{"id":3381,"date":"2018-05-07T13:25:42","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T18:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/?p=3381"},"modified":"2018-05-07T13:25:42","modified_gmt":"2018-05-07T18:25:42","slug":"kentucky-derby-flying-in-the-horses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/kentucky-derby-flying-in-the-horses\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky Derby Flying in the Horses"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kentucky Derby \u2013 Flying in the horses is no small feat.\u00a0 How do those beautiful thoroughbreds get to the big race on the first Saturday of May each year?<\/p>\n

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For many of the horses the trip is somewhat easy.\u00a0 They are often stabled at one of the beautiful horse farms around Lexington.\u00a0 Stables such as Calumet and Claiborne Farms, as well as 150 others (https:\/\/www.visitlex.com\/idea-guide\/horse-farm-tours\/<\/a>).\u00a0 Lexington is about an hour drive from Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY.<\/p>\n

However some horses make the trip from across the country.\u00a0 California Chrome was one of several Derby winners from California.\u00a0 Other equines, such as Mendelssohn in 2018, came from Europe.\u00a0 So how does a horse get across the country or across the pond?<\/p>\n

The equine airplane is one option.<\/p>\n

Yes there is such an airplane.\u00a0 The most prominent of which is a Boeing 727-200 operated out of Kentucky by a company known as the H.E. Sutton Forwarding Company.\u00a0 On the side of the aircraft is written the words, \u201cFirst Class Equine Travel\u201d.\u00a0 The plane can carry nearly two dozen horses and rumor has it that tickets cost several thousand each.<\/p>\n

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Other horses are carried in the cargo bay of regular airliners or cargo planes.\u00a0 The bays are temperature and pressure regulated to provide maximum comfort to the horses.\u00a0 The horses are kept in portable stalls with plenty of hay and water.\u00a0 Apparently Emirates SkyCargo is among the best carriers of horses.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, when the horses are brought from overseas they are quarantined for a few days to ensure no \u201cbugs\u201d are brought from foreign soil.\u00a0 There is an excellent piece on horse travel and photos that I encourage readers to check out:\u00a0 https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/news\/how-racehorses-are-flying-to-the-kentucky-derby\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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The 144th<\/sup> Running of the Kentucky Derby occurred on Cinco de Mayo \u2013 May 5, 2018.\u00a0 The race was hampered by the biggest Derby Day rainfall in history: 3 inches.\u00a0 The winner was Justify<\/em>.\u00a0 Ironically, the weather was much tougher on Justify<\/em> and others than what any of the horses will experience traveling by air.<\/p>\n

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