Politics - May 4, 2009
Video of the Day: An upset for the ages
With a stunning victory in the Kentucky Derby, jockey Calvin Borel and Mine That Bird may have affected Mark Belling and the next Wisconsin gubernatorial race.
Tags: mine that bird, kentucky derby, calvin borel, mark belling

Music - April 12, 2009
Banshee is off to the races
Back in February, OnMilwaukee.com told you that Banshee Music -- the music branding and publishing firm that grew out of GMR Marketing in New Berlin -- is creating a soundtrack to the biggest event in the world of horse racing: The Kentucky Derby. Now, the Derby is only a couple weeks away and "Party Up at the Downs: The Official Party Playlist of the Kentucky Derby, Vol. 1," is ready. The 135th Run for the Roses takes place May 2 at Churchill Downs in Louisville.
Tags: Banshee Music, Party Up at the Downs, Kentucky Derby, Will Phalen, My Old Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, John Canaday

Music - Feb. 19, 2009
Banshee will provide music for the Kentucky Derby
Milwaukee-based Banshee Music announced a strategic partnership with Churchill Downs Inc., parent company of the historic racetrack that hosts the Kentucky Derby, to formulate an official soundtrack for the 135th Run for the Roses.
Tags: banshee music, kentucky derby, churchill downs, kentucky oaks, dave tompkins, john canaday

Movies & TV - April 24, 2008
Derby documentary draws in viewers with humanity
A good documentary is one that can pull you in even when it's about a topic that doesn't interest you. "The First Saturday in May" accomplishes that feat.
Tags: First Saturday in May, Barbaro, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Hennegan

Sports - May 7, 2008
Talk Derby to Me - A Weekend Full of Highs and Lows
My friends and I packed into my Ford Focus Friday morning to drive to Louisville, KY to partake in our first Kentucky Derby.  After the 7 hours of driving in off again/on again rain showers we crossed the bridge to Louisville enveloped in blue skies and sun.  Since we had to wait f...
Tags: derby, horse races, Kentucky derby, sports, B-52s, travel, travel blog contest, eight belles, big brown