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Shreveport natives celebrate after their horse, 'Mystik Dan' wins 150th Kentucky Derby
LITTLE ROCK, AR (KSLA) – “We were stopped at this place to get gas. I still had on my Mystik Dan shirt and stuff. These three young girls are in a car sitting next to us, and they asked, ‘Are you the trainer of ‘Mystik Dan’?’
It turns out the young ladies were chatting with one of the part owners of Mystik Dan. Captain Shreve High School and Louisiana Tech graduate, Sharilyn Gasaway had a weekend she’ll never forget, following her thoroughbred’s photo-finish in the 150th Kentucky Derby.
“The Sierra Leone people were standing right next to us, because they were the No. 2 horse and we were the No. 3 horse,” says Gasaway. “They starting yelling. Then you saw them quit yelling. Then, all of a sudden we were yelling. So, I don’t know who told us, ‘yes,’ because after we were jumping up and down, ‘Are we sure, because we’re not up!”
Despite finishing third in the Arkansas Derby a month prior, Gasaway still had faith in her three-year old colt.
“He got hit on the backside,” says Gasaway. “That horse got disqualified, and it took him back five to 10 links, where he was. For him to make up and be third, it’s pretty amazing. So, I really felt like he could do it, if he had a good clean trip.”
Mystik Dan overcame 18-to-1 in the closest three-horse finish since 1947.
“I think everyone thought he won on an off-track, ‘he has to be on an off track to win.’ But, he won convincingly on a fast-track at Churchhill Downs.”
“Even not after getting the result they wanted, hard work and prayer helped Mystik Dan to a supernatural performance in the Kentucky Derby.”
“When he was third in the Arkansas Derby, I remember going, ‘Okay, you know, we need to be first or second so we can go to the [Kentucky] Derby,’” says Gasaway. “It was His way of saying, ‘No, you’re not going to be first or second, you’re going to be third. You’re going to sit there and watch and see how I’m going to do this for you.”
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Wind gusts, rain from Tropical Storm Helene could affect weekend events across Kentucky
Still-dangerous Helene downgraded to tropical storm in Georgia
At least four people have died from Helene, which made landfall as a Category 4 and was downgraded to a tropical storm Friday morning.
Remnants of Tropical Storm Helene rolling through Louisville and broader Kentucky regions could affect some weekend plans to jam out at Louder Than Life or partake in fall festivities.
We’re keeping an eye on events around Louisville happening this weekend that could be impacted by severe weather. Here’s what we know so far.
The status of Paristown Art Fest is unknown, but according to press release from the Fund for the Arts, their celebration of the arts scheduled for Saturday is being postponed.
“Celebration of the Arts will now be a part of Paristown’s Spring into Derby Art Fest, in Christy’s Garden from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on April 19,” Fund for the Arts spokesperson Tory Parker stated. “Paristown will then welcome Juicebox Heroes, who perform that night at 7 p.m.”
Gate openings for Friday have currently been delayed. A specific time when festivalgoers will be allowed in has not yet been released. Check back for updates.
Yes. Several districts have shut down in anticipation of severe weather Friday.
All Jefferson County Public Schools high school games have been canceled for Friday, spokesperson Mark Hebert said. There has not yet been an announcement from the Archdiocese of Louisville on the state of games to be played Friday for schools under their purview.
Check your school’s website and communication channels to stay updated on whether events are happening.
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Troy commit Jack James sets Kentucky high school football all-time touchdown record
Heading into Thursday night’s contest against Allen Count-Scottsville, Paducah Tilghman quarterback Jack James was on a mission.
The Troy commitment was focused on setting a new Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) all-time passing touchdown record and the senior just needed three scoring passes to make it happen.
According to Paducah Sun News’ sports editor Jared Jensen, James threw five touchdown passes and led the Blue Tornadoes to a 42-16 victory and passed Caldwell County’s Elijah Sindelar (2011-2014) to set a new KHSAA all-time touchdown passing record with now 147. Sindelar’s previous record was 144 passing touchdowns.
The Allen Count-Scottsville/Paducah Tilghman game was moved up to Thursday night because of the threat of torrential rain from Hurricane Helene impending for Friday night.
Last season, James led Paducah Tilghman to a 13-1 record and finished completing 255-of-375 passes for 4,019 yards, 56 touchdowns and just six interceptions. James also ran in six touchdowns.
Among the other offers James has on the table are from Charlotte, Eastern Kentucky, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Miami (OH), Old Dominion and Tulane.
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How utility companies in Kentucky are preparing for Helene
(WKYT) – Hurricane Helene will be making landfall in Florida on Thursday night. This storm will have impacts very far inland and effect a lot of people. This creates big plans in terms of response.
“We are following the track of Helene as it comes into Kentucky. Number one, our co-ops are paying attention for purposes of being able to restore power to co-ops back here at home and so those crews are having briefings, they always stayed geared up for any emergency,” said Joe Arnold of Kentucky Electric Cooperative.
While many co-ops are staying in Kentucky to monitor the situation, Arnold says seven different co-ops are heading south to assist elsewhere.
“Our co-ops in Kentucky have been paired up with co-ops in Georgia. So we have co-ops that are currently on the way or leaving soon to go to Georgia and there are other co-ops who are after the weather moves into here, and they are able to see and make sure they have enough crews to take care of things here, they will also probably send crews down,” Arnold said.
With wind gusts over 50 mph possible in our area, there needs to be enough people ready here for power outages. Kentucky Utilities, as of now, are staying local.
“We are keeping our folks here. We have to keep our customers here in Kentucky as a top priority,” said Daniel Lowry of Kentucky Utilities.
Lowry says there’s only so much that can be done to limit power outages here.
“Our system is designed to withstand extreme conditions, but trees often aren’t. So they will fly into our lines. We’ll get limbs in there that create problems,” said Lowry.
With the heavy rainfall that comes with Helene, saturated ground will make it easier for trees to come down and cause power outages.
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