THUNDER INTO LOUISVILLE SET TO RUMBLE OCTOBER 7

2006-09-28T15:33:59

The Kentucky Derby Festival is pleased to announce that WDRB TV will produce the fourth annual “Thunder into Louisville Poker Run” – a motorcycle rally on Oct. 7 to raise funds for the 2007 Thunder Over Louisville, the Derby Festival’s Opening Ceremonies. The motorcycle “Poker Run,” which will include several stops, will begin at the Bluegrass Harley-Davidson dealership at I-64 and Blankenbaker Parkway and end at “FOX DEN at the corner.” 

More than 940 entrants participated in the 2005 fall Poker Run.  The event, along with the raffle of a Harley Davidson, raised nearly $20,000 for the 2006 Derby Festival Opening Ceremonies. 

Thunder into Louisville Poker Run and Motorcycle Rally

• Date: Saturday, Oct. 7 (rain date Oct. 8)
• Cost: $15 for a single rider and $30 for a tandem
• Includes: Limited edition metal Thunder Into Louisville pin and one Poker Hand per entry. 
• Registration: 9 – 9:45 AM on Saturday, Oct. 7 or in advance at the Kentucky Derby Festival, Bluegrass Harley-Davidson, or FOX41 WDRB TV.
• Prizes:  $1750 purse for top three “best hands” in the Poker Run (First Place - $1000, Second - $500, Third - $250).  Disc jockeys from WSFR 107.7 FM and WDRB talent will give away prizes from rally sponsors.

For more details about the poker run and registration forms, go to www.derbyfestival.org or pick up a brochure at Bluegrass Harley-Davidson, FOX41 WDRB TV, or the Kentucky Derby Festival office.  Rally sponsors include: Bluegrass Harley-Davidson, FOX 41 WDRB-TV and “FOX DEN at the Corner.”  WSFR 107.7 FM will provide race day updates and remote broadcasts. 

The 2006 Thunder Over Louisville, themed “Thunder Country,” entertained around 800,000 people with a daylong air show and nighttime fireworks.  The show was sponsored by Caesars Indiana, Chase, E.ON U.S. and UPS.  The 2007 show is scheduled for Saturday, April 21 and will be the eighteenth annual production.