Horse Puppet!
'Shapes and Colors Horse Puppet (PreK-3)': Horse Puppets are filled with shapes and colors. Can you identify the different shapes and colors you used to create the horse puppet?
Challenge: Use your imagination and creativity to write a short story about horses. When you are done with the story, act it out using the puppets you created.
Jockey Silks Math Sheets
Let's do some silk mathematics! We've made two primary level jockey silks math worksheets on subtraction and addition.
Trivia Question
Which hat did the Queen of England wear to the Kentucky Derby in 2007?
Answer A:
The Queen of England attended the Kentucky Derby in 2007, the 133rd running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. She traveled with her husband, Prince Philip. Kentucky Derby Museum has a replica of this hat on display in our fashion exhibit.
If you like this, check out the Daily Trivia questions on our Instagram Stories!
Educational Activity:
Today we put together a coloring sheet activity where you can design your own Derby hat. Express your style and then share a photo of your colored sheet online with us at #derbyeveryday.
Let's Make a Horse Head Sculpture!
Together let's make some homemade clay from common household ingredients and learn how to shape it into a horse head sculpture! We'll learn about design, balance, and engineering - techniques that Alexa King, artist of the Barbaro Memorial Statue, relied on when creating the statue. Share your own clay creations with us on social using #derbyeveryday!
Barbaro Coloring Sheet:
Color your own Barbaro! Share a photo of your colored sheet online with us at #derbyeveryday.
Vocabulary
This vocabulary list includes common words and terms used with horses and racing.
Suggested Reading
See this list of horse and horse-related books, compiled by the Children's Services staff at the Louisville Free Public Library where each is available to check out.
Color Our Foal! Coloring Sheet
Hot Foot Fred hangs out on the Museum's second floor and enjoys watching our visitors from all around the world. Hang him on your wall!
Kentucky Derby Seek & Find
And they're off! It takes a combination of skill and luck to win the Kentucky Derby, and even more to win the Triple Crown. You'll need both to find these Triple Crown winners in our Seek & Find.
Pre-Visit Activities for Kentucky Derby Museum
'Kentucky Derby Museum 101'
Grades 2-6
Winner's Circle Geography
Grades 4-12
Great Horses of the Kentucky Derby
Grades 3-12
'You Can't Stop the Derby!'
Grades 4-12
Thank you to our sponsor
On live race dates, racing programs will be provided to customers upon entry through the Paddock and Clubhouse Gate, including the Infield Gate on Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks dates. Racing programs will not be provided on simulcast days.
Kentucky Derby Program Free
Self-service program kiosks will be visible to customers passing through the gate turnstiles. Customers may pick up their complimentary racing program immediately after entering the facility and prior to visiting their seating location.
Kentucky Derby Program Free
- Do I need a ticket or any item to exchange to pick up my complimentary racing program?
- No, all customers who gain entry through the turnstiles are allowed one complimentary racing program.
- How many complimentary racing programs am I allowed to take?
- One per customer.
- Complimentary racing programs are available while supplies last.
- Where are the self-service program kiosks located?
- The kiosks are located immediately upon entry through the Paddock and Clubhouse Gate. On Kentucky Derby and Oaks day, kiosks are also located inside the Infield Gate.
- Is the kiosk visible, will I miss it?
- The program kiosks are over seven feet tall and six feet wide, located immediately inside the Paddock, Clubhouse and Infield Gate with additional program signage.
- How many programs does a kiosk hold?
- A kiosk holds over 3,000 programs with 30 shelves of inventory for customers to help themselves to a complimentary racing program. Program Management staff monitors the kiosks to ensure there is a sufficient supply for all forecasted attendees.
- Will there still be a program in my suite or at my dining room table?
- No, programs are no longer delivered to suites or dining rooms. All customers should pick up their complimentary racing program upon entering the facility.
- Can I pick up my complimentary program at a program selling booth?
- No, program selling booths will no longer carry programs for today's live race.
- Program selling booths will offer options to purchase betting guides, tip sheets, pens and pencils.
- I do not want a racing program.
- Customers are not required to take a racing program upon entering the facility.
- Should you change your mind, customers may revisit the entry gate and claim a complimentary program from the kiosk.
- When are programs available to pick up from the kiosks?
- Programs are available for pick up from the time gates open to the public until approximately 75 minutes prior to the last race; or while supplies last.
- Can I pick up tomorrow’s live racing date program from the kiosk?
- Kiosks are only stocked with the current day’s racing program. To pick up a racing program for a future date, you must return and enter the facility on the desired date.
- To purchase a racing program for a future date, please visit a program selling booth. Future race day program purchases are non-refundable. You may not exchange your future race day ticket for a program at time of purchase.
- How to I purchase a program on simulcast racing day?
- Visit the program selling booth in the simulcast wagering area.
- Are programs provided at the gates on Kentucky Derby and Oaks day?
- Yes. All guests should claim a complimentary program from a kiosk immediately upon entering the Paddock, Clubhouse or Infield Gate.
- Reminder that programs are no longer delivered to suites and dining rooms, nor available for pick up from a program booth.
- Who do I contact with additional racing program distribution questions?
- Email to [email protected]
Free Kentucky Derby Program 2021
