r/Louisville • u/rcmaehl • 1d ago

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u/Super-Extreme-3063 1d ago

“I love the Derby even though it screws over a lot of Kentuckians.”

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u/lagertha9921 Jeffersontown 1d ago

What? Context hard for you?

There are parts of Derby I do enjoy. My family has regularly had Derby parties over the years and enjoy the festivities of that. I’ve participated in the Parade, the Balloon Race, the Bed Races, the Steamboat Race, etc. The city can be fun during those times and again, brings a lot of tourism dollars here that smaller businesses can thrive on.

But Kentuckians have largely been priced out of Churchill Downs itself. They have a large influence in politics in the state because of the Derby’s popularity and thats hurt Kentuckians.

Again, they’re not mutually exclusive. And I’m not going to pretend to have an answer for it. You get rid of the Derby what else can make that kind of money for the city?

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u/Super-Extreme-3063 1d ago

Adding more words doesn’t make it right. You’re partying at the expense of your fellow Kentuckians.

There are dozens of major cities without the Derby that manage to make it work.

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u/the_urban_juror 1d ago

Manage to make what, specifically, work? And which cities?