May 2018

Steam rises from the back of a horse as he is bathed following morning workouts at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, May 1, 2018.

Horses run down the stretch shortly after leaving the staring gate during the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, May 5, 2018. Justify with Mike Smith up won, Good Magic with Jose Ortiz up came in second and Audible with Javier Castellano up finished third.

Beth Johnson, of Anchorage, Ky., cheered on horses while wearing a horse mask during the 63rd Running of the Eight Belles during Kentucky Oaks day at Churchill Downs. Mia Mischief won by by 1 3/4 lengths over a fast track with a time of 1:21.84.

Justify with Mike Smith up, center, after winning the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, May 5, 2018. Justify with Mike Smith up won, Good Magic with Jose Ortiz up came in second and Audible with Javier Castellano up finished third.

James Jones, of Louisville, watches horses as they make their way to the track during “Thurby” at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Thursday, May 3, 2018.

Monomoy Girl, with Florent Geroux up, right, wins the 144th running of the Longines Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Friday, May 4, 2018. Wonder Gadot, with John Velazquez up, left, finished second.

Lone Sailor was bathed as the sun began to rise over the track before a morning training session  at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Thursday, May 3, 2018. . Lone Sailor is a long shot for the Kentucky Derby with 50-1 odds.

Jockey Florent Geroux enters the paddock before competing in the 5th race of the day on Toy Moon during “Thurby” at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Thursday, May 3, 2018. Toy Moon and Geroux finished third.

Macio Williams, left, of Cleveland, and Mike Scott, of Chicago, sit under ponchos as they cheered on horses during the fifth race of the day from the infield before the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, May 5, 2018.

Rick Kirton, of Los Angeles, watches horses in the paddock before the 144th running of the Longines Kentucky Oaks day at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Friday, May 4, 2018.

Kentucky Derby favorite Justify is bathed after a morning training session at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Justify won the derby and continued on to win the Triple Crown.

John Black, of La Grange, Ky., watches as horses pass by while wearing a modified cowboy hat during a morning training session at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Wednesday, May 2, 2018. Black added the foam horse to his hat and said it’s become a track favorite, “I can sell 500 of these things an hour out here,” he joked.

Race fans pose for a picture in the infield before the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, May 5, 2018.

Florent Geroux atop Monomoy Girl kisses a starlight lily after winning the 144th running of the Longines Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Friday, May 4. 2018. Wonder Gadot, with John Velazquez up, left, finished second.

Current Lexington Mayor and 6th Congressional District candidate Jim Gray, from left, spoke with Larry Stevenson, Greg Lyle, David Wolfenbarger, and Steven Eades, all of North Middletown, Ky., during a campaign stop at Mid Mart in North Middletown, Monday, May 21, 2018.

Kentucky Wildcats catcher Rachael Metzger (44) celebrated with teammates after her grand slam against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the 2018 NCAA Softball Regionals at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, May 19, 2018. Kentucky beat Notre Dame 10-0.

Amy McGrath celebrates with supporters after victory over Jim Gray in Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District primary election at the Copper Fox Event Center in Richmond, Ky., Tuesday, May 22, 2018.

Lexington Catholic’s Hagan Oullette (12) Lexington Catholic’s Luke Powell (6) and Lexington Catholic’s Trenton Neuer (1) celebrate after defeating Tates Creek 7-4 during their 43rd District Baseball semifinal game at Tates Creek High School in Lexington, Ky., Wednesday, May 23, 2018.

Noelle Bryant, 2, of Lexington, Ky., jumped in a puddle while running errands with her grandmother, Rhonda Parker, also of Lexington, in the parking lot of Family Dollar at the corner of Race Street and East Fourth Street in Lexington, Thursday, May 17, 2018. Rain is expected to continue into the weekend.

A herd of 17 goats belonging to Al Dilley, of Glasgow,  worked to clear a nearly two-acre area of overgrowth at Idle Hour Park in Lexington, Ky., Friday, May 25, 2018. Dilley owns Goat Browsers, a company that uses goats to clear land.

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