Annual Derby Brunch 2025

Get Ready!  The horses are at the post!  And they are off and running!

Join us for a fun, memorable, and important event to support the William Whitley House Endowment from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 3. Celebrate the 151st Run for the Roses on Wilderness Road at 205 N. Depot Street, Stanford, KY.  

Your ticket includes a delicious brunch by Cerulean Catering, a mixology experience, and a bourbon tasting by Wilderness Trail Distillery. Get out your Derby Hat and Bow tie and join us for a great time while supporting a unique, significant historic landmark in Lincoln County, KY.

The mixology experience - Make your own Mint Juleps, Bloody Marys, and/or Mimosas to enjoy.

Wilderness Trail Distillery Tasting: Samples of the distillery’s three mash bills were offered to compare and contrast the wheated bourbon, high-rye bourbon, and rye whiskey.

Tickets are $100 per person, and part of the ticket price is donated to the William Whitley House Foundation.