THUNDER POKER RUN THIS SATURDAY

2007-10-11T15:56:31

The Kentucky Derby Festival is pleased to announce that the fifth annual “Thunder into Louisville Poker Run” – a motorcycle rally – will take place this Saturday, Oct. 13.  The event will help raise funds for the 2008 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.” 

Nearly 1,000 entrants (riders and passengers combined) participated in the 2006 fall Poker Run.  The event raised about $10,000 for the 2007 Derby Festival Opening Ceremonies. 

Thunder into Louisville Poker Run and Motorcycle Rally

• Date: Saturday, Oct. 13 (rain date Oct. 14)
• 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. 13.
• 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. Rally sponsors include: Bluegrass Harley-Davidson, FOX 41 WDRB-TV, FOX DEN, Sam Swope Auto Group, Sonic, Papa John’s Pizza, Qdoba Mexican Grill, Penn Station, and Yamaha.  WSFR 107.7 FM will provide race day updates and remote broadcasts. 

The 2007 Thunder Over Louisville, themed “The Magic of Thunder,” entertained an estimated 800,000 people with a daylong air show and nighttime fireworks.  The show was sponsored by Caesars Indiana, E.ON U.S., Meijer and UPS.  The 2008 show is scheduled for Saturday, April 12 and will be the nineteenth annual production.