Blue moons and whiskey a-go-go

Michelle Jackson visits the land of bourbon and Muhammad Ali, takes in the majestic twin towers of Churchill Downs, and experiences the thrill of her first Kentucky Derby

Horse-racing at the Kentucky Derby

I’m standing next to the Bridle Suite at Claiborne Stud in Paris, Kentucky, surrounded by elegant thoroughbreds, rolling hills and picket fences. Twenty-two Derby winners have been bred here, and a man named Billy Buckler is at hand to talk me through the process. So begins my Kentucky Derby apprenticeship ...