It’s the time of the year you raise a glass of Kentucky bourbon mint julep, sing
“My Old Kentucky Home,” and watch the two-minute race of thoroughbreds.

And it’ll be…

Wicked Strong and Intense Holiday. Wicked Strong on the nose, and Intense Holiday will come in second. In case you don’t know what that is, that’s an exacta bet. (And yes, I box it. That means you can get them to win or place both ways.)

And there we be. It’s that simple.

The menu of the day is fillet of beef with Henry Baines sauce (obviously), cheese grits, asparagus, and strawberries.

You can’t see a horse in the infield. $50 to get in there and not see a thing… The best seat in the house is on television.

The girls run Friday. If you’re into the Kentucky Oaks, which are three-year-old fillies, I like Miss Sophie — I bet on her when she was a two-year-old. But I await the full roster tomorrow morning in the paper.