Well hell. Churchill Downs will be tarnished forever. I feel sick

[Roland99]

Link to tweet

[JHB]

1. Will anyone tell him it has nothing to do with Winston?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. Even if you go, I doubt you'll be near the $75,000 seats. NT

[Roland99]

5. Wouldn't want to be! I'd rather muck out stalls

[MyOwnPeace]

21. Oh! So you want to.......

work to help build the next RepubliQan Party Platform?

[Roland99]

29. Ha!

I tell ya. When I was a teen, I mucked stalls at a horse farm in suburban Louisville. There was one that probably hadn’t been cleaned in like forever. The smell was beyond intense

[MyOwnPeace]

32. I hear ya!

Man, the jobs we took in our teens just to get some money to go out and 'learn' a little bit about life!

[AZSkiffyGeek]

17. It'll be just like every other one of his "contests"...

Just another grift. I suspect they'll expect the "winner" to provide airfare and hotel room for the trip, and won't notify anyone until a couple days before the Derby.

[KarenS]

3. yikes,,,, n/t

[underpants]

4. I'd think they already had enough horses' asses

[RKP5637]

18. Absolutely, LOL, K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[yardwork]

25. ....

[Rhiannon12866]

6. More obvious and cringeworthy grifting, another attempt to divert attention to himself

We can only hope that he'll be boo'ed as he's been at public events before - not to mention that he lost the election in a landslide, he's not "President."

[Duppers]

45. Indeedy!

I so hope so too. But there's probably be too many rich repubs there.

[Beaverhausen]

7. wow- the hosts are all convicted criminals, right?

Bondi, Grennell, and Whitaker. Weren't they all convicted of something?

[onethatcares]

50. Bondi hasn't been convicted of anything

she just sold her soul for a $25k campaign donation which magically made the Trump University lawsuit disappear in Florida.

We know her price though, 30 pieces of 24k gold overlaied trumpie coins

[dchill]

8. I am not surprised. Why would anyone be?

[rurallib]

9. More horse shit the the Downs has ever seen before

[Initech]

10. I'd honestly rather clean up horse manure.

[Wounded Bear]

11. People still watch that shit?

[sop]

12. $75,000 per person and $150,000 per couple? For what...a photo with Trump?

Looked up price of the most expensive package to see the Kentucky Derby:

$6,780 for a ticket (via Vivid Seats) to the super swanky Millionaire's Row seating section

$478 for roundtrip airfare to Louisville.

$2,997 for three-night stay at Galt House: It’s both historic and luxurious.

$80 for Uber Select rides to Churchill Downs: Uber has designated drop-off points this year.

$213 for the Bowties & Bourbon Derby Day Party: Make sure to pack your hat.

$1,000 for a limited edition Mint Julep: It’s made with Woodford Reserve bourbon and served in a commemorative cup.

$150 for dinners after the race at Louisville's top restaurants like Holy Grale

Total: $11,698

The grift continues.

[rpannier]

24. Yes. But none of those gets you the paper invitation from il douche himself

or a printer

[underpants]

35. A thousand bucks a drink.

THAT’s where the money is.

[BSdetect]

13. The couple ticket is a real bargain. Two for the price of two. Magat Math.

[Takket]

15. i saw that lol

i'm like... that is completely redundant. if one person is $75k, you don't need to say two people are $150k. You only list a couple's price if it is different

[rpannier]

22. I saw that, too

But, grifters don't give discounts
Though I heard, he did consider a discount of 149,999.99 for a couple

[Chellee]

31. What they don't tell you is that there is a special group rate.

Four people for only $300,000. And if you act now, you can add a fifth person for just an additional $75,000. Hurry! This price will only last until it's over.

[Takket]

14. guilfoyle is the "national finance chairman" HAHAHAHAHAHA

Oh, I'm sure she is carefully and dutifully reporting every donation and expenditure LOL and not a dime of that money is going up her nose or onto her credit card bills lol she's going to rob the drumpf campaign blind. This makes me happy lol

[mnhtnbb]

16. OMG. My HOA is having a pool opening day/Kentucky Derby day party

I guess I'm going to have to pass.

[Celerity]

42. It's not coordinated with the Derby itself, it's a private grift, I doubt you see Trump on telly

https://eu.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2022/04/21/former-president-donald-trump-set-attend-2022-kentucky-derby/7403378001/

"Every year, many high profile individuals choose to attend the Kentucky Derby, including prominent political figures," Churchill Downs' senior director of communications, Darren Rogers, told The Courier Journal Thursday evening. "We do not comment on or confirm the attendance of individual guests or those holding private events not coordinated by Churchill Downs."

When The Courier Journal asked if private and/or political fundraisers are allowed to be held at Churchill Downs during the Derby, Rogers responded: "Churchill Downs does not coordinate any private or political fundraisers during the Derby."

[Walleye]

19. Is he going to tell the stewards how they should rule on the finish again?

I doubt Trump actually bets on the horses. That takes a little too much intellectual activity

[smb]

27. I Expect He'll Bet, Lose, And Whine That The Race Was Rigged nt

[no_hypocrisy]

20. This is the closest that Trump's been to The Derby since the 80s.

In Trumped!, (by John R. O'Donnell // https://www.amazon.com/Trumped-Inside-Trump-His-Cunning-Spectacular/dp/067173735X), Trump played with the idea of buying a young thoroughbred to run in the upcoming Derby. In short, he made demands that permanently made the horse lame and then refused to go through with the sale.

[Duppers]

46. Just when I thought I couldn't hate him more!! 😡

Making a horse lame!!!

[no_hypocrisy]

47. Here's the story:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2017/05/19/the-sad-saga-of-thoroughbred-d-j-trump-donald-trumps-lone-foray-into-horse-racing/

[Duppers]

48. Thank you!

I subscribe to the Post, so I have access to the article.

Thanks again!

[twodogsbarking]

23. He will blend in with the other

horses asses.

[Norbert]

26. Who wore it better?

Link to tweet

/photo/1

[jaxexpat]

28. Churchill Downs, that monstrous monument to racism and priviledge........

can't be tarnished beyond its raison d'etre. Imagine Mitch McConnell singing "Mammy" in blackface at the Kennedy center and you'll appreciate the "class" involved in such a spectacle.. The beauty of karmic justice is the fact that the track lay in "that part of town" which Trump and his ilk would love to forget even exists. My guess is the limousine curtains of their entourage will be closed for their final 10 furlongs to the post, bathing the passengers in ebony shadows, precognitive of a hearse's stygian denial of light.

[4Q2u2]

30. So right

There is no honor in that building. Rich aholes parading around in big stupids hats lamenting the loss of their slaves.

Great place for a missle strike that day.

[cab67]

33. I never understood the mystique.

The Kentucky Derby race is over in around 2 minutes. The Indy 500 holds no interest for me, but at least it's long enough to justify a broadcast.

I'll also not forget the Kentucky Derby in which a medical procedure had to be performed on an injured horse on live television. It didn't end well for the horse. Yeah, that can happen in any horse race - but given how prone to limb bone fracture these often overbred horses can be, I can find little justification in forcing them to race.

I'd rather watch Komodo dragon races. They'd last longer, and some of the jockeys would probably be eaten.

[Totally Tunsie]

34. Well, he IS a stable genius.

[underpants]

36. 👆

[milestogo]

37. And a true horse's ass.

[PunkinPi]

52. Well played, lol. nt

[Demovictory9]

38. ugh...

[Talitha]

39. Damn, why doesn't that turd just drop dead?

[Retrograde]

40. Are they going to make Donnie run with the horses?

I'd pay to see that! Not $75K, but maybe $7.50 (if someone else picks up the travel, meals, and lodging, of course)

And how did Biondi and the others get to be honorable anyway?

[Totally Tunsie]

51. Better he swim with the fishes.

[Emile]

41. They do know Trump was on Russia payroll?

They worship a traitor!

[Coventina]

43. End horse racing now!!! n/t

ETA: Churchill Downs is already tarnished with the blood of hundreds of horses.

[StarryNite]

57. Exactly!

Horse racing is nothing but animal abuse. The exploitation of animals should never be accepted.

[Celerity]

44. it is not affiliated/coordinated with Churchill Downs/The Derby

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216616070#post42

[Bayard]

49. Too bad he can't be indicted before then

Although I would like to see him in a Derby hat.



For all its faults, our Derby is sacred here in Kentucky. Most of the attendees are regular people, partying in the infield (I've been once, when I was a kid).

Wonder if our good Gov. Beshear will be obligated to shake the monster's hand?

[Totally Tunsie]

53. Ask and ye shall receive...

[Bayard]

55. OMG!

My eyes!

[Totally Tunsie]

56. LOL - Need I say it? Be careful what you wish for!

Although I would like to see him in a Derby hat.

If you can stand it, or if you just want a helluva laugh, here's a collection of TFG as the Queen: https://www.boredpanda.com/funny-donald-trump-queen-elizabeth-photohop-trumpqueen/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=o

[GoCubsGo]

54. Because the racing industry hasn't tarnished it enough?

Last year's winner (Rest in peace, Medina Spirit.) was disqualified because his trainer pumped him with drugs, as he had to his numerous other charges. Other horses are dying left and right due to drugging and other abuses. It's sickening. Having Trump show up is fitting for that shitshow.