Churchill Downs

This is me in front of Churchill Downs, one of Louisville's most famous landmarks. Churchill Downs is a horse racing track.  Every first Saturday in May, it is home to one of the city's biggest celebrations-- the Kentucky Derby horse race. The Kentucky Derby is so important in Louisville that all the school children in the city have the day off the Friday before the Kentucky Derby.

This year will be the 137th Kentucky Derby. Some people call the race "The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports."

This statue is of one of the greatest race horses of all time. His name was Barbaro, and he won the Kentucky Derby in 2006, the same year Missy moved to Louisville.