Saturday, May 1st, 3-7pm
Eleven Madison Park
11 Madison Ave. (24th St.), Manhattan
The Kentucky Derby watch party will include: live coverage of the race at Churchill Downs (flat screen tvs in a 4-star restaurant!), Chef Daniel Humm’s take on Southern cuisine, Maker’s Mark Mint Juleps, bourbon 101 presentations, an outdoor Cigar Lounge by Nat Sherman, custom Derby hats by The Hat Shop’s Linda Pagan, live Kentucky Bluegrass, and a silent auction benefitting New York Horse Rescue.
Price per person is $175, plus tax. To purchase tickets email: derby@elevenmadisonpark.com.
Related news: The New York City Off-Track Betting Corp. board will meet in special session Saturday (tomorrow), a day before the agency is scheduled to end operations and lay off 1,300 workers. They say they've lost $45million in the past five years, an excuse for not returning millions of dollars to the state and racing industry. OTB said that some branches would remain open to cash winning tickets for six days after any closing date.