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KENTUCKY DERBY JUNKET
820 Wilson Place
Santa Monica, CA 90405, U.S.A.
(310) 392-3366
CA#102092740
www.kentuckyderbytours.com
e-mail: janedempsey@earthlink.net
History of Jane Dempsey's
Kentucky Derby Junket
Over the years, many newspaper and magazine articles have chronicled the history of the Kentucky Derby Junket. Here are a few examples:
KING FOR A DAY
Ray York aboard Determined in the Winners Circle
at the 1954 Kentucky Derby
Re-printed by permission of The Voice-Tribune, Louisville, Kentucky, originally published in their May 2, 2007 issue
Oldest living Derby-winning jockey returns 70 years after victory
The oldest living jockey to win the Kentucky Derby is back in town hoping to figure out something that has bugged him for years.
originally published in the Sporting News,
May 13, 2006
Return to history
Oldest living Kentucky Derby winner will be honored
April 27, 2006
Let's Go to the Races
"Fans create excursions to enable themselves and others to
witness the world's most famous races"
by Bill Heller
originally published in the Thoroughbred Times,
March 2, 2002, courtesy of Bill Heller
Two articles commemorating the Junket's Golden 50th Anniversary:
On Derby Rail
"No Longer by Train, the Dempsey Junket
Still Going Strong at 50"
by Bill Christine, Times staff writer
courtesy Los Angeles Times, April 29, 1996
Californians Keep Coming
"Tradition Goes Back 50 Years For This Group"
by Kimberly N. Martin
Herald-Leader staff writer
courtesy Lexington Herald-Leader, May 5, 1996
L.A. Times article celebrates the many delights of
Jane Dempsey's annual Kentucky Derby tour:
A Month of Mays in Louisville
"The Times' Bill Christine has seen a lot in 30 years at
the Kentucky Derby"
by Bill Christine, Times staff writer
courtesy Los Angeles Times, April 27, 1998
The May 12, 1958 issue of Life featured Kentucky Derby Junket's founder Jack Dempsey
Bad Day for Silky, Worse for Silky's Fans
"They have an agonizing letdown as their hero is 12th in Derby"
courtesy Life magazine, May 12, 1958
Kentucky Derby Junketeers
Mr. Howard Hammer, one of our fashionable junketeers who participated in the 2003 Kentucky Derby, was featured in the April 2004 edition of Louisville magazine.