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DERBY IS THIS WEEKEND WHICH YOU
CAN WATCH RIGHT HERE ON LOCAL 4,
AND IT’S AN EXPERIENCE. MANY SAY
THAT THEY HAVE ON THEIR BUCKET
LIST. BUT OUR SPONSOR,
LOUISVILLE TOURISM, SAYS THE
TRAVELING TO CHURCHILL DOWNS IS
SOMETHING THAT YOU SHOULD SYDOR
ANY TIME OF YEAR AND YOU STILL
CAN GET IN ON THE FUN THAT THE
CITY HAS TO OFFER, EVEN IF YOU
CAN’T MAKE IT TO THE DERBY. WELL
JOINING US NOW TO SHARE MORE IS
NICOLE FITZPATRICK WITH
LOUISVILLE TOURISM. THANK YOU
FOR BEING WITH US. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING ME HAPPY, OF COURSE. WELL
LET’S START TALKING ABOUT
CHURCHILL DOWNS. IT’S AN ICONIC
LOCATION, AND EVEN IF PEOPLE
CAN’T MAKE IT TO THE DERBY, THEY
CAN STILL VISITED YEAR ROUND.
AND I HEAR THAT THERE’S EVEN A
MUSEUM THAT GUESTS CAN TOUR. YES
WE HAVE A KENTUCKY DERBY MUSEUM
JUST UNVEILED A NEW EXHIBIT ON
THE SECRETARIAT TO CELEBRATE THE
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST
TRIPLE CROWN HORSE. AND THE
MUSIC OFFERS AND EXHIBIT PEN
TRIBUTE TO THE BLACK JACKIE’S
RACING. IT’S A LITTLE KNOWN FACT
THAT THE FIRST KENTUCKY DERBY
WINNER WAS A BLACK JOCKEY AND 13
OF THE 1ST 15 JOCKEYS WERE BLACK
. THEY ARE A BIG PART OF OUR
HORSE RACING HISTORY, AND WE
WANT VISITORS TO LEARN ALL ABOUT
THEM. ABSOLUTELY THAT’S A PIECE
OF HISTORY THAT I’M SURE MOST
PEOPLE DON’T KNOW ABOUT. BUT
WHAT WE DO KNOW ABOUT IS MINT
JULEPS THAT THEY ARE THE DRINK
THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE AT THE
DERBY BECAUSE IT SHOWCASES
SOMETHING. KENTUCKY IS KNOWN FOR
BOURBON. SO WHAT IS THE BOURBON
SCENE LIKE IN THE CITY? OH IT’S
CORY EVERYWHERE. SO BOURBON,
WHICH IS AMERICA’S ONLY NATIVE
SPIRIT WAS BORN RIGHT HERE IN
KENTUCKY, AND WE STILL CRACKED
95% OF THE WORLD’S SUPPLY. SO
FUN FACT IS THAT THERE ARE 2.5
BOROUGHS OF BOURBON FOR EVERY
PERSON LIVING IN OUR STATE. AND
WE RECENTLY HIT A MAJOR
MILESTONE, WITH OVER TWO MILLION
VISITORS EXPERIENCING KENTUCKY
BOURBON TRAIL, WHICH IS ONE OF
THE BEST PLACES TO START YOUR
BOURBON TRAIL. UH IS HERE IN
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. AT THE
FRASER HISTORY MUSEUM, THE
OFFICIAL STARTING POINT SUBURBAN
CITY, AND WE HAVE SO MANY NEW
BOURBON EXPERIENCES OPENING OPEN
NOW, AND WE HAVE MORE TO COME
SOON. IF YOU CAN’T TELL BOURBON
IS HERE TO STAY. ABSOLUTELY AND
THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY NEXT
QUESTION ABOUT THE DISTILLERIES
ARE IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE CAN
VISIT THEM OR IT’S ALL PART OF
THIS TRAIL IN THIS TOUR. YES
ACTUALLY, WE HAVE ALMOST A DOZEN
DISTILLERIES RIGHT HERE IN
DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE. MANY OF
THEM HAVE TASTING ROOMS AND GIFT
SHOPS. SO IF YOU DON’T GO ON A
FULL TOUR TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THAT. YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS OUR
BRAND NEW EXPERIENCES, INCLUDING
THE BUZZARD’S ROOST. RIGHT HERE
ON MAIN STREET, BARDSTOWN
BOURBON COMPANY, WHICH IS
OPENING SOON AND THEN WE ALSO
HAVE CASTLE AND KEY AS WELL AS
NUMBER 15, WHICH IS BRAND NEW
AND IT’S A HOT SPOT FOR LIVE
MUSIC AND BEAR WITH YOUR
BOURBON. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW WE’VE
HAD A LITTLE TASTE OF BOURBON
AND LOUISVILLE. NOW, WHAT’S YOUR
CULINARY SCENE LIKE? OH REALLY?
WELL HERE, IT’S WONDERFUL
CULINARY SCENE AND WE ARE FOODIE
CITY WITH OVER 2500 INDEPENDENT
RESTAURANTS. UH, TRAVEL AND
LEISURE ACTUALLY JUST NAMED.
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST FOODIE
CITIES IN THE US, SO WE ARE VERY
PROUD OF THAT BRITAIN AND PART
OF REGIONAL AND SOUTHERN FOODS.
VISITORS WOULD DEFINITELY WANT
TO TRY A HOT BROWN. IT IS AN
OPEN FACE CHEESY SANDWICH. THAT
IS WARM AND IT IS. THEY WOULD
TURKEY AND TOMATOES. IT IS
AMAZING. IT WAS INVENTED BY THE
BROWN HOTEL IN HERE IN
LOUISVILLE, AND THAT’S THE START
HOTEL IS TURNING 100 THIS YEAR,
SO WE ARE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT
THAT. WOW, THAT’S QUITE THE
MILESTONE. NOW. FINALLY YOU
CAN’T THINK OF THE KENTUCKY
DERBY WITHOUT THINKING OF HORSES
. CAN YOU ACTUALLY TOUR ANY
RANCHES AROUND TOWN? WELL
ACTUALLY, WE DON’T CALL IT
RANCHES. WE ACTUALLY CALL THEM
HORSE FARMS. OKAY YES, THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT WE ALWAYS FOREVER
HERE IN BOURBON CITY. THERE ARE
CORRESPONDS CENTER NEARBY, THE
KENTUCKY DERBY MUSEUM ACTUALLY
OFFERS A GREAT TOUR TAKES
VISITORS FROM THE TRACK. TO A
HORSE FARM LAUNCH AND A
WONDERFUL BOURBON TASTING AS
WELL. IT’S A GREAT WAY TO
EXPERIENCE BUT THE HISTORIC
CHURCHILL DOWNS AND THE
BEAUTIFUL SETTING OF HERMITAGE
FARM. SO THAT’S A WIN WIN THERE
. SO YOU GET TO VISIT THE HORSES
, LEARN MORE ABOUT THEM AND HAVE
SOME BOURBON ALL AT ONE PLACE.
NICOLE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
SPEAKING WITH US TODAY AND
TELLING US ALL ABOUT LOUISVILLE.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US AND
CHEERS. SO WONDERFUL DERBY HOPE
TO SEE MORE VISITORS. COME ON
DOWN TO LOUISVILLE. CHEERS TO
YOU AS WELL. TO START PLANNING
YOUR TRIP TO BOURBON CITY AND TO
SEE THE HOME OF THE KENTUCKY
DERBY VISIT, GO TO LOUISVILLE
DOT COM. AGAIN THAT’S GO TO
LOUISVILLE .COM. AND REMEMBER
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