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The Kentucky Derby Infield - Churchill Downs 2005

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Thunder Over Louisville - Kentucky Derby Festival - 2006

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Thunder Over Louisville - Kentucky Derby Festival - 2006

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Kentucky Derby Infield - Churchill Downs 2007

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The Kentucky Derby Infield - Churchill Downs 2005

Kentucky Derby Infield - Churchill Downs 2007

Thunder Over Louisville - Kentucky Derby Festival - 2006

Thunder Over Louisville - Kentucky Derby Festival - 2006

The Pegasus Parade - Kentucky Derby Festival 2005

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Crown Royal / Playboy Derby Eve Party

Crown Royal / Playboy Derby Eve Party

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Thunder Over Louisville - Kentucky Derby Festival - 2006

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The Kentucky Derby Infield - Churchill Downs 2005

After all this, we are all still friends.
I don't trust any of them, but they are still my friends.
Keep that baby close, Worm.

The 134th Kentucky Derby

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Thunder Over Louisville 2008 : Now in its 19th year, Thunder Over Louisville continues to deliver a pyrotechnics spectacular like no other. Created as the Opening Ceremonies of the Kentucky Derby Festival, it offers an explosive kick-off to two entire weeks of celebration in Louisville, Kentucky and Southern Indiana. With an estimated average attendance of half a million people, it has become the largest annual event in its region.
The show continues to be the largest annual pyrotechnics display in North America thanks to the artistry of Zambelli Internationale and the production of Visual Presentations.

Staging the pyrotechnic spectacular of Thunder each year for the Derby Festival is the First Family of Fireworks. Zambelli Fireworks Internationale first became involved with Thunder Over Louisville in 1991. The annual show is larger than the opening and closing ceremonies of the Atlanta and Barcelona Olympics combined. According to the Zambelli's it is unchallenged as the largest annual pyrotechnic production in North America.

To assemble a show the size of Thunder, Zambelli Internationale utilizes eight tractor trailers filled with nearly 60 tons of fireworks shells. The physical set-up includes 250 tons of launching tubes, some as high as 10 feet with a diameter of 1 and 1/2 feet. Two million pounds of sand will pack the firing tubes on 1,800 feet of barges. Almost 700 miles of wire cable connecting 20 firing boards are tied to the command post for synchronization to the music. This is the largest show the Zambellis perform each year and the Zambellis are the largest fireworks family in the world.

The magic of Thunder is in the formula of the show says Wayne Hettinger, Show Director and owner of Visual Presentations. "Each year, people think we make the show longer to be the largest show and that's just not the case. The secret with Thunder has been to pack as much firepower into 28 minutes as possible and produce a series of 'finales'." Hettinger has it down to a science working with the team from Zambelli to create a heart-stopping, eye-popping show.

"It all starts with the music", continues Hettinger. "We work to lay out a soundtrack that most everyone will be able to relate to a couple of songs. This enables people to bring their own experience with these songs and project them into the show they're watching. It's very gratifying to see people start to move and react to their favorite cuts of the soundtrack and it gives Zambelli the foundation on which to build the show."

Thunder Over Louisville 2008

Kentucky Derby 134 - The Race : The largest Kentucky Derby crowd of the 21st century gathered under the historic Twin Spires to watch undefeated Derby favorite Big Brown power through the stretch and dominate a full field of 20 horses in the Grade I Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands.

Big Brown won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, living up to his status as the pre-race favorite.

Filly Eight Belles finished second, then collapsed with two broken front ankles and was euthanized after crossing the wire.

The field of 20 horses was galloping out around the first turn at Churchill Downs when Eight Belles suddenly went down on both front legs and jockey Gabriel Saez slid off.

An equine ambulance reached her on the track and put Eight Belles down.

Kentucky Derby 134 - The Race

Playboy Crown Royal Derby Eve Party 2008 : Crown Royal and Playboy teamed up for the third year in a row to throw the most exclusive party
in town during The Kentucky Derby weekend. On Friday, May 2, Louisville's
Mellwood Arts & Entertainment Center was once again transformed into
the Crown Royal Lounge. Twelve Playboy Playmates hosted this sexy soiree
while celebrities, athletes and VIPs enjoy cocktails and dancing to music
by Kid Capri. Party guests also got ready to look sharp at the races
with a haircut from celebrity barber Darrel Thomas.

Playboy Crown Royal Derby Eve Party 2008

$Eight Belles - Kentucky Derby Horse : As Big Brown was draped with roses, Eight Belles, the first filly to run the Derby in nine years, was euthanized after breaking both of her front ankles. It was the first time in Derby history that a horse died. The death of Eight Belles cast a pall over the celebratory crowd with the painful memories of Barbaro still fresh. The injury to Eight Belles is similar to the one sustained by Kentucky Derby champion Barbaro at the Preakness Stakes in 2006. Both horses had fractures of the condylar, the bulbous bone that connects to the cannon. Barbaro was eventually euthanized because of complications from the injury. Eight Belles was slowing down less than a minute after her second-place run when her jockey Gabriel Saez first noticed a problem. ``After we passed the wire, I stood up,'' Saez said in a statement. ``She started galloping funny and I tried to pull her up, but she went down.'' Eight Belles was trying to become the first filly to win the Kentucky Derby since Winning Colors in 1988. "Eight Belles showed you her life for our enjoyment today,'' Desormeaux said. "I'm deeply sympathetic towards that team. I'm very sorry for their loss.''$

Eight Belles - Kentucky Derby Horse

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