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Re-live Kentucky Derby 2025 through a slideshow of photos by Lexington Herald-Leader photographers.

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Sovereignty, with jockey Junior Alvarado, wins the Kentucky Derby 151st Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Read more here: www.kentucky.com/sports/horses/kentucky-derby/arti… | Photos by Bryan Woolston and Lewis Gardner / Lexington Herald-Leader.

See a slideshow here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfkXc...

See Derby day fashion and hats here: youtube.com/shorts/iACiPTDg_ww

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Read all about UK Football at the Lexington Herald Leader
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2 years ago | [YT] | 3

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“Ahoy mateys! Are you ready to swim?” Mayor Linda Gorton asked Friday afternoon as a crowd of children waited to give the new feature, dubbed Paradise Lagoon, a try for the first time.

Paradise Lagoon replaces the old pirate ship feature, which was removed in 2021, after more than 20 years at Woodland Park, because corrosion made it no longer seaworthy. Gorton said it was sad when the pirate ship, known as the U.S.S. Woodland, “was lost in the briny deep.” The new play structure at Woodland Aquatic Center opened Friday, May 26th.

Watch video of the unveiling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNj_V...

Read more at: www.kentucky.com/news/local/counties/fayette-count…

2 years ago | [YT] | 5

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Here's what you need to know about the Kentucky Derby:

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Deviled eggs and Kentucky Derby go hand-in-hand. Here's how to make them. #deviledeggs #kentuckyderby #recipe

2 years ago | [YT] | 1

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Kentucky U.S. representative Morgan McGarvey calls for federal gun reform laws in the wake of the Louisville mass shooting that took five lives at Old National Bank. #news #louisville #kentucky #gunreform

2 years ago | [YT] | 1

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Louisville Police released bodycam footage from the first two responding officers to Old National Bank mass shooting that killed six people, including the shooter. The suspect, police said, was waiting near the bank entrance to “ambush” officers. #news #bodycamfootage #kentucky

2 years ago | [YT] | 1

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University of Louisville chief medical officer speaks abouttrearing the victims of the April 10 mass shooting at Old National Bank in Louosville. #news #louisville #kentucky

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Get ahead of the Derby this year by learning to make a #MintJulep early by watching this short!

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