Northcutt attending 75th Kentucky Derby

  • Back row left to right: Reynolds Thompson (son-in-law), Hamilton Thompson (daughter), Preston McGregor (sister). Front row from left-to-right: Allen Northcutt, Felicia and Gordie Church. Courtesy photo
    Back row left to right: Reynolds Thompson (son-in-law), Hamilton Thompson (daughter), Preston McGregor (sister). Front row from left-to-right: Allen Northcutt, Felicia and Gordie Church. Courtesy photo
  • Allen Northcutt checking his bets during a previous Kentucky Derby. Courtesy photo
    Allen Northcutt checking his bets during a previous Kentucky Derby. Courtesy photo
Allen Northcutt will be enjoying his 75th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 4 during the 150th overall running of the historic horse race.The Louisville native and Lake Leelanau resident has been going to the Kentucky Derby every year since he was 7-years-old in 1948.“It was because my grandfather was interested ... the man loved races,” Northcutt said. “Three or four o’clock in…

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