A tale of two Kentucky Derby Parties

Updated: May 7, 2017 Published: May 7, 2017

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Cody Hollinger and Gena Wolfe run neck and neck in the alley by the bar during the hobby horse race at the Darwin’s Theory Kentucky Derby Party in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, on Saturday, May 6, 2017. Hollinger went on to win the race. (Bob Hallinen / Alaska Dispatch News)

The Kentucky Derby at Darwin's Theory has been going on for around 30 years while the newcomer, Simon & Seafort's is just a couple of years old. Both venues were packed with people on derby day with Seafort's having live horses outside for photo ops and Darwin's staging a hobby horse race down the alley next to the bar.

Bob Hallinen

Bob Hallinen has been a photojournalist in Alaska since the 1980s and has traveled extensively all over the state. He retired from the ADN in November 2018 after 33 years at the newspaper.