KENTUCKY DERBY 2025
MAY | LOUISVILLE | KENTUCKY
The Fastest Two Minutes in Sports!
Whilst millions of horse racing fans worldwide tune in to watch one of the most televised race meetings in the sporting calendar, the live event is intense, compelling, and reserved for the privileged few, lucky enough to be able to tick off the quintessential bucket list event. The Derby circus will descend yet again on the world’s most legendary racetrack, Churchill Downs, for the thrills, spills, and the inevitable electric bills with a weekend of high class racing somewhere in between. Kentucky will play host to the world’s elite thoroughbred racehorses; with all the glitz and glamour you would expect of the crown jewel in the North American sporting season.
Your Curated Kentucky Derby Experience
Our Kentucky Derby Curation weekend builds on what is already the most intense, compelling, and unpredictable sporting weekend in the USA.
We put you at the heart of the action as some of horse racing’s greats take to the track. Get up close and personal to past jockeys, owners and trainers as your celebrity hosts take you and your guests on a tour behind the scenes; offering insights into the history, traditions and key aspects of the weekends racing, for an unforgettable insider experience.
Grandstand Access
Get up close to the action with our exclusive access for this bucket-list event
Exclusive Southern Hospitality
Featuring gourmet dining, fine wines, and exceptional service
Insider Access & Celebrity Hosts
An evening full of insider stories about the “The Run for the Roses” and the inner workings of the sport
Cultural Weekend
Whiskey Tasting & Exclusive Thoroughbred Farm Tours
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The Run for the Roses
Your dedicated Curation Connoisseur will welcome you to downtown Kentucky where the hospitality and people are always sure to be as warm as the weather. Check in to your 5* hotel, then head out to sample one of the leading horse farms and home to the Darley thoroughbred stallions in the United States. Learn about the history of the farm as well as the scope of the international thoroughbred breeding and racing operation. Conclude your afternoon’s racing insight by heading outside to see the stallions, including previous Kentucky Derby winners. Let this unique culture experience supercharge the festival atmosphere which is sure to be building only a short gallop away.
A True Insider Experience
On the eve of the Oaks, soak up the atmosphere and relive your thoroughbred breeding and racing farm tours. You and your guests will be hosted at an exclusive “Derby” farm to table Southern dinner. The racing theme continues as you rub shoulders with racing legends as they put you in the saddle of horse racing’s absolute pinnacle, giving you insights into the rich history and traditions of the sport and what to look out for over the weekend. After a sumptuous dinner, allow your Curation Connoisseur to lead you onto that exclusive rooftop bar in downtown Kentucky to toast away the rest of the evening. Rub shoulders with some of racing’s most passionate fans whilst the excitement of the weekend really starts to build.
An All-Encompassing Weekend
After a morning relaxing by the pool or having taken in some of downtown’s finest sites, transfer over to Churchill Downs for your exclusive hospitality program and day at the races. This exclusive venue will allow you and your guests to catch up and unwind with free-flowing cocktails from a fully stocked premium bar, with lunch providing a tour of some of the very best flavors that Southern cuisine has to offer. We bring you closer to the action as our trip directors and private wagering stations play host to your private ‘Oaks’ lunch. Stroll to the paddock at your leisure or sit back and soak up the atmosphere whilst sipping on your Mint Julep and wait to be carried away by one of the greatest sporting spectacles on earth!
Visit Kentucky’s Legendary Distilleries
There is no better way to conclude your weekend than to sample the local Bourbon. Your Curation Connoisseur will lead you to Kentucky’ legendary distillery, home to some of the world finest crafted Bourbons. Learn and understand through a guided tour the secret recipes and the perfect natural mix producing the classic tastes and unique deep amber colors - a bottle that your clients will savor for years to come!
The above is an outline of how we have curated the Kentucky Derby for our clients. We recognize that your needs are as unique as your business, therefore we invite you to challenge us to curate your perfect Kentucky Derby experience.
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ANDREW KOKOTOV
CURATION CONNOISSEUR
+44 203 002 3118
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