BILLY PENN – If you’re a thoroughbred bettor, the Kentucky Derby is a chance to win some dough.
If not, the event known as “the most exciting two minutes in sports” is a great excuse for a spring weekend party — and the one coming together at Woodford Mansion could be the most Philly horse-racing celebration around.
Like the annual festival that takes over Churchill Downs in Louisville, which has hosted the race since the late 1800s, Derby parties around the country have a few longstanding traditions, like mint juleps to drink and a dress code of elaborate hats.