Cumberland Joins Churchill Downs in
Kentucky Derby Celebration

Click HERE to view photos from the event.

The 6th Annual WMHS Derby Day Party was held on Saturday, May 3, 2008 at the Rocky Gap Lodge & Golf Resort. The event was filled with exciting gaming, magnificent prizes, delicious food, plus traditional Ladies' & Men's hat contests, and the ever popular Corporate Sponsor Turtle Race. Over 125 guests joined in the festivities which raised an estimated $15,000 to help benefit various health care related scholarships supported through the WMHS Foundation. Together, the crowd also enjoyed a live, large-screen broadcast of the 134th Annual Kentucky Derby race. Big Brown justified his trainer’s confidence and the faith of the betting public by powering to a 4 3/4-length victory over Fox Hill Farms’ filly, Eight Belles, to win before a crowd of 157,770, the second-largest in Churchill Downs’ history. The proud winner of this year's Corporate Sponsor Turtle Race was “defending champion”, Geppert, McMullen, Paye & Getty, again under the careful and disciplined direction of "turtle trainer", Jack McMullen, Jr. Hat contest winners included John Persons for “Best Men’s Hat” with runners-up, Dr. Scott Watkins and Thomas White. The “Show Stopper” hat prize was awarded to Jill Frank with Tracy Smyth being recognized as wearing the “Most Creative” hat and Natalie Perini winning for the “Prettiest” hat. We wish to acknowledge and sincerely thank the following 2008 Derby Day Corporate Sponsors for their generosity and support:

Click HERE to view photos from the event.

See you at Derby Day 2009!