Silas Walker

A horse is bathed outside the stables on the backside the morning of the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, May 7, 2022.

Scott Weir re-waxes the Barbaro Memorial statue at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky, Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

Fans and patrons cheer, watching as the "most exciting two minutes in sports" come to a close with the horses and jockeys crossing the finish line during the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby. (Saturday, May 1, 2021)

Before the sunrises horses and jockeys make their way out of the stables on the backside of Churchill Downs for morning workouts the day of the Kentucky Derby. (Saturday, May 5, 2018)

A decorative hat and owner move through the betting and food stalls at the first turn on Kentucky Derby day at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky, Saturday, May 4, 2024.

A jockey rides a bicycle back to the barns after morning workouts on the day of the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky, Saturday, May 4, 2024.

Todd Grzech, of Atlanta, smokes a cigar on Oaks Day before the 150th running of the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky, Friday, May 3, 2024. 

Horses break from the starting gate and pass the twin spires of Churchill Downs in the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, May 7, 2022.

Derby attendees stand on boxes near a fence to try and get a view of the race track from the infield. General admission tickets for the Derby cost between $75 and $135 dollars depending on when you purchase. (Saturday, May 1, 2021)

Secret Oath with Luis Saez up crosses the finish line to win the 148th running of the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Friday, May 6, 2022.

A woman searches for a straw in one of two mint juleps in her hands while waiting for her company on the grandstand sides of the Kentucky Derby. The first and second floor of the grandstand range from $654 - $1,092 per person and sold in groups of 2-6, include alcoholic beverages. (Saturday, May 1, 2021)

A program with the day's schedule of races lays in a muddy puddle in the infield during the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, May 7, 2022.

Patrons move through the stands, vendors and betting windows under the grandstands of Churchill Downs. In 2021  $233 million dollars were bet on Derby Day according to Churchill Downs. 

Fans in the infield get excited as they dance to music bofore the 2018 running of the Kentucky Derby 144 on Saturday, May 5, 2018.

A woman with a colorful hat walks to her seat in the grandstands before the 150th running of the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky, Friday, May 3, 2024.

Men in flamboyant suits stand in the middle of the infield at Churchill Downs. (Saturday, May 5, 2018)

A woman holds a horse shoe thrown off the track during an undercard race on Derby Day at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, May 7, 2022.

Josh Ford, of South Carolina, celebrates as his pick for an undercard race wins before the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, May 7, 2022.

A young man lays down on the grass of the infield under a blanket in the sun at Churchill Downs. (Saturday, May 1, 2021)

Men take photos of women in decorative hats. Churchill Downs has a capacity of 165,000. (Saturday, May 1, 2021)

Men relieve skip the long line for mobile toilets and relieve themselves in-between races during the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, May 7, 2022.

Broadcasters behind plastic in front of roses during Derby Day. (Saturday, May 1, 2021)

Rich Strike with Sonny Leon celebrating crosses the finish line to win the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at 80–1  odds at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, May 7, 2022.

Trainer Bob Baffert is left holding two hands full of roses while people start to leave the winner's circle after celebrating. After the race controversy over painkillers given to winning horse Medina Spirit and a drug found in the horses urine. Baffert claimed the drug came from an ointment used to treat the horse for a skin condidtion. (Saturday, May 1, 2021)

A couple embrace before kissing in the middle of a downpour in the infield of Churchill Downs. (Saturday, May 5, 2018)

A woman loses her flip-flop in a puddle in the infield on Kentucky Derby day at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky, Saturday, May 4, 2024.

Fans move through the grandstands during the 150th running of the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky, Friday, May 3, 2024.

Fans eat off of a stack of Coca-Cola during the 150th running of the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky, Friday, May 3, 2024. 

A child is lifted over the muddy track as people make their way to the Winner’s Circle after Thorpedo Anna won the 150th running of the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky, Friday, May 3, 2024.

A woman peaks into the infield through a dividing fence on Kentucky Derby day at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky, Saturday, May 4, 2024.

A decorative hat and owner move through the betting and food stalls under the grandstands on Kentucky Derby day at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky, Saturday, May 4, 2024. 

Jockey Brian Hernandez, Jr. celebrates winning the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby on Mystik Dan at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky, Saturday, May 4, 2024.

Kentucky Derby 150 winner Mystik Dan is bathed and walked around the stables the morning after Derby Day at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky, Sunday, May 5, 2024.

Sophie Wiedenhues takes photos with her friend Molly Barr as the fans clear from the grandstands and the sunsets after the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, May 7, 2022.