Firstly welcome to the brand new www.anirishmanabroad.com website! This will be my new site/blog for all my travels from here on in, its still a work in progress and I have a lot of catching up to do with posts (not least from New York last weekend!) but all in good time for today Im heading to the Kentucky Derby and the rest of the world simply does not exist to me....(well until Sunday at least!)
Being an avid life long horse racing fan the Kentucky Derby has been for a long long time the no.1 item on my "Bucket List" (things to do before I die!) and this weekend I get to fulfill that dream. Firstly today however we have to drive the 8 hrs from Charlotte North Carolina where I am at present to Churchill Downs in Louisville Kentucky. Making the trip with another Irish bloke, Ciaran Farrelly from Kildare and an American, David Forbus from Michigan. I actually think we might even have an Irish winner this year in the Aidan O'Brien trained Master Of Hounds so the tri colour is packed and will be flown with pride in the Churchill Downs infamous "infield" if he wins the "Run for the Roses"
Stay tuned......!