LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Clouds and showers didn’t keep the crowds away from the Thurby party at Churchill Downs on Thursday, and even more people will head to the track for the Kentucky Oaks and Derby the next two days.
Thurby used to be the local’s day at the track, but that has certainly changed as the crowds have grown.
“It’s getting bigger and better,” Chandler Allgood said at the track Thursday. “You can’t sneak away to Thurby Thursday and think you’re going to get away with less crowd. Next thing you know, it’s going to be Wednesday, Tuesday. It’s getting bigger and bigger every year.”…