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Transportation * Insider Guidance * Signature Derby Moments

Kentucky Derby Weekend. Better Curated Than Pieced Together

Derby Week builds momentum from the moment your arrive.  The energy grows, the pageantry and tradition unfolds, and each experience sets the tone for what comes next.  When thoughtfully arranged, it becomes an extraordinary experience.  


- Because Derby Begins the Moment you Arrive -

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PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION

HOSTED FROM THE MOMENT YOU LAND


Derby begins the moment you arrive.  Your driver are introduced, not assigned. Even dressed distintively so you can find them easily in a crowd!


Every member of our team is local.  Each serves as a brand ambassador for the city, and are personally invested in your experience. Vehicles appear when expected.  Traffic patterns, closures, and timing are accounted for in advance. Your schedule remains protected from the unpredictability of Derby Week.   


You move through the city with calm assurance. Timing feels intuitive and Movement feels efforless.


  • Private Black Car and Shuttle Service
  • Executive SUVs and Sprinters
  • Airport Transfers
  • Dinner Transfers
  • Gala Transfers
  • Hat Fitting Transfers
  • Multi-day Vehicle Coordination


RESERVE PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION




DERBY SHUTTLE SERVICES

STRUCTURED.  EFFORTLESS.  STILL PERSONAL


Even in group settings, our drivers remain hosts.


Red Rose Express is easy to find and impossible to miss. Find the Red. Built for groups and designed for Derby Week, our team moves with foresight, accounting for traffic patterns, street closures, venue access and timing long before your group ever feels it.  Your host understands the rhythm of the city and ensures guests move confidently between stops without confusion or delay.


Professional.  Organized.  Exceptionally Smooth


RESERVE SHUTTLE SERVICE




HORSE FARMS & BOURBON COUNTRY

STEP BEYOND THE GRANDSTANDS  


Derby is more than race day. 


  • Private Horse Farm Tours
  • Bourbon Distilleries
  • Curated Tastings
  • Southern dining countryside


These are the moments that transform a Derby trip into a Kentucky experience.



BOOK  HORSE & BOURBON EXPERIENCES




CONCIERGE GUIDANCE

DESIGNED SO YOU BELONG. 


Where I Step In. 

Reservations. Timing. Attire. Events

Behind ever extraordinary weekend are dozens of small decisions. I remain personally involved in shaping those decisions so your experience feels cohesive rather than pieced together.


This is not outsourced coordination.


It is founder-led curation.


You move through Derby with excitement and confidently, like you belong here.


ADD CONCIERGE SUPPORT




SIGNATURE DERBY MOMENTS

THE DETAILS GUESTS REMEMBER


Private Hat Fittngs

Expert Handicapping sessions.

The First Pour Welcome Social

Custom Group Experiences


It is often the smallest details that leave the most lasting impression.


CUSTOMIZE MY DERBY EXPERIENCE




Derby Waits for No One

FINAL CALL

As the season approaches, availability grows increasingly limited.


We invite you to begin early,

Begin Your Derby Planning

KENTUCKY DERBY WEEKEND PACKAGES

ACCOMMODATIONS - Double Occupany                   

The Brown Hotel   *  The Downtown Marriott  *  The Grady Hotel 

Hotel Distil  *  Hyatt Regency  *  Hotel Bourre Bonne


Horse and Bourbon Tour

4-29-26, 4-30-26, 5-2-26, 5-3-26 Pure Kentucky Horse and Bourbon Tour


Add On Option - Evening Event

4-30-26 Evening Welcome Social

4-30-26 Hat Fitting


Add On Options - Galas

5-1-26 Fillies and Lillies Party

5-1-26 Barnstable Brown Party

5-2-26 Winners Party


Add On Options - Dinner Reservations

4-30-26 Early, Prime, Late Night

5-1-26 Early, Prime, Late Night

5-2-26 Early, Prime, Late Night



DETAILS

Three Night Accommodations

 

Check in: Thursday – 4/30/26

Check out: Sunday – 5/3/26


Transportation to and from Churchill Downs


Evening Welcome Social


Club House Section or Starting Gate Courtyard Ticket to the Kentucky Oaks
Clube House Section or Starting Gate Courtyard Ticket to the Kentucky Derby

  • (Grandstand Padded Stadium-Style Seating & Views of Starting Line/Final Turn)


Breakfast Daily provided by hotel
Kentucky Derby Souvenir
Concierge Staff -  Direct Line
All taxes and gratuities  

Pricing starts at $9,700.00 - $17,000.00 per person.

Reserve Your Weekend

FOUNDER-LED TRUST

 STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSES MOUTH  


This company remains founder-led and intentionally personal.  We are right here in Louisville, Kentucky. 


Our Drivers are Hosts

Our Tours are Curated

Our Presence is Felt


Anyone can promise luxury.  Very few deliver it personally.


--Angelique Rison





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