Inside the Kentucky Derby: What fans don’t see at Churchill Downs on race day

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On Saturday more than 150,000 spectators are expected to descend on the famed Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby, but the story of race day begins long before the crowd arrives.For those behind the scenes, Derby Day on May 2 isn’t about crisp mint juleps and eye-catching hats — it’s the culmination of years of training, millions in investment and the final hours where it all comes together.And spectators willing to spend a pretty penny for the elite experience could dole-out approximately $16,800 for a seat at a table…

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Trump says keeping Pete Rose out of Hall of Fame is a ‘disservice’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump reaffirmed his stance that Pete Rose should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame on Friday.Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump suggested that his absence from the Hall of Fame is a “disservice.””I think Pete Rose should…

Pickleball team plane crashes in Texas, killing everyone on board

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A plane was traveling over Texas on Thursday, carrying a pickleball team to a tournament, before tragically crashing, killing all five people on board.Names of the victims were not immediately released by authorities, though the Amarillo Pickleball Club in Amarillo, Texas, said…

Canadian Olympic bronze medalist Alysha Newman banned after missed drug tests

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Team Canada is under the microscope again.Canadian Olympic bronze medalist pole vaulter Alysha Newman has been banned from her sport for 20 months after missing drug tests, though track and field investigators accepted she had ended her career as a pole vaulter. Newman…

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Pope Leo places former illegal immigrant in charge of red state diocese

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A large Roman Catholic diocese pushed back at criticism Friday after Pope Leo XIV appointed a former illegal immigrant as a bishop amid heightened tensions between the Vatican and Washington over refugees and ICE enforcement.Leo nominated Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala as bishop of…

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Exclusive | Lavish 5-day wedding extravaganza shut down busy Fifth Avenue — and featured hundreds of guests, its own off-Broadway musical

When most NYC couples get married, their wedding does not shut down Manhattan’s iconic Fifth Avenue.  Neither does it span five venues, six DJs, eight caterers, 10 choreographers, 16 fashion/jewelry designers, 400 guests and 8,000 flowers — and potentially cost seven figures to produce. There are no content creation teams; no swag-filled goodie bags; no off-Broadway theatrical productions to thrust a couple’s love into the literal spotlight — complete with 25 songs and dance numbers. But Pankti Doshi and Avish Jain — a South Asian power-duo who call the Big Apple home and wanted their five-day wedding extravaganza, held from…

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