On May 1st, as the horses race at the 147th Kentucky Derby, Steve Buttleman will be resting his chops. Buttleman has been playing the bugle at the race for almost 30 years. 2021 will mark his 26th year of being Churchill Downs' official bugler.
Before every horse race at the track, Buttleman plays the "call to the post" and ushers in the 'most exciting 2 minutes in sports.'
Where to race horses go when their careers are over? Is there some sort of retirement home for horses that have run their last race. It turns out that there IS, and it's in Lisbon, Iowa.
A little-known horse from the state of Iowa took home $600,000 after winning a race in Lexington, Kentucky over the weekend. His next stop is Churchill Downs.