Friday May 1, 2026
Longines Kentucky Oaks GI $1,500,000 3 Year Old Fillies 1 1/8 miles
Saturday May 2, 2026
Kentucky Derby CLII Presented by Woodford Reserve GI $5,000,000 3 Year Olds 1 1/4 miles
Garden and Gun – Steve Russell – Ten Top Bourbon Bars
Phil has a question:
Do you ever get waylaid when searching.
Can you figure out what song Phil was searching for.
Phil’s Favourite Mint Julep Recipe
Kentucky Derby Festival
Derby At Home presented by CAFÉ Appliances
Chef Olu – 13 Kentucky Derby Desserts
Southern Living – 38 Crowd-Favorite Kentucky Derby Party Recipes
2026 Kentucky Derby Party Supplies
2026 Important Kentucky Derby Party Supplies
CTHS Alberta – Night of Champions
Garden and Gun – Lindsey Liles – What Makes a Great Kentucky Derby Hat?
Town and Country – Lauren Hubbard – 8 Men’s Hats That Are Perfect for the Kentucky Derby
He had a ten-dollar Stetson on a five-cent head.
Cowboy Wisdom
Horsey Hooves – Anna Stanek – 9 Cowboy Hat Types, Shapes & Styles (With Images)
He is all hat and no cattle.
Cowboy Wisdom
Relinquish A Little Control (and Fix Yourself A Drink)
“In order for your guests to be relaxed, you have to be (or at least appear to be) relaxed,” says Rebecca Gardner, the creative mind behind Houses and Parties, an event planning and interior design collective based in Savannah, Georgia, and New York. “Do not try to do everything yourself. Delegate. Make lists. Hire helpers. Then, when the time comes, have a glass of wine and let go!”
2026 Derby Day Porch Party
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The Kentucky Derby 2026 party ideas that make your guests completely forget they are not at Churchill Downs all come down to one thing: committing to the aesthetic. The Derby is on May 3, 2026, and it is genuinely one of the most fun annual hosting occasions because the theme practically plans itself — hats, flowers, mint juleps, and a two-minute race everyone actually watches together. I have thrown a Derby party every year for the past six years, and every single time it becomes the most talked-about gathering of the spring
Phil has a question:
Is the way to make your party one that people will actually remember holding it one day after the 2026 Kentucky Derby CLII.
Phil M. Stockmen