About this episode

The episode features a preview of the Kentucky Derby with Gene McLean and discusses unusual topics like cocaine-related animals and candidates.

Derby season is upon us and KPW is back for our 7th Annual KY Derby preview with Gene McLean of thepressboxlts.com, brought to you by the Associated General Contractors of Kentucky. But first, we've covered cocaine sharks and cocaine salmon, how about cocaine candidates?

People in this episode

Host: Kentucky Politics Weekly

Guest: Gene McLean

Topics covered

• Kentucky Derby
• politics
• cocaine
• candidates
• horse racing

Keywords

• Kentucky Derby
• Gene McLean
• cocaine candidates
• horse racing
• politics

Sponsors

Associated General Contractors of Kentucky

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: thepressboxlts.com

Products: cocaine, cocaine sharks, cocaine salmon

Places: Kentucky

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