 I hit a parley on Tuesday, so what I do, I got on the first flight. Oh, we're here in Kentucky at Churchill. Do you just say it quiet for that? Is it like... Just listen to that. You know what that means, baby? That means it's derby time. Something called the Oaks is tomorrow. It's like a pre-game show to the derby on Saturday. I'm so excited. The music is pumping. There's something called the $1,000 mint julep that I'm going to try. Who do you think's on our show today? How about The Voice? The voice of the whole thing of the Triple Crown, Larry Colmes is on the program. Mike Cropoli, a spitfire, a firecracker, also a bajillionaire. He's on the program. He owns, co-owns the Horace Forte. Who's the favorite? Who's not named after 22, my favorite bear, but who is also co-owned by the owner of the Florida Panthers, who are taken down the leaves, who took down the broon, does not happen. Also, who am I missing? Hall of Famer, undrafted, warring moon on the show. It's up in Mint Juleps. Let's go. Do you want to tell me when I'm on the way there, Richard? Welcome to our show. They let me fly without an IFB. We're just rolling here on a Thursday, Thursday show. We will be here live all day. We will be here live all day tomorrow. Head over to FanDuel Sportsbook. Have a little fun. I'm a little nervous to go up and do the whole window thing. Maybe somebody will teach me. Somebody will be a warring moon. We'll be joining our show. He's a big-time fan of the derby. I hear Ian Rappaport's running around here with a bow tie. I hear Mike Tarikos making the rounds, getting ready for big action on NBC. We are kicking off Triple Crown Season, FanDuel Sportsbook style. Look behind me. It's something called a paddock. I've never heard of it before. I thought that's where you locked up people when they streaked on a field. Would you lock them up in a paddy wagon? That's it. I got there. That's okay. Here we go. I haven't even had him in Julep, but this is the Kentucky Derby. Woodford Reserve is the main sponsor. We're going to hit up him in Julep in a second. We're going to have some fun. I've never been here. Here's what I want to say seriously. I can't. I'll admit this was never like a bucketless dream of mine to come to the Derby. It wasn't pulled either way. If I landed here, that'd be really fun and amazing, and I understand how special it is, but I know a lot of you out there have it on your bucket list, and it's high on the list, and you want to come, and it means a lot. I let you, those people, that community, to tell me what I need to do. Where should I go? What should I see? What can't I miss, whether it's food, whether it's where to sit, where to take a picture, who to meet, who to look for? Let us know. Let me know what up in Adam's show, and I'll sort of bring you that through the lens during our show. We've been an awesome one. We're going to talk to the voice of the whole thing. He inherited the gig back in 2011, and now he's doing all the biggest races, and that would be Larry Colmes, and he's caught some Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown winners in his day, too, so that's really fun. And there was a long shot last year, so that was really great with Rich Strike. I'm learning so much. I'm really absorbing. I'm like a sponge when it comes to this stuff, and we also have a bit of fun with, I mean, our whole crew's here. Taylor's here. We got Cat on Glam. We got Richard pretending to make business calls during the show. We also have Marissa, who had a tough travel day, like so many of us. It was a beauty. It was a beauty, so let's talk about the scavenger hunt that you put together for me. Yeah, we did one for Super Bowl. We got to do one for here. It's our first time here. I need you to find a couple things for me for these next three days. I'm down. I need you to try and enjoy them in Julep. That's the first one. Try to enjoy one? Try to enjoy one. It really doesn't find one. It's like drinking a mojito that doesn't taste good. It doesn't sound like my thing, but we'll try. I need you to convince someone you own a horse in this race. Can you do that? Just talk myself. I look like a million bucks. As you do. People are dressed so fancy. I literally feel like a scrub here right now. Everyone is dressed. It's only Thursday. What are you guys wearing on Saturday that you're dressed like this already? Do people have multiple hats? I think so. You know they're called fascinators? Oh, God. That's what they're called. You're learning so much. I need you to eat some burgu for me. That's one of the... Tell me what that is. It's a dish. That looks like a little bit of a stew dish. A little bit of a casserole. A stew? Yeah. It looks pretty good. Okay, sounds good. I need you to drink a Kentucky Lily for me tomorrow. What is that? That's a drink for tomorrow for those. What is it? Bourbon too? I think so. All right. Great. And I need you to find a Vinnie Vines for me. A guy who's just wearing, you know... Plenty of... Listen, plenty of Vinnie Vines. I see one walking by right now. Yeah, there's a fight belt. There's an SAE. There's... Sikai over there. We got plenty of those coming. Okay, so Vinnie Vines is pretty easy. Yes. Okay. I think that's a very color of the rainbow for me. Roy G. Biv. Every single color. Okay, we're going to do photos of that. I want to find Ian Rappaport. I want to find an NFL wide receiver. Those are tougher to come by. Yeah. Because Julie and Edelman count. I don't think so. Are we going to have a Wes Walker situation? So we want to hand out stacks of $100 bills. I'm here for it. I haven't even had coffee today. Wow. I've eaten and drank. You work. Nothing, but that's what we have on our list. I'm going to take care of your first one right now. Walk with me here. Here we are. Churchill Downs. It's amazing. And there's no vinyvines. We have some uniformed guys though here. Gentlemen. How we doing? How we doing? How you doing? How you doing? How you doing? Great. Hi. Okay. The gates are now opened. Welcome to Churchill Downs. We're going to make our way over here because we've got lots and lots of fun. And this is where some crazy stuff is going to happen. And I want you to know how exclusive this is. There are only 150 of these drinks even available. And it's all for a good cause. I can't even get in. I'm not fancy enough. I don't know if I go around. Walk with me. Talk with me. Here we go. Hi. Hello. It is so, so lovely to meet you. I'm Kay. I would love you to introduce yourself with your full title because it's pretty really impressive and so special for this weekend. Well, thank you. I'm Chris Morris, the master distiller emeritus for Whiffer Reserve. Here we are. I understand, my friend, that there is a one... Here's a microphone for you. Okay. There's a $1,000 special mint julep. Tell me all about it. Yes, we have 100 silver cups, $1,000 each, all to raise money for charity, the Secretariat Foundation. And we're celebrating the 50th anniversary of Secretariat's record-setting derby. And we love that. Now, what does the... Where do the funds go? It's $1,000. People can go online, of course, and secure their cup. And then they can come pick it up here, correct? And fulfill those wonderful cups on Derby Day itself. Okay. So they're not here today, but I do have one for you. Now, let's talk about that. I love that. Look, this is one of our $3,500 cups. They're gold. They're actual real gold. Yes. We got a close-up on this. That is unbelievable. And each cup is adorned with Secretariat silks, which were blue and white, but we can't have white, so we have silver and the blue are sapphires. That is unbelievable. And how did you... How long have you done this? This is our 19th year. Your 19th year, though? Your $1,000 Julli program. Wow. Unbelievable. The proceeds all go to a great cause. And there's a different cause every year, as I understand. Yes. This year, it is a Secretariat foundation. That's right. All right. Let's cook one of these up. Okay. We'll take his microphone, maybe. Please. I'll take that. I don't think that... You know, I used to barton. I couldn't do with a microphone in my hand. That's for sure. We're going to start with our beautiful cup. And we are going to add some... Here? Woodford Reserve. The official bourbon of the Kentucky Derby. And some mint. We're just going to get a couple mint leaves and express the oil in the cup and drop those in. Can you tell me why we're drinking mint julips? Why it's so special and so signature to the Derby? Well, this is a Kentucky tradition that dates back into the early 1800s. Mint julips were part of the horse racing scene. And it became the official drink in the 1930s of the track. It smells delicious. I'm not going to lie. And the ice has to be very specifically shaped that way, correct? It has to be crushed ice because it's going to be a slow melt. It's meant to sort of last between races. And that's an hour long. So this drink needs to last a while. Most people don't realize... This drink's not going to last a while. I'm so sorry to say it. Most people don't realize you drink a julip through a straw. So for your 3500, you get a silver straw. We're going to garnish with some more mint. And this year, a little floral to celebrate the great secretariats. Virginia... I understand you're a member of the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame. How does one do that? You work a long time with the bourbon industry and hopefully do something significant. You did certainly here and you're helping you brace for a good cause. Now, can I actually drink this? Yes, you may. Wow, so this gold will keep it real cold too, all Derby. It's already getting frosted. It's freezing. It's so beautiful. I can't even explain. It's gorgeous. And here we go. My very first ever mint julip. Wow. For a good cause. Woodford. Woodford goes down smooth. And again, everybody, we really appreciate your support. Those have bought 1,000 and $3,500 cups. Come back next year for Derby 150. It's going to be bigger and better than ever. What is it going to be made out of then? Oh my gosh. I can't tell you yet. I can't tell you yet. Maybe after a couple mint julips you'd be able to tell me. Give me your best advice. It's my first Derby. What's the thing that I need to go see in experience? Well, certainly watching the paddock, which is right behind us, to see the horses parade before the race, that's fabulous. And then on Derby Day, singing my old Kentucky home, it'll bring a tear to your eye. Everyone keeps saying, where the waterproof mascara came. Yes. Well, I don't do that, but it still brings a tear to the eye. But when I go check out the paddock, do you have any tips for me? If I'm trying to have a little fun, head over to those windows and pick a horse, what am I looking for? Well, look at the horses. Look at the ones that are really excited and ready to run, as opposed to those that are really relaxed. So I'll always go for the ones that are ready to go. See, I've heard the opposite. Now I don't know what to do. I met the owner of Forte, and I think that I just might pick that horse because I like the owner so much. Well, that's one thing you'll learn about horse racing in Derby, as you all know. Everybody has a different opinion. That's amazing. Okay, we, sorry? Yeah, we'd like to know. Marissa wants to know. Marissa, get in here. You ask. You got your microphone. Oh, sir. Oh, no, I'd like to drink that. Okay, bless you, that. We were wondering, do you have a favorite this week? Do you, what's your opinion? I have not because I'm going to wait. Okay. You know, first we wait, first we wait to see what positions are pulled, and then are there scratches? How are the weather going to play out? And then I have to talk to my very good friend, Mark Bacon, who knows what he's talking about. Okay, Mark Bacon. We got to go find Mark Bacon. Absolutely. Can I ask you to read that sign for me, sir? Okay, Warren Moon. All right, Warren. Warren Moon is next on the show. We'll be back on Up and Adams. Hall of Famer. We'll be back. Okay, I'm taking this. Goodbye. $100 Minjulip today. What have you done lately? You're taking a look at those twin spires. This is Churchill Downs, the majesty of it all, and I am with, man, nine-time pro bowler. We've got a Hall of Famer on draft case nine, right? Done a few things. Yeah, you've got a few things. You're also quite, you're quite taller than I. You called me out on how I'm stepping on this step. No, I'm a quarterback. We better be a little bit tall. Yeah. You know, everybody can't be Bryce Young. Well, I was going to say, I'm the Bryce Young of television host standing here at five feet tall. You like Bryce Young. You like Bryce Young. I love Bryce Young. Yeah. I think he was the best quarterback in this draft. I've watched him his whole career and I just love the way he plays the game. He plays it very smart. He seems like he has eyes in the back of his head. Even though he's a five-ten, he finds all the different passing lanes to throw the football to. And he's very, very accurate with the football. So those are the things you look for in a quarterback. Plus, he has great leadership ability. I cannot believe I'm standing here with Warren Moon at the Kentucky Derby right now. There's a horse in back of us. I don't know if you can see it. I don't know what his name is or what his derby. He's had a better life. He's a pro. We're here at the, with the Woodford Reserve. We're going to get some of that. It's a full weekend. I've never been, you are my cheat code. What do I need to be prepared for, Warren? A little bit of everything, especially the fashion. You're going to see all different types of fashion. I've been here. This is my 20th year. So I've, I came in the year after I retire and I haven't stopped coming since. And it's one of the best sporting events I go to of all the sporting events I go to every year. Why? I go to all of them. It's because of it. I think that the tradition that goes along with it is over a hundred year race. It's the tradition. It's the fashion. It's the glamour. It's the food. It's the hospitality that they show down here in the South. All those things combine. And then you have two minutes of the most exciting sports ever in that race. And what, so what pulls you back after you're just the tradition you want to come celebrate the weekend? It's a full meal. You know, I love big time sporting events. So I've been to the World Cup. I've been to big time tennis events. I've been to Super Bowls. I've been to all the different big time events. So this is, this is another big time competition. But I have a group of friends that I meet here every year. We don't see each other much throughout the year. So this is where we get together and we just have three great days of being down here in Louisville, Kentucky. I mean, if you're coming back for your 20, that doesn't say enough. Ownership of a horse ever thought about that? Never thought about that one. Why? That surprises me. They're too fickle. You're too fickle. Anything could happen with one of these horses. They can snap an ankle. They can get sick. They might not want to run that day. You just never, you just never know what you're getting. And the horses that, that are the ones that have the great bloodlines, they cost a little bit more money to get involved with those horses. Yeah. So, I've never, never wanted to do that. I'm not a big gambler, believe it or not. The only time I gamble is here at the Derby. I go to Vegas all the time, never gamble. Really? So tell me about that. You got to go up to this window and you know what you're doing. Give me your best tip. Well, I look through the, you know, the book. Through the book. And I look at, you know, what the horse has done, what their record is. I look at how they run on certain turf. I look at the jockey, who's there. I look at all those different things and I try and put together my best case scenario for winning. You got one at last. You're in a red strike, of course. I had that red. Did you? I did. What? Okay, I'll sit next to you with the Derby then. If you knew that, that's amazing. I did. I wanted a lot of money on that horse. Wow. Well, you're kind of, you were a long shot coming into the league. Yes, I was. So are you a little older as a rookie in the NFL? Yes, I was. You go on to be a Hall of Famer. What do you tell these guys, like the Will Levises from Kentucky, played at Kentucky. We're here at the Derby. I wasn't interested at all. I wasn't even considered as a quarterback. So Will's going to have a great opportunity going to Tennessee because there's a lot of talk about, you know, Ryan Tannehill, what's going to happen with him. So he can be the guy that maybe doesn't have to come in and play right away. He can learn a little bit and then take over when it's his time. Sometimes that's a better position to go in than be in the high round draft pick where all the pressure is put on you to come in and play right away and turn a losing organization around. But you were telling me there's not much, you're former Oilers. Now the Tennessee Titans, they cannot go back next year and have to draft another quarterback. That would be three in a row, Warren. You're right. So that's why Will Levis is the guy. And hopefully he is that guy. And I think, you know, he was a projected first rounder. He did drop a little bit. Would he go 38th pick or something like that? Yeah. But he still went to a good team. Look at, you know, some of the other quarterbacks that have gone in the second round. Things have worked well for him. Third round, Russell Wilson, you know, that type of team and all of a sudden the turnaround is faster. Do you think they should start in week one? You're saying you want them to develop? Do they have that luxury, though? You would start Tannehill? I would start Tannehill. I mean, Ryan Tannehill a couple of years ago was up for MVP. He had an off year last year. I think he'll bounce back this year. What would you tell these undrafted kids? Don't give up on your dream. I'm a perfect example of that. You know, I wasn't drafted. I went to play in another country. I just kept working. I didn't believe in them myself. And of course, I'm sure they have people around them that will believe in them as well to keep them going and just keep working at it. You have all these other leagues out there, the USFL, the XFL in order to go in there and help develop your skills if you're not ready for the NFL right now. So there's a lot of different options for young guys these days. You're such a legend. You know what I always associate with you, Warren? You were just ahead of your time. I don't know about that. You don't think so? No. Because I was doing things that they're doing right now and the quarterback position is being played now the way I tried to play it back when I played, you know, more of a dual-threat type of guy. I didn't run as much in the NFL as I did maybe in Canada my first six years in the league, but I ran enough to let people know that I could be dangerous. How would your games translate into this NFL? You'd be a top five guy back. We don't want to talk about that. We don't want to talk about that right now, but I'm just so happy for these guys and everyone says you're C.J. Stroud, right? C.J. Stroud, I see that. Those are the comparisons made. What did you make of those? I might move a little better than he does, but we both throw the ball very well. He's a very good thrower of the football. I like his demeanor. He's very cool and calm and that's kind of something I draw wish pride in myself on being him. So I interviewed last week in Kansas City during the draft, Rich Paul, who is LeBron's agent. Do you know the Warren Moon Jersey story? I do, and I sent him LeBron the signed Jersey? No, I sent him. Oh, Rich Paul? Rich Paul, yeah. He didn't tell us that. For his birthday party, yeah. So I know that story very well, and it makes me proud a little bit, I guess, that I created a relationship there that has turned into a mega, mega sports conglomerate. It certainly did. Well, it was you and fabulous because it was apparently his music video and he was wearing your throwback jersey and that's why it stuck or whatever happened in those two. And I met LeBron when he was 18 years old. So history goes back a long way. We love seeing that. I love him. We're here with Warren Moon who loves the Kentucky Derby. So we're going to play a little yay or nay with him in a little bit, but it is the greatest two minutes. That's why you said it was the best sports event. You go to all the biggest ones. Take me to the best or the most pressure filled two minutes of your career. What would that look like? Wow. You had to clip off two minutes of that. It's a tough question. Yeah, it is a tough question. I've had a lot of good two-minute battles. I've had a lot of good two-minute battles. I've had a lot of good comeback wins. I don't know. I had one against Dan Marino when I was in Minnesota that was pretty good. We came back from behind in a regular season game, but you'd have thought it was a playoff game the way we were playing because the game was built up between me and Dan as two of the better part of the league at that time. Of course. Stupid media building things up. And I ended up hitting Chris Carter with a touchdown late in the ballgame to win that game. What other NFL players popped by here? Man. Tom Brady used to come every year. I know. I hear he's not coming. He's usually always here. He brings his, you know, all of his receivers and everybody. I don't know if he's going to be here now because he's with the judge. Aaron's coming. No, he is. He's coming this weekend. I hear. I mean, I see players from all over the league come to this. This is a very celebrity driven event believe it or not. And that red carpet is going to be hot today and people are already dressed. You would have thought Saturday. I didn't dress for it because I just thought I was just coming out to talk to you casually. He thought, well, this was pretty casual. It's not bad. We're going to play a name. It's called... Tomorrow I will be. I will bring it tomorrow. We would have seen each other tomorrow. I have some pink on tomorrow. It's going to be breast cancer awareness. I don't have any pink. I'm so for breast cancer awareness. I just don't know what's good. I don't know If you agree with it, a big nay, if you don't, let's ride here. The horse forte, that's the favorite, wins the Kentucky Derby, yay or nay? Nay, the favorite rarely wins this thing, believe it or not. So many horses and I think it's starting in the 15th position, which is way out there, so I don't think it's going to win, but if it does, great for that one. Warren, I have to sit next to you at the Derby this year. Chocolate chip cookies are the best cookies of all time. I know you know what chocolate chip cookie. I know a lot about them. It depends on who's, but yes, chocolate chip cookie is the overall best. Best, what's the second best? Oh boy, that is a hot take. My goodness, okay. With a little chocolate chip. Okay, Stephen A. Smith. Okay, with a little chocolate chip. I like that. Warren Moon's chocolate chipery, guys. Check it out. Watch it. Aaron Rodgers will lead the Jets to the Super Bowl. I think that's a nay. I think he's going to make them much more improved, but I don't think Super Bowl is in it. There's too many good teams in the AFC and there's a guy named Patrick Mahomes. He's probably going to have something to say about that. I hope you know we're into Aaron Rodgers. That might be awkward. No, because I wish him well. Patrick Mahomes, who you mentioned, well, he will win more Super Bowls than Tom Brady. Whoa. Now, that's a good one. I'd have to say nay right now. Seven. Wow. So stupid. Winning seven is so stupid. That's crazy. If he has, he's going to have to play until he's 38, 40 years old. I mean, he might, with these quarterbacks, how they're protected these days. Wow. Knowledge back in the day, Warren. Tell them it marks all over my body. Oh, no. Oh, no. That's what the Woodford Reserve is for. The University of Washington will win the Pac-12 next season. Ooh. I'm going to say yay. Yay. Yay. We love that. LeBron James, the greatest of all time. I'd have to say yay. Wow. Let's see if he wins a championship this year. It's a minute. What about Steph wins it instead? Ooh. He moves up the ladder. That's a good series. That guy, Michael Jordan, still dang good. It's true. The Tennessee Titans are bringing back the old Oilers jerseys in 2023. Yay. Is that happening? I've been waiting on that. Is it happening? I talked with the owner about it. She was waiting for the helmets to be approved. Now that you can wear the helmet, we're wearing the whole uniform this year. And it could be against the Houston Texans. Are we? This is the biggest use of the day. Lamar got his deal finalized. Cool. Fine. I don't care. That's fine. Are we joking? That's really the thing? We are not joking. What do you make of Lamar? I love Lamar. I think the whole thing would have been over a long time ago. He ended up getting the deal basically that he could have probably got months ago. From Rich Paul, who has a worn moonsign jersey. But he ended up getting a great contract. It wasn't fully guaranteed, but it's a lot of damn money, Kate. It is a lot of damn money. There's a lot of $2.00 bets here at the old window betting on the ponies here. Okay. We also want to talk to you about your charity and everything that you're doing. Tell us everything. Well, we started a foundation called Brothers in Arms. And it's myself, Andre Ware, first African-American quarterback to win a Heisman Trophy, Ben Chiang, college football, American, and also Hall of Famer. We started a foundation because we all come from single mom homes. And we grew up without a dad. We all played in the city of Houston. And we wanted to start a foundation where we looked for kids who come from single mom homes, who are involved in sports, not necessarily football, but just in sports, and then have the academic desire to go to college. So we fund scholarships, and we've given out 15 scholarships now in our first few years, and just had a very successful golf tournament a week ago. And it's something we just want to keep building on. So if anybody wants to donate or hear more about what we're doing, just go to brothersandarmshustin.com and you can get a lot of information off of our website. I promise you we will get that information out there. We appreciate you. Mr. Warren, Warren, look at the Woodford. Look at the Woodford. I'm still slurring my word. Woodford, do that to you. Woodford, why trick it along. I would love to hear what you sound like by the end of the day after a few more of those. If you have seen it, it's not pretty. Warren Moon, Hall of Famer. Thank you and enjoy the Derby. Thank you. Appreciate you. We'll be back right here on Up In Addams. We've got Larry and Rapoli on the show. It's past the quarter mile, Paul. I'm a Florida Derby, and Mage got to jump on Fort Tays. He goes to get Fort Bragg. He's up for a fight and tries to turn away Mage. Fort Tays better hurry up. Final 16th of a mile. Fort Tays starts to gather in the top horses. Here comes Fort Tays. This is going to be very close, but the champion prevails. Fort Tays wins. All right. Listen, if you've ever had or enjoyed body armor, vitamin water, Pirates Booty, you have this man here to thank. A man of many talents. One of the best entrepreneurs, more successful. Businessmen in the world. And you, my friend, are adding a favorite horse in the Kentucky Derby to the list. How does that feel? Nervous energy. High intensity, high pressure, but a lot of fun. Why are you so, I'm on to say obsessed in the best way with winning the Kentucky Derby? I think I'm just obsessed with winning in anything I do. Yeah. And the Kentucky Derby just happens to be a piece of it. So, you know, I love horse racing. I've been going there since I was a 13-year-old kid. We both have immigrant parents, so we know what that feeling you like. And my dad was a waiter. My mom was a seamstress. And, you know, I shouldn't even be able to pay to get into this track for the Derby day. Never mind having the Derby. You said that. You said, I'm a guy from Queens. I don't belong here. And here you are with the favorite horse in Fort Tays. Yeah. Security stops me every time the way I dress up. I don't care. I don't care. Yeah. Security stops me every time the way I dress. I'm a little underdressed compared to you today. But I'm blessed, man. I tell kids every day, I mean, you know, work 18-hour days, seven days a week, and you'll be successful in what? I'm not sure, but just keep doing it. You also said to hire sore losers, which I love. Oh. You want to hire people with a chip on their shoulder. I always say, find me someone that likes to lose, and I'll show you a loser. Yeah. And that's not you. And that's why you're here. And it's not the first time. Like, you haven't had success on this biggest stage. Yeah. It's the first time, though, in the Belmont. Yeah. You grew up 10 miles away. That has to be amazing. So you're reminding me that I'm old for seven. Yes. OK. No, no, OK. Well, yeah. I was trying to put that chip on your shoulder. Make sure you're still fighting for something. Yeah. You didn't need to put that chip on their shoulder. But listen, at the end of the day, you know, I've won Breedast Cups. I've won the Travers. I've won the Alabama. I've won the Belmont Stakes. I've won all the dream races that I used to watch on TV. Wow. And I've been here seven times. And, you know, I'm going to have 70 family members. My wife Maria for 20 years and my parents are coming out. I mean, to be early 50s and have a 83-year-old dad coming and a 78-year-old mom. And I'm just blessed. I'm just happy to be here. Let's talk about Forte. This is going to be a different trip. 70 people coming, seventh trip. Why is this going to be different? You know, this is my best shot of winning. I mean, he's the favorite. He's six or seven. You know, he's done everything right. He gets, he seems like he's getting better every start. I think the biggest thing is, you know, he's a two-year-old champion since he had a couple weeks off, a couple months off, came back and won back-to-back races at the Fountain Youth in Florida Derby. And he's just a small horse. I mean, he just, he gets better every day. He's got a great mind with athletic ability. Do you talk to him? He's all right over there. I mean, I feel like he hears you. He's right over there. No, no, he's sharp. He listens and he's resting right now. He knows, he knows food comes out in about an hour. Okay. So he'll kill him out. You have him over there in 24, but not in 22. Now, Matt Forte, I'm a football show. I thought you named him after my hometown of Chicago. How'd you name Forte? I think only people in Chicago know Matt Forte, just so you know. What? Okay, all right. All right, so. You know, Forte just means strong an Italian. And, you know, when he was at the farm as a two-year-old at a stud, they would keep talking about this violence cult who just was better and stronger and just, you know, more mature, looked like he was a three-year-old versus two-year-olds. So I had luck naming a horse Italian, a Camino Rosso, which obviously means red wine, which I do a lot when I celebrate. Nobody outside of Italy knows if that means red wine. But okay, go. But it was good that we knew. Okay, go. Yeah. And Forte means strong. So I wanted to give him a nice, strong name and he's lived up to his name. Are you nervous? How are you going to handle this? You know, it's the two most exciting minutes in sports, the best minutes in sports, but they must be the most nerve-wracking for you. You know, it's so funny. Here, I really get nervous for Todd Pletcher, who's a great friend. And he's won two Kentucky Derbies, but this is what he wanted to do his whole life. I get nervous for Martin, his groom right there who puts his heart and soul in all his horse. So I get nervous for, you know, I rather tease who's, you know, an immigrant from Puerto Rico that never won this race. I want to win this race more for them than myself. You know, I really do. And if we win, it's going to be great. And honestly, if we lose, it's going to be great also. Your partner said that he wants to win for you. How interesting. He's won the Kentucky Derby. He's on a bit of a winning streak, if you will, owning the Florida Panthers. They took it to the Bruins, which is a New Yorker that had to like that, right? No, we were rooting for the Panthers, and down 3-1 was amazing. Yeah. And when you're over time, and you know, when you're at the 8th seed and you beat the 1th seed, it means you can beat anybody else. So, you know... And he's won the Derby before. He wants it for you. Yes. I'm a little nervous that he's going to win the Stanley Cup, and when the Derby twice, maybe I should pick up your partner. He's been winning too much. Or maybe I'm the reason why he's not winning. Well, you're also winning because you're sort of... Do boldly what you do at all, right? You're not just... You don't own a couple horses. You picked up about 270 of these things. Recently, I read... How do you go about naming them? You said how you named Forte, but you have a horse named not a cat but a llama. All one word. Yeah, we... The fun part is we get to... We have a naming committee, and then when things... As we're having fun at these dinners or having fun at these celebration nights, if somebody says something funny, we say, wow, write that down. That's a horse name. And not a cat but a llama came from... We were playing Midnight Taboo. Is that right? Midnight Taboo, and I'm embarrassed to say it was my wife, but maybe she was a couple of glasses of vino rosa in, and I think it was dog, and they said not a cat but a... And of all the animals out there, she chose llama. Instead of dog. And it became a name, and he's a very popular horse who's been adopted by Elise Jacobs, and I get pictures of him more than... I get pictures of my daughter. That's how much he loves the horse. So it's great. Well, shout out to Maria and to Joy and your entire family that's going to be here. You say it's going to be a party, no matter what, win or loss. And we're just really excited for you. Maybe you can... I mean, up in Adams is a pretty clever name. Maybe we could have, you know, one of those 270 horses that you have. Well, I'm looking for sponsorships. So if you want to give me money to name one like that, I think it'd be great. Listen, I... How am I going to buy 270 horses now? I have... You can sell another... You can take on Gatorade again. Like, it's an insane thing. If you were this... You know, I'm not saying you're an underdog, but now you're the favorite. Do you like being the favorite going into this? Yeah, because I've been an underdog my whole life. But aren't you more comfortable that way? I wouldn't want everybody to say I'm good whenever I need that pressure. Yeah, you know what? I don't feel like the favorite because last year we had a horse named Rich Strike, who was 80 to one and won the race. So for people in this game, these horses are never going to run in a 20-horse field again. Yeah. It's not always the best horse that wins the derby. It's maybe the best horse who has the best day and gets into the least trouble in the race. Because you get stopped once, maybe you can overcome it. Two times, sometimes you can't. So you need a lot of racing luck in a race like this. Yeah. I'm new to this sport. Tell me why Forte is my horse. Forte is your horse because he's won six out of seven. You're going to get a higher price on him than if it was a 10-horse field. He'll probably be between three to one and seven to two. So if you think he's going to win, I know you like to bet like $2,000. You'll get back to $5,000. I was mad that I couldn't bet a dollar. What do you mean? A $2 minimum. What is this? What do you think? I made a money, people? Well, good thing you don't work for a gambling network. I mean, seriously, it works out great. Okay. That's a lot in New York. A lot of big things happening. You know, you got Aaron Rodgers. He's joining the Jets. We've got the Knicks there on fire. It's the hottest ticket in town. You're about to potentially take home a Kentucky derby. You won the Belmont as a New York kid. And then you've got your Rick Petino red storm. I know you're excited about that. Tell me about that. Well, I graduated St. John's. And one of the reasons why I wanted to go there was growing up. I watched Chris Mullin and Walter Berry and I sat in the blue seats 400 and went to all the games and then, you know, always rooted for St. John's. And it's been a tough 20 years. But I'm so happy that, you know, Rick's on board. I've been friends with Rick through horse racing actually for like 15, 20 years. And I think it's a great story. Rick was born in Long Island. He's coming back. You know, he's a Hall of Famer. He's won two championships and hopefully in the next five years he gets his third. Your best advice for me handling my first derby? I hear it's a long weekend. I would say pace yourself because you don't want to burn out. But I would say enjoy the moment. There's nothing like it. Give me a sporting event that has 160,000 people. There isn't. Everybody dressed up. Drink the mint juleps. 16 million watching at home. 16 million. And when my old Kentucky home is played with about 17 minutes, just watch your makeup because most likely tears will come down your neck. Oh, and waterproof mascara on aisle five. All right, we were wishing you the best of luck and we'll see you in the, is it a winner circle? Is that what it is with the roses? Yes. Did I get that right? Yeah. That wasn't hard to figure out. Winner circle. I appreciate it. You won't be doing a business deal with me and selling it for 4.5 billion. Anytime soon. We'll be back. Columbus, take it away. I mean, this is beautiful Churchill Downs. Kay, look at this place. It is absolutely fantastic. The home of the Kentucky Derby. And I get to be in this room all the way up here with the best view in the house. I get to be in this room with you. The voice of the triple crown Larry. Columbus, you are an absolute legend. You inherited this insane gig back in 2011. And let's start here with the room. Show us around. It's, it's charming. It's quaint. And it's you and this. It's small. It's pretty much just enough room for me in here. We've got, it's not completely set up yet. I'm going to have a monitor down in here. Okay. Now I've got my, a little iPad with the horses that are be running in the different races. This is the Ally Sheba race. It's going to be tomorrow. And you see Rich Strike is in there. He won the Derby last year. He did. And he is running here tomorrow. And he was a long shot. So I'll ask you, what was that like and what did you learn from that experience? That does not happen. Completely unexpected. You're like, I'm ready for anything, anything. I'm ready. And I'm like, who the heck is that? Rich Strike. How could he win? But we got it in there in time. Are there any long shots that we will see on Saturday? Do you have a chance? There's a few. I don't know about a chance. Okay. But there are long shots if you had asked me if Rich Strike had a chance. No way. But he did win. So they have to run the race. They'll have to find out. And that's what makes it so fun. It's also the most challenging, right? It's the two most exciting minutes, the two best minutes in all of sports. And there's a lot of gravity. There's, what, 160,000 people here than another 16 million watching at home. No pressure at all, right? How do you handle that? How do you handle that? I sweat a lot of my palms before the races. You know, I'm like, come on, let's go. It's going to be okay. I'm like totally trying to just compose myself deep breaths. It'll be fine. And then hope it is. You hydrate. You figure it out. I mean, listen, you're a little bit lucky for the Kentucky Derby and the Triple Crown in general because it's years and years and years. Nobody wins. And then what, two of three? What were the numbers? Yeah, I started calling in 2011. So the first Triple Crown winner was 2015. And then I was also the announcer that day for the track at Belmont by first year. So it worked out pretty well. American Pharaoh and then justify it three years later. And then you had a long shot in Brit Strike just last year. Now tell me the story of this year's Derby. It's my first one. Is there a headline that I need to be paying attention to? I think for sure the headliner is Forte, the horse that's owned by Mike Rapoli and his your buddy Mike and his partner Vinnie Viola who owns the Florida Panthers. They're doing real well. They just took down the Maple Leafs. And they beat my Boston Bruins. I'm not sure about that one. But anyway, they, you know, he's the horse. He was the best horse last year, the two year old champion. He's come back this year. He's won two races in a row. So he's the one they have to knock off. But you know, there's a bunch of other horses with some talent in there. So we're in here. It's huge. It's bigger than I expected to be honest. I've never been here to Churchill Downs. How do you watch the horses? How do you keep track of them as they make their way around? So I'll use binoculars. It's just the best way for me to do it my way, where I'm in control of what I see. And occasionally, if I feel like the timing is right, I'll go to a monitor and look at the monitor. But it's mostly binoculars a little back and forth. We had one year was calling the preakness in Baltimore. Complete fog shredded. Every, couldn't see a thing and ended up having to call the race off of monitor the whole time because my binoculars as good as they are do not see through fog. That's I mean NBC having these fog things that happened and use that fog cam and they almost never look back. So they're used to that shout out Fred Godelli and the incredible team with covering this with such pedigree year in year out. We're standing here and I noticed that finish line is right behind me. It's sort of at an angle though. The way it's a little my biggest fear in doing this is that it would be neck and neck and I wouldn't know what to say when it is. Have you had that experience? So 12 derbies knock on wood not yet. It's always in the back of your mind like you know that angle there's a little teeny bit and bothers you because you're you can't get a complete perfect look you know. Yeah what I learned to is most races and you've called tons of them 14 horses. This one's 20. How are you keeping track and I asked you for a little bit of a cheat sheet. These are your index card. It's like you're studying for a French final in high school and you're learning words and how to say it. So each of these are the silks of the horses that are running in the derby so this is disarm. Okay. That's continue are. Okay. That's Angel of Empire. Angel of Empire is a favorite of Ken Rudolph over there on the TV. All right. We're going to test your knowledge here a little bit. Who's this guy? Oh that's reincarnate. That's reincarnate. Okay fine. That was easy. What about this one? Lord Miles. Lord Miles. You don't need these cards. What are you eating your Cheerios and that's Forte. Mr. Top Plutters. That's right. Look at how much I know just being here. You're on top of this. With the osmosis. Okay so you track it. You have your cards. What else did we want to ask you? We wanted to ask you you could name all 20 horses. That was one of the games you wanted to do. We wanted to have a little bit of fun with you and we have a bit of a game that my producers cooked up because of course the derby is all about high stakes. It's all about you know having you know making a little fun having a little fun over at Fandals Sports Book wherever you want to be. I don't cheat. Larry. I'm going to ask you five derby related questions if you get three or more right. You win. And I buy you a mint julep and all this is said and done. If you get three or more wrong I win and if I win I get to do the famous and they're off into the actual microphone. Is that a deal? You'd have to ask NBC for that part. Can we do that part or no? I don't even know can we do that part? Anyone back there Hamilton? I don't know who produced that. Can I talk into the microphone if we win this? We'll come up with something else. We'll come up with something else. We're going to ask these questions. Which celebrity starred in the 2003 film Sea Biscuit? Toby McGuire. Secretary it was known as Big Red. What NFL coach shares the same nickname? Big Red. He likes cheeseburgers you just want a Super Bowl. I shouldn't know this one. Andrew Ruid. That's a loss. I should have got that one. That's okay because I stacked these questions against you so I could win. What's your favorite famous big and rich lyric? Save a horse. Ride a cowboy. Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus famously saying that they were going to take their horse down to where? I know this one. I'm forgetting. It's not new. It's old. Not a city but a town. And not a street but a road. There we go. We could really do the game nights together. There we go. Which New England Patriot famously brought the party in the 2014 Kentucky Derby. Wes Welker. Well now Larry you knew the answer to that one really quickly. Awfully fast. I did not participate. In any of that you know you did participate in. I got to ask you were you in a Ricky Rose music video? I was. Magnificent. Rick Ross. John Legend. I wasn't physically there. I was my voice was they had me call a race and by the way they had me do a couple of things about you. And then as I was in there you gave me one hundred rubles a crack. It was. A twenty five cent too. He doesn't know about it. They won't tell him . The owner of Forte is not going to like that. They did that whole vitamin water deal together. I don't think Mike knows either. You won't tell Larry the audio person right here and just in case things go to fall apart, but we should be fine. Nothing will fall apart. Enjoy the binoculars and you'll get a mint julep with me maybe after the race. Thank you so much, Larry. Here we are at Churchill Downs, the race for the roses, the race for the lilies. Tomorrow kicking off the Triple Tiara, I believe with the fillies. Yes, the Triple Tiara, the Kentucky Oaks. I'm learning so much shit on this shoulder this weekend. It's amazing. How am I going to survive the weekend, Hamilton? I don't know that you are. I don't know if Andal Swartzwick has odds on that. You and I have done some kooky things in our time together partner, but this is probably one of the coolest things we've done. Oh yeah, this is amazing. And the energy here already is insane. And what is it called again, Thurby? It's the Thurby today. It's the Thurby. We don't know if the Thurby existed. I don't know if the Oaks existed. Apparently tomorrow is like the pre-day. That's a big deal. Yeah, 100,000 people are going to be here tomorrow for that. So yeah. This is so stupid, I love it. Woodford Reserve, we appreciate you, Warren Moon for stopping by. It's going to be celebrities, athletes, NFL players, all sorts of people. We've met the owner. I wanted to meet a jockey and a trainer though. Yeah, we got to make that happen. I mean, we got another show tomorrow. Yeah, I don't know who's coming on tomorrow, but first before we even do that. Bobby Flay's on the show tomorrow, that's amazing. Okay, here's my thing I want to talk about though. We talked to Rapoli. He's Forte, that is my horse. I know it's maybe not smart to go with the favorite, but let's look at some of these odds. Forte, this is one of the two Todd Pletcher horses in the top five. If you go over and have some fun at Fandall Sportsbook, Angel Empire is Ken's favorite horse. Yep, and practical move at 10 to 1. Yes. And... Derma Sato Gatte. Out of Japan. Out of Japan, it's Japan's dream to win the Kentucky Derby. Maybe they do it and they're able to pull it off. We talked to Larry, which was amazing. Hey, how great was he? He was unbelievable. The preparation that goes into the call of the race with all those flashcards and everything. Yeah. Bobby Flanton, or who else? Is that it? Just Bobby Flanton? We're still working on some things. Oh, we gotta be working on some things for tomorrow then, because that would be a miss to not have somebody. Great, I'm trying to think. There's Chris. What's going on? There's a lot of things going on here. A lot of big wigs. A lot of rich people that you don't recognize, because they're the bajillionaire rich kind of people. Oh yeah. Yeah, I have no idea. The biggest of wigs. The biggest of wigs. They're all wearing matching hats. What does that mean? All right, we're gonna leave. We'll see you guys tomorrow with Bobby Flay and several other amazing guests on. Uppin' Adams, Uppin' Manjulip, said the derby. I'm literally kind of drunk.