"I do not understand why people don't love the Derby...There's something about the music... and then everyone gets silent...there's a hush... and you see these horses, and they want to go.  Like, you can feel them pushing against the starting gate... and then they are off and everyone is yelling and screaming.  It's also your one chance to act like a kid again, to get dressed up, to play make believe.  You think magic is going to happen.
It usually doesn't.  Usually what happens is a hangover, but it truly is a ton of fun."
Demaris on the Kentucky Derby