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Jack Dusty sends guests off to the races

The restaurant and bar held its annual Derby Day party on May 6 at Jack Dusty.


  • By Niki Kottmann
  • | 2:32 p.m. May 7, 2017
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It was all about the floppy hats and pastel bowties on May 6 at Jack Dusty.

Guests at the restaurant’s annual Derby Day event donned their Southern best and sipped mint juleps, manhattans, ground controls and willy shoemakers before watching Always Dreaming win the 143rd Kentucky Derby.

Eventgoers also snacked on the signature “Bluegrass Bite,” chicken and biscuits, and entered the raffle for a bottle of Woodford Reserve, a bottle of Old Forester with an Old Forester flask and a Woodford Reserve backpack.

Jaimie Bowes and Michaela Ramirez
Jaimie Bowes and Michaela Ramirez
Terri and Tom Ligotti
Terri and Tom Ligotti
Several Woodford Reserve ice sculptures made for elegant decor at Derby Day on May 6 at Jack Dusty.
Several Woodford Reserve ice sculptures made for elegant decor at Derby Day on May 6 at Jack Dusty.
Susan Phillips
Susan Phillips
Omar Alvarez and Michaela Ramirez
Omar Alvarez and Michaela Ramirez
Hot Club SRQ got guests in the Southern state of mind with their performance at Derby Day on May 6 at Jack Dusty.
Hot Club SRQ got guests in the Southern state of mind with their performance at Derby Day on May 6 at Jack Dusty.
Erin Brosious, Dr. Barbara Fleener and Elly Wengerd
Erin Brosious, Dr. Barbara Fleener and Elly Wengerd
Molly Laramie, Patrick Agan and Victoria Grasland
Molly Laramie, Patrick Agan and Victoria Grasland
Several Woodford Reserve ice sculptures made for elegant decor at Derby Day on May 6 at Jack Dusty.
Several Woodford Reserve ice sculptures made for elegant decor at Derby Day on May 6 at Jack Dusty.
Stefan Cirbus, Mimi Cirbusova, Jennifer Wells and Andrea Knies
Stefan Cirbus, Mimi Cirbusova, Jennifer Wells and Andrea Knies
Frank Feuille, James Woodyard and Scott Silverstein
Frank Feuille, James Woodyard and Scott Silverstein
Cylvia Lele, Anolay Senenoi and EJ Benioni
Cylvia Lele, Anolay Senenoi and EJ Benioni
Dee Ricker and Erinn DeJonge
Dee Ricker and Erinn DeJonge
Trisha and Adam Dunn
Trisha and Adam Dunn
Jack Dusty General Manager Anthony Aviles and Woodford Reserve Ambassador Michael Ring pull raffle winners at Derby Day on May 6 at Jack Dusty.
Jack Dusty General Manager Anthony Aviles and Woodford Reserve Ambassador Michael Ring pull raffle winners at Derby Day on May 6 at Jack Dusty.
Gail Silverstein and Kate Feuille
Gail Silverstein and Kate Feuille
Kelly Crawford and Woodford Reserve Ambassador Michael Ring
Kelly Crawford and Woodford Reserve Ambassador Michael Ring
Jody Sayre and Lisa Brewer
Jody Sayre and Lisa Brewer
Hoyt Beaty, Susan Levin, Anne Fowler and Ken Ipox
Hoyt Beaty, Susan Levin, Anne Fowler and Ken Ipox
Pat Murphy, Alex Twigg and Taylor Hall
Pat Murphy, Alex Twigg and Taylor Hall

 

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