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Asher Ready for Derby, Rain or Shine

The 137th Kentucky Derby comes on the heels of the wettest April on record for Jefferson County, but Churchill Downs spokesperson John Asher says it feels like Louisville is buzzing a little more than usual over this year’s Derby.“We’ve got no seating left, and the hotels–many of them–have been sold out for weeks," says Asher. "Indications are, if it’s a good weather day we’ll have a pretty good day so what that’ll be I don’t know.”Asher says with the emergence of good weather, the enthusiasm in the community is palpable.“The enthusiasm really feels like it’s out there, there’s a great buzz in the community, there is always, but this year seems a little more so," he says "and I think a sunny day after a wet spring might send a few more people out that might not have been planning to go up to that point.”Last year, a crowd of over 155,000 endured torrential rains and severe weather to see Super Saver win the Derby on a sopping track.  With any luck, says Asher the weather will bring out people who might not have been planning on attending.

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