Twenty-eight Reunion of the
USS Cabildo (LSD-16 Crewmembers' Association
     
 
Louisville, Ky - October 8 - 12, 2023
 
 

Tour of Churchill Downs  

 
     
     
     
  A life size statue of Barbaro graces the entrance to Churchill Downs  
     
     
     
  A view of the grandstands that dwarf the origional twin towers.  
     
     
tractor working on the track 
  The track is worked on every day and between races.  
     
     
  close-up of the track   
   A close-up of the track which is 80% sand with 20% clay  
     
     
   
The teacher of the Mint Julip class, there are only four ingredients to a Mint Julip
     
     
     
  The Mint Julip Class - It's easy and they are good  
     
     
   
The Derby Day Hat makers at work
     
     
   
  Hat Making Close-up  
     
 
 
   
  Deb Fulps takes a picture of the Derby Day hats displayed at our banquet  
     
     
   
  On display at the Museum Stable was "Tanner" a retired racehorse  
     
     
   
  Marshall and Linda Kendrick with a Derby Winner  
     
 
   
  There is a starting gate at the entrance to the museum  
     
     
 

USS Cabildo (LSD-16) Association Web site - Last Revision November 4, 2023
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