The Kentucky Derby presented by YUM brands!!

Seattleallstar · #1 02-22-2007, 02:18 PM

how stupid does that sound? why is the braintrust so hard up for a sponsor? The more i see it in print and on the internet it enrages me

#2 02-22-2007, 02:20 PM

And you'd rather it be sponsored by whom?

Seattleallstar · #3 02-22-2007, 02:23 PM

no one! its the freakin Kentucky Derby!!

#4 02-22-2007, 02:25 PM

im thinking of going up this year, I have six tickets.

Do they race the sunday after the derby?

any suggestions on other things to do in l'ville?

Thx

Sightseek · #5 02-22-2007, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by robfla

im thinking of going up this year, I have six tickets.

Do they race the sunday after the derby?

any suggestions on other things to do in l'ville?

Thx

No they don't race the day afterwards and Live! on 4th or 5th (can't recall which it is) Street is really fun.

#6 02-22-2007, 02:45 PM

4th street live

AeWingnut · #7 02-22-2007, 05:29 PM

what I wonder is

Do they make everyone that ever reports on the Derby or any other race with a sponser - say The whatever race sponsered by _ _ _ ?
Do they lose their press pass if they just say Kentucky Derby instead of
The Kentucky Derby brought to you by Yum! brands

#8 02-22-2007, 07:03 PM

Doesn't it set the anti-slaughter mission back to have horses running around the track with "Yum!" printed on their saddle towels?

pmayjr · #9 02-22-2007, 08:19 PM

Seattle,
You didn't just realize these guys were the sponsor now compared to last year you hope. I'm not totally sure about this, but I'm pretty sure after Visa didn't renew their Sponsorship of the Triple Crown (thanks Smarty lol jk) 2 years ago, the Triple Crown and the KY Derby itself didn't have a sponsor for awhiole after that. Where Yum! Brands is messing up, is if they are the parent company of KFC and some other major brands, they should pick a major brand, and market that alone as the sponsor. And maybe if they have more than KFC, use KFC for the Derby, Taco Bell for the Preakness, and Poizaa Hut for the Belmont or somethin somethin bla bla bla bla bla

pmayjr · #10 02-22-2007, 11:42 PM

that sounds better to me than "Yum Brands"

#11 02-23-2007, 12:36 PM

who cares who is a sponsor or what is being sponsored. it it still the ky derby no matter what. if you cant get by the sponsor then you are focusing on the wrong thing when it comes to the derby.

i prefer the bars on baxter more than the ones on 4th street live. the derby museum is a must. molly malones is awesome, o'malleys on 2nd street is fun as well. always plenty to do during derby week in louisville.

#12 02-23-2007, 12:48 PM

The Kentucky Derby presented by Oops! I Crapped My Pants

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDegChwpRHc

brockguy · #13 02-23-2007, 12:52 PM

Im surprised Emirates didn't make a move to sponsor it. They seem to be sponsoring everything these days and are favourites to sponsor the Epsom Derby when Vodafone's spell runs out this year!

lemondropkid1 · #14 02-23-2007, 02:41 PM

Something thats actually kind of funny, or sad, about this is that Yum! is actually having problems with their stock plunging right now. Between the e.coli in all the Taco Bells (don't remember where) and the rat infestation in one of their KFC/Taco Bells in NY, they're not doing too well.

Don't know about anyone else, but I'm not sure I'd want the Derby associated with disease and infestations. But, hey, that's just me!

#15 02-23-2007, 02:55 PM

The publicity is getting worse. The West Village(NYC) KFC was closed today because of rats! Yes, I said RATS! The tape shows it all. KFC is despicable anyway.

bugsoup · #16 02-23-2007, 03:05 PM

sponsers bring in all kinds of money. just like in other sports with naming rights of stadiums and tracks.

Downthestretch55 · #17 02-23-2007, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Bold Reasoning

The publicity is getting worse. The West Village(NYC) KFC was closed today because of rats! Yes, I said RATS! The tape shows it all. KFC is despicable anyway.

Bold Reasoning,
See "Don't eat here" in esoteric.
Also..a recipe in the cookbook....YUM!

#18 02-23-2007, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Downthestretch55

Bold Reasoning,
See "Don't eat here" in esoteric.
Also..a recipe in the cookbook....YUM!

Here is a sickening deja vu. In the 1970's I lived in a suburb of Newark, NJ. There was a KFC a few miles from me. I never ate there, but I remember it being closed because a customer bit into a fried piece of rat!!!!

2MinsToPost · #19 02-23-2007, 04:08 PM

I think someone on this board lives in the town the rats were running wild does he not?

Downthestretch55 · #20 02-23-2007, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Bold Reasoning

Here is a sickening deja vu. In the 1970's I lived in a suburb of Newark, NJ. There was a KFC a few miles from me. I never ate there, but I remember it being closed because a customer bit into a fried piece of rat!!!!

Bold Reasoning,
I know the area well. If you go upstream on the Hackensack River (which empties into Newark bay), or up Overpeck Creek, also a tributary, there are plenty of rats..all over the place. It's near Meadowlands. Used to be Bergen
county's "sanitary land fill".
Seems to me that Manhatten has a very big problem as well.
All along the Hudson (in the rocks, under the piers), these nasty critters will be found.
I honestly don't have a good solution, other than keeping garbage in cans with bungies on top. Even with that, they are mighty tough to get rid of.
Wherever ships tie up, Norway rats come up and down the ropes.
I just hope they don't carry bubonic plague fleas.
This is a huge problem that needs serious attention from the public health department. Both NY and NJ.
Lots of people live in this area...and many don't even realize what critters are sharing their homes, backyards, and eateries.