24-Hour Layover: Louisville, KY- msnbc.com

Kentucky Derby Chef Gil Logan juggles during a photo op on the day before the running of the 133rd Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill Downs. Logan served over 150,00 meals on Derby day, including the meal that was served to Queen Elizabeth II.

A sure bet in Louisville

I’ll never forget the greeting I got, many years ago, when I arrived in Louisville to act as a bridesmaid in my friend Erin’s wedding. There at the airport was her father, and with hardly a word, he threw my baby blue flowered dress in the trunk of his car, and took me, not to the hotel or the church for rehearsal, but straight to the track. Full story

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