Louisville has a bevy of choice restaurants and bars perfectly suited for this year’s festive week leading up to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 4, and local marketing and event planning guru Joey Wagner knows the Derby City like few others do.

There she was — in the lead, vying for victory in the final furlong of the historic Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot in England. When Tepin gallantly crossed the finish line in front, the mare had made history as the first American-trained racehorse to win Royal Ascot’s signature meet-opening race. Sharing the glory was the trainer who made it all possible, the trainer who never made a wrong move in managing a versatile but slow-maturing racehorse until she was ready to make history on a world stage.