Win His Heart, Place Tickets is His Hand, and Show Him You Love Him with KY Derby Tickets

The Kentucky Derby is widely referred to as "the most exciting two minutes in sports". With that said, the Kentucky Derby is more than just the Derby race itself.  This event is a party, and the races - and fun - start long before the Derby is run on a late Saturday afternoon in early May.  He loves the golf packages and football game tickets you've given him over the years; this year, add a little twist to the gift for the sportsman in your house with tickets to Louisville, Kentucky's finest sporting event.  Let's take a look further at the Kentucky Derby - an event that he (and friends) will want to get to at least a day in advance to get primed for Saturday's main horse races.

Obtaining tickets to the Kentucky Derby will, like most popular sporting events, require a little work on your end.  You can request reserved seating tickets directly from Churchill Downs; however, your chances of landing tickets, and good ones at that, using this method are not very good.  Your best best is to go through the myriad of ticket brokers who sell Kentucky Derby tickets, or through auction sites such as Ebay.  While he can land tickets on Derby Day outside of Churchill Downs, you should strongly consider locking in tickets for him prior to his trip to Louisville so that he can enjoy the weekend worry-free, without having to spend time chasing down those perfect seats.  And where are those perfect seats?  The Grandstand at Churchill Downs provides the most enjoyable experience - the fans are generally less rowdy, and this area is more of a place "to see and be seen".  The alternative is the infield (inside the track), where people traffic is more voluminous, and the spectators tend to have a little bit more "fun" than those in the Grandstand.  The infield generally does provide less expensive viewing choices, so it may be a locale worth investigating.

His trip to the Kentucky Derby would be more worthwhile if you arrange for him to arrive at least on the Friday before the Kentucky Derby on Saturday.  Friday is Kentucky Oaks Day (or simply "Oaks Day"), which features a variety of horse races that serve as a nice prep for Saturday, and the crowds are smaller and more civil.  It's never to early to start investigating hotel availability for the entire weekend in Louisville and surrounding areas.

How many winning horse race tickets he will have on Derby Day remains to be seen.  However, snagging a few Kentucky Derby tickets will make you a winner in his book before May 5, 2007 even gets here.