IT IS THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN!
Join us, along with your friends and neighbors, for Brews, Bourbon, BBQ & one of our favorite events of the year, the Kentucky Derby… on Saturday, May 4th. Gates open at 3 p.m. & close at 8 p.m. 

This is a low down & dirty shame and yes, please, high flutin’ event – so dress way UP or dress as LOW DOWN as you want – either way be ready to throw down and enjoy the anticipation of the biggest horse race of the year!

There will be a High Flutin’ Best Dressed Couple contest, a Low Down & Dirty Shame Couple contest, and of course – ladies, the bigger the hat, the more likely to win our Big Hat Best Hat contest. Winning prizes will be bottles of intoxicatingly delightful libations of the Woodford Reserve, Larceny and Maker’s Mark variety.

In the spirit of the races and not to be outdone by their human friends, our barn-yard ambassadors in the four-legged and quack-quack variety will be exhibiting their best hats for our spectators to view, review & vote upon to raise money for the Stables.

Naturally, this late afternoon event will also have a Beer & Wine Garden and signature Mint Juleps, so bring your cash to help us offset the costs of taking care of our rescue horses! 
Folkstone Stringband will be playing hard hittin’ bluegrass, we'll have a few sporting lawn games, and various raffles on the  Woodford Reserve Turf Classic  and Kentucky Derby to raise money for the Stables, so there’s plenty to do for the young and young-at-heart.

No doubt, there will be food trucks on site to nourish your majestic appetite and concessions to tickle your tongue, including  Port City Que,   Poor Piggy’s ,  Hot Chix Hotcakes and Chicken ,  Tasty Tee Snack Shack , plus  Kona Ice  and  Coastal Ice Cream. And, of course, we will be broadcasting live coverage from Churchill Downs. 

Admission to this event is free, but donations are gladly accepted. Bring your lawn chairs, BIG HATS, blankets & friends! No coolers, please.
Poplar Grove Plantation

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