A Kentucky Derby Essay With Words By Hunter S. Thompson; Photos Via Freaks

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The Derby: What Hicks Watched Before NASCAR
Published 5/3/2008 by PUNTE at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... That’s obviously a pedestrian perspective from someone without a firsthand account of the festivities. Everyone that’s actually been to the derby says it’s awesome…in its own way. Those people almost never watch the actual race, but rather show up at the track and drink all day, just like another specator “sport” from the south. And BUSTED COVERAGE was good enough to bring us this excellent photo essay on the seedy, sweaty underbelly of Derby Day. Adding excerpts from Hunter S. Thompson’s The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved was an excellent touch. My favorite pic ...

Inside the Infield at Churchill Downs [It's Not A Party Until A Shirtless Guy Starts Throwing]
Published 5/3/2008 by Unsilent Majority at Deadspin
... last year's ridiculousness featuring an actress from The Office who knows a little something about drinking too much and flashing her tits. Now if you'll excuse me I need to go pick up some bourbon from the liquor store around the corner. I'll be back with live coverage of the actual race and my own picks around the time they start wedging those beasts into the starting gate. Image courtesy of Sniper Photography via Busted Coverage. ...