Annual Kidtucky Derby takes off despite threat of rain

Published 6:25 pm Friday, May 5, 2017

The threat of rain didn’t hamper Jennie Rogers Elementary School’s annual Kidtucky Derby Friday afternoon on the playground. The kindergarten students raced on their stick horses around a small track as the rest of the students, and lots of families and friends cheered them.

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Ethan Sparrow, 7, yells for his friends to win.

Boys and girls left the starting line on the stick horses they made for the Kidtucky Derby.

Coming around the last bend and into the final stretch are from left, Charlie Jarnagin on “Lightening”, Mylan Peters on “Speedy” and Keegan Ball on “Captain.”