Preparing for The Kentucky Derby

The Kentucky Derby is coming up soon. Here are a few fun facts about the Derby, as well as some advice about how to name a race horse.



Fun Facts:

• The Derby is always held on the first Saturday in May.
• The traditional drink of the Kentucky Derby is the Mint Julep.
• The traditional meal is Burgoo, a stew-like dish which is basically made by combining whatever meats and vegetables you have on hand and adding chili powder until it's no longer gross.
• The fastest time ever was set by Secretariat: 1:59 to run 1.25 miles. Not bad considering that Secretariat never even learned how to read.
• Seabiscuit never ran in the Kentucky Derby, but if he had, I'm sure he would have won. That horse knew a thing or two about running.
• All of the horses are on steroids. Seriously.
  

How To Name a Racehorse:

If you have ever watched a horse race, you might have noticed that all of the horses have stupid names. Apparently, it's part of the perverse pleasure of owning a horse to be able to say, I have a race-horse that is worth millions of dollars and even if I give him a stupid name, people will have to take him seriously. I'm sure, at some time or another, you have come up with a hilarious name and secretly wished that you could give a child that name, only to realize that it would be cruel. That is what horses are for, so that you can use those names. Anyway, here are a few of the names I would consider for a race-horse.

• Triple Bypass
• Speed-Donkey
• Winner of The Kentucky Derby
  
• Brown Streak
• Peter, Paul, and Mary
• My Little Race-Pony
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Unrelated Video:

This guy holds the world record for most claps in a minute. I can tell he would be the life of any party.



What would you name your race-horse? Leave the names below!