Derby ticket prices push attendance out of reach for many Louisvillians

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – For decades, an annual trek to the infield of Churchill Downs was how people like Terry McGuire experienced the Greatest Two Minutes in sports.

From the early 1990s to mid-2010s, he hardly missed the Kentucky Oaks and Derby races.

“In my mind, it was always such a communal event,” McGuire said. “Oaks Day was always Louisville’s day at the track.”…

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