BourbonBlog.com interviews country music star Travis Tritt  at Barnstable Brown Gala 2013.

Travis says he and his wife Theresa have suporters of the Barnstable Brown Gala and attendees of the Kentucky Derby for 15 years.

Travis says he is proud to come back year after year to support such a great cause and to reunite with friends they only see once a year at Derby.

Tom Fischer speaks with Travis Tritt just one day after Travis performed at the funeral service of country music legend George Jones at The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville on May 2, 2013.

Interview filmed at the Barnstable Brown Gala: The celebrity packed gala, which has raised and donated approximately $9,000,000 to the Barnstable Brown Diabetes and Obesity Research Center at the University of Kentucky over the past seven years, is in its 25th year.

Founded by twin sisters Patricia Barnstable Brown and Priscilla Barnstable, along with Patricia’s late husband Dr. David E. Brown

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BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer interviews actor David Denman, formerly of The Office.

This summer, David will be appear the new sci-fi action movie After Earth playing the role of McQuarrie.

After Earth stars Will Smith and his son Jaden Smith.

Will and Jaden are already on tour promoting the movie in Asia.

On the Bourbon scene, Dave also talks about a private tour he had at Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort while visiting Kentucky for Kentucky Derby 139.

We did thiss interview with David at Barnstable Brown Gala 2013.

About the Barnstable Brown Gala: The celebrity packed gala, which has raised and donated approximately $9,000,000 to the Barnstable Brown Diabetes and Obesity Research Center at the University of Kentucky over the past seven years, is in its 25th year. Founded by twin sisters Patricia Barnstable Brown and Priscilla Barnstable, along with Patricia’s late husband Dr. David E. Brown

 

After Earth Movie Trailer

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BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Ficher interviews NBA draft pick University of Louisville basketball player Gorgui Dieng after he carried Kentucky Derby’s iconic garland of roses from the paddock to the winner’s circle at Kentucky Derby 139.

Gorgui was joined in the winner’s circle and carrying the garland of roses by UL teammates Mike Marra and Peyton Siva.

Yet another championship moment in a memorable couple of months for the NCAA champions.

These players were given an enthusiastic welcome by the crowd as they were announced and wore plastic bags over their shoes as they crossed over Churchill Downs’ muddy track to the winner’s circle.

Gorgui decided to forgo his last year at Louisville to enter the 2013 NBA Draft.

Watch more of BourbonBlog.com’s Derby coverage on this link: Kentucky Derby .

 

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BourbonBlog.com‘s Tom Fischer reports from Kentucky Derby 139 at Churchill Downs in the video above.

Watch the horse race and the fun from our  ”spirited” perspective, while we drink Early Times Mint Juleps and watch Orb win the race and check out all of our Kentucky Derby coverage here.

As the race began, Orb made a cautious start on Churchill’s muddy track and was in 17th place halfway through the race.

Orb finished with a spectacular homestretch dash and a 21/2-length victory wining the e $2 million, 1-1/4 mile classic.

“I feel so good right now, I can’t explain to you,” Rosario said.

Orb’s trainer, 62-year-old Shug McGaughey, trains out of New York and Florida.

Shug says, “I’m not a vacation guy. I like to be at the barn. That’s where I’m comfortable.”

Golden Soul  finished second while Revolutionary, who started the race as second favorite behind Orb, was third in the 19-horse field.

Normandy Invasion finished fourth after leading into the straight while Mylute was fifth ridden by Rosie Napravnik, which marked the best finish by a female jockey in a Kentucky Derby.

Final results and payouts listed below.

Orb, who was bred and trained in Kentucky, emerged as the horse to beat in the annual Run for the Roses after winning four previous races, including the Florida Derby.

 

He was initially installed as the 7-2 favourite despite drawing gate 16 at Wednesday’s post-position draw but began to drift in the betting as the race approached.

Only a late surge of money saw him start as the 5-1 favourite, just a point ahead of Revolutionary, the Louisiana Derby winner and one of five horses in the trace trained by Todd Pletcher.

 

Joel Rosario is a 28-year-old jockey originally from the Dominican Republic.

Joel held his mount back in the early stages of the Derby, which was held on a track drenched by hours of heavy rain.

Joel worked his way through the field as the early leaders were far aout ahead. In the end, Joel led Orb to his decisive move in the final stretch, storming down the center of the track to win Kentucky Derby 139.
Orb paid $12.80, $7.40 and $5.40. Golden Soul returned $38.60 and $19.40, while Revolutionary paid $5.40 to show.

 

Kentucky Derby Final Standings and Results

 

Place	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Post
1	Orb	Joel Rosario	Claude R. McGaughey III	16
2	Golden Soul	Robby Albarado	Dallas Stewart	4
3	Revolutionary	Calvin Borel	Todd Pletcher	3
4	Normandy Invasion	Javier Castellano	Chad Brown	5
5	Mylute	Rosie Napravnik	Tom Amoss	6
6	Oxbow	Gary Stevens	D. Wayne Lukas	2
7	Lines of Battle	Ryan Moore	Aidan O’Brien	11
8	Will Take Charge	Jon Court	D. Wayne Lukas	17
9	Charming Kitten	Edgar Prado	Todd Pletcher	15
10	Giant Finish	Jose L. Espinoza	Anthony W. Dutrow	7
11	Overanalyze	Rafael Bejarano	Todd Pletcher	9
12	Palace Malice	Mike Smith	Todd Pletcher	10
13	Java’s War	Julien Leparoux	Kenny McPeek	19
14	Verrazano	John R. Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	14
15	Itsmyluckyday	Elvis Trujillo	Eddie Plesa, Jr.	12
16	Frac Daddy	Victor Lebron	Kenny McPeek	18
17	Goldencents	Kevin Krigger	Doug O’Neill	8
18	Vyjack	Garrett Gomez	Rudy Rodriguez	20
19	Falling Sky	Luis Saez	John Terranova II	13

Kentucky Derby Payouts

Results WIN- PLACE- SHOW-

Orb $12.80; $7.40; $5.40

Golden Soul $38.60; $19.40

Revolutionary $5.40

Kentucky Derby Payouts Continued

$2.00 Exacta $981.60

$0.50 Trifecta $1,731.40

$1.00 Double $9.90

$0.50 Pick Four $89.70

$1.00 Superfecta $28,542.00

$2.00 Pick Six $132.80

$2.00 Pick Six $16,172.00

$0.50 Pick Three $18.50

$0.50 Pick Five $325.10

$0.00 Pent/Str Fl

 

 

Video filmed edited and by Tyler Gater and Andy Freudenberg. Photos by Tyler Gater and Andy Freudenberg

BourbonBlog.com interviews Tony Palombino, founder of the new Manny & Merle, Louisville, Kentucky on Whiskey Row.

This unique establishment focuses on tequila and Bourbon, with modern mexican food and a “honky tonk” concept. There is no place we’ve ever been like Manny & Merle with a Nashville meets Louisville theme.

They muddle their own drinks, braise their own meats, make their own tortillas, feature live music and so much more! Check out their facebook link here.

Manny & Merle is on 122 West Main Street, one block from the Arena on Whiskey Row in Louisville, Kentucky