World Equestrian Brands HC: Churchill Dawn

In honor of Kentucky Derby week, let’s take a spin around iconic Churchill Downs at first light!

When we flick on our TVs on Derby Saturday, we see Churchill Downs dressed to the nines: flowers everywhere, stands overflowing with well-dressed partygoers, everything as pretty as a picture. That’s just one moment in time beneath the famous twin spires, however — we think we may have found an even lovelier Churchill Downs, through the eyes of an exercise rider on the main track just after dawn.

These are the moments that keep the racing world turning — the early mornings that so few of us might see, the way the first light of the dawn kisses your horse’s mane, the gleam of a brand-new day full of possibilities.

Go riding!