Best Kentucky Derby Tweets: Humor And Heart On A Big Day Of Racing

This pretty much sums it up #KyDerby pic.twitter.com/PwrdCzfGci

— Jareth Loveberry (@jareth16) May 5, 2024

Forever Young to Sierra Leone after the race. pic.twitter.com/3Pz3aGqWaP

— Jason Beem (@BeemieAwards) May 5, 2024

"Seize the Grey is very special to me, right from the beginning. I have a big picture of him in my house and after the race, I just went and kissed it.” - Jaime Torres, leading apprentice at NYRA in 2023, guided Seize the Grey to a second-out maiden win in July at Saratoga. https://t.co/MnaVicF9yB

— Keith-TripleDeadHeat (@TripleDeadHeat) May 5, 2024

Approximately 700 horses ran this past week at Churchill Downs. All of them returned to their stall safely post-race. Thats not extraordinary, it’s the way it usually is. But if detractors are going to sensationalize the exception, we should recognize what is typically the rule.

— Darin Zoccali (@atTheTrack7) May 5, 2024

Horseplayers want more ponies
Casual fans want more fashion

No one will ever be 1000% happy

And yet @NBCSports continues to strike a solid balance that gets & keeps eyeballs on us https://t.co/DX6EYyb7Cn

— MollyJoRosen (@MollyJoRosen) May 5, 2024

Listen as the voice of the Kentucky Derby, @TravisStone, calls the incredible 150th edition of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve. #KyDerby pic.twitter.com/FbDLqFeqnq

— Kentucky Derby (@KentuckyDerby) May 5, 2024

From Churchill to Aqueduct! @MaggieWolfndale catches up with @jaimetorresjcky the day after his first graded stakes win. Today, he secures another victory in the Gold Fever Stakes aboard Doncho. He talks about his big weekend & his love for New York. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/KvVyH7GM5B

— NYRA () (@TheNYRA) May 5, 2024

Dreams do come true

Then Now pic.twitter.com/KqEaDEmFxt

— Kentucky Derby (@KentuckyDerby) May 5, 2024