Post by annaj26 on May 2, 2020 11:26:33 GMT -5
The Kentucky Derby isn't happening on Saturday, but a turtle race is
Eight turtles will compete in this year's Kentucky Turtle Derby.
(CNN)The Kentucky Derby, hailed as the "Fastest Two Minutes in Sports," is being replaced with something slower ... much slower.
This year eight elite turtles will square off instead, as the annual horse race had to be rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Kentucky Turtle Derby, sponsored by bourbon brand Old Forester, whose mint julep is the official drink of the Kentucky Derby, will take place on Saturday at 7 p.m. EST. Fans can watch the race on Old Forester's YouTube channel.
"The first time the Kentucky Derby was postponed they raced turtles, so we thought it'd be fun to do something similar and give fans at home a little bit of entertainment this year...And who doesn't love a good turtle race in May?" Campbell Brown, the company's president, told CNN.
(at least they kept a sense of humor about it! )
www.cnn.com/2020/05/02/us/kentucky-turtle-derby-old-forester-trnd/index.html
Eight turtles will compete in this year's Kentucky Turtle Derby.
(CNN)The Kentucky Derby, hailed as the "Fastest Two Minutes in Sports," is being replaced with something slower ... much slower.
This year eight elite turtles will square off instead, as the annual horse race had to be rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Kentucky Turtle Derby, sponsored by bourbon brand Old Forester, whose mint julep is the official drink of the Kentucky Derby, will take place on Saturday at 7 p.m. EST. Fans can watch the race on Old Forester's YouTube channel.
"The first time the Kentucky Derby was postponed they raced turtles, so we thought it'd be fun to do something similar and give fans at home a little bit of entertainment this year...And who doesn't love a good turtle race in May?" Campbell Brown, the company's president, told CNN.
(at least they kept a sense of humor about it! )
www.cnn.com/2020/05/02/us/kentucky-turtle-derby-old-forester-trnd/index.html