I have had more truly heinous experiences linked to Churchill Downs than any other venue. I have had more truly heinous experiences linked to Churchill Downs than any other venue. The behavior of the crowd at Churchill Downs is like 100,000 vicious Hyenas going berserk all at once in a space about the size of a 777 jet or the White House lawn. Things like that happen every year when the Derby comes to town. Omerta is the code of the South, especially after weird crimes are committed by rich people.
Horse people have very short attention spans for anything involving humans.
The best thing about the Kentucky Derby is that it is only two minutes long. Maybe Drag-racing is quicker, but I have never been attracted to it. Maybe it's true that habitual gambling really is a fatal disease worse than brain cancer. I will do some more research and report back next week on my Findings. Dr. Hunter S. Thompson's books include Hell's Angels, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, The Proud Highway, Better Than Sex and The Rum Diary .