Dapper Derby Event Update #7

Oh, man! Is it Derby yet?! Unfortunately, we have three more to wait for the actual Derby races. The biggest day before the Derby is the Kentucky Oaks.

The Kentucky Oaks, or Oaks as locals know it, is "a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies staged annually in Louisville, Kentucky, at Churchill Downs."-Wikipedia.

 Presented by Longines, Oaks is the race before the Kentucky Derby in which the winner wins $750,000/ or the $1,250,000 purse, a silver trophy, and a stunning garland of lilies.

Oaks is a full-day event, with the gates opening bright and early at 9:00 am. Below is a schedule for Oaks:

Make arrangements for Oaks early as the attendance is expected to be in the thousands, with venue capacity at 16,500!-Viagogo.

"If you are planning to attend the Kentucky Oaks, we encourage you to wear any color as long as it is PINK — from hats to handkerchiefs, suits to sundresses, sunglasses to stilettos!

Churchill Downs invites you to THINK PINK when planning your attire for Kentucky Oaks day, in honor of the Oaks official flower — the stargazer lily"- Kentucky Derby. Click here to order tickets, and click here to see the fillies lineup for this year.

 For all music lovers, Rockin' Derby Eve is the best place to be on Oaks Day at Louisville's Paristown Hall (724 Brent St, Louisville, KY 40204). The live music venue is hosting a pre-Derby, star-studded celebration with guest singer Jake Owen.

"We will be tenting and showcasing the entire Paristown seven-acre Cultural Arts and Entertainment District for this Rockin' Derby Eve extravaganza," said Steve Smith, Managing Partner of Paristown. Tickets will be limited to 1,000 VIP guests and are on sale now.

 Tickets include Brent Street valet reception with access to the Christy's Garden turf club and Old Forester's Paristown Hall concert featuring Jake Owen Presented by Woodford Reserve.

VIP guests enjoy all food & beverage, including gourmet small-plates dinner starting at 7:30 pm. during the garden party reception and premium open bar with craft cocktails, beer, wine, bourbon, and world-class service.-Etix.

Tickets are in limited supply, so click here to purchase them now.

Stay tuned for the final Dapper Derby blogs!

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