Media Guide
To obtain a 2008 Derby Festival Media Guide, email aboyd@kdf.org. They are printed in March. The general 2007 Kentucky Derby Festival media guide is still available for reference. Media guides will also be distributed automatically with press credentials to all local assignment editors.

Media Access Guidelines
All media BE AWARE that some Derby Festival events require special media accommodations or restrictions. In addition, due to existing contractual agreements, there are restrictions on live broadcasts of some Festival events. For complete details, see Media Access Guidelines.

Press Credentials
Requests for press credentials should be made by the News Assignment Editor or other Primary Contact. Press Credential requests can be made online through the “Request Press Credentials” link on this page: http://www.kdf.org/media/default.asp. Credentials will be assigned by April 1. Freelance journalists may be asked to submit a printed copy or tape of their most recent coverage.

Press Credential Distribution
Press credentials will be distributed the first of April. Local Media will receive press credentials through their News Assignment Editor. Regional or national media will receive press credentials directly from the Derby Festival.

Members of the media must wear their press credentials and carry valid photo identification when covering KDF events and for access to the Mobile Media Center.

Press Officer Access
Working media can locate members of the Derby Festival Press Staff at events by looking for the Mobile Media Center or contacting via cell phone (contact numbers will be listed on all credentials).

Updates
Press releases with up-to-date information on all events are posted regularly and daily during season (April) on www.kdf.org in the Media Center. You can visit the site or click here  to register your email address to receive automatic email updates.

Winners
Information about the winners of Derby Festival events will be distributed to credentialed media, as soon as results are known. Complete results are also posted on www.kdf.org.

Location
Beginning with Derby Festival Opening Ceremonies: Thunder Over Louisville, and continuing through the two weeks before the Kentucky Derby, the Derby Festival brings Metro Louisville to life. All of the Festival’s 70 events are held within the Metro Louisville area, most of them downtown. For specific venue information visit the Festival Events listing.

Weather
Weather in the Ohio Valley can be unpredictable in the spring. It’s always a factor with outdoor events. The Festival’s main concern is safety in making decisions concerning cancellation or postponement of an event. News organizations will receive any cancellation notices immediately from the Derby Festival Press Office.

Special Note
Derby Festival® credentials do not provide access to Churchill Downs. Kentucky Derby Festival®, Inc. is a separate entity from the Kentucky Derby and Churchill Downs, Inc. To request Churchill Downs press credentials, contact Media Services Manager, Churchill Downs, (502) 636-4460.

Derby Festival Schedule at a glance (All time EDT)*:

• April 11: They’re Off!® Luncheon
• April 12: Opening Ceremonies: Thunder Over LouisvilleSM
• April 17: Fifth Third Bank $1 Million Dollar Hole In One ContestSMOpens
• April 18: The Fillies’ Derby Ball
• April 19: adidas Basketball Classic
• April 24: Kroger’s Kentucky Derby Fest-a-Ville on the Waterfront Opens
• April 24: Chow Wagon® at Waterfront Park Opens
• April 24-26: U.S. Bank Great BalloonFest
• April 26: Marathon/miniMarathonSM April 28: Stock Yards Bank Great Bed Races
• April 29: Arison Run for the Rose’® and Republic Bank Parade Preview
• April 29-30: Brown Cancer Center Presents WineFest
• April 30: Great Steamboat Race
• May 1: Republic Bank Pegasus® Parade