Blogging from the Twin Spires

It's the first weekend in May and that means two things: Off Track Betting and yelling at a television set for two minutes straight as horses run on a track and either break your heart or pay your bar bill.

That said, I have been recently informed there is more to the Kentucky Derby than crying over crumpled wagers with your new friend Kansas at the the betting cum funeral parlor over on 9th Avenue. The Derby is about people, stories and million dollar three year olds.

Did you ever want to know, who's under the big hats or why Chelsea Clinton can't go into the infield?

Of course you did, and here you go...

Lodge Porch is pleased to announce exclusive reporting from our man at Churchill Downs: Louisville's favorite son and unofficial booster of all things Kentucky, and maven of the track,
Charley Berkeley Miller .

We are graced with Charley's native eye and ear for all the energy and drama in the stands, the stables and the Saudi suites, where dreams are made, banks broken, and all the possibility in the world courses around a hallowed oval of wet dirt for the most examined two minutes of equine excitement.

Stayed Tuned!