WOODFORD RESERVE BOURBON TO RELEASE 2008 KENTUCKY DERBY® BOTTLE

Celebrated sports artist LeRoy Neiman commemorates the legendary Secretariat

March 27, 2008, Louisville, KY – Adding to its reputation as the signature bourbon of thoroughbred racing, Woodford Reserve, an award-winning small-batch bourbon, is honoring the country’s favorite horse race with the release of its 2008 Kentucky Derby® bottle (set to release April 2008). This premium product from the historic Woodford Reserve Distillery in Versailles, Kentucky, has been crafted on the site since 1812, 63 years before Aristides won the inaugural Kentucky Derby. This year’s limited edition Derby bottle and corresponding print celebrate the 35th anniversary of Triple Crown® winner Secretariat’s victory in Kentucky Derby 99. The artwork was created by another sports legend, internationally acclaimed artist LeRoy Neiman. "Woodford Reserve is honored to not only feature an image of a legend on its commemorative Derby bottle but also to partner with such a renowned artist," said Nick Nelson, Woodford Reserve brand manager. "We're proud to honor Secretariat while continuing our partnership tradition with Churchill Downs® and the Kentucky Derby. It's much like our very own trifecta."

Neiman’s vibrant, colorful image captures the speed, beauty, and grace of the great Secretariat running down the stretch of Churchill Downs en route to a record final time of 1:59 2/5 for the Run for the Roses. Secretariat’s record-setting victory won the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, KY, on May 5, 1973.

The main image on the bottle features the big red chestnut colt in his signature blue and white checkered silks leading the pack with the historic twin spires of Churchill Downs in the background. Neiman’s signature adorns the neck band of the bottle in Secretariat’s signature blue color, and an attached tag bears information about the product and the artist. The commemorative liter-size bottle will be available at the suggested retail price of $39.99 throughout Kentucky and selected markets across the nation.

“As no other thoroughbred ever has, Secretariat captured the public’s fancy, generating an excitement above and beyond his racing prowess, to become one of the twentieth century’s most glamorous athletes,” said artist LeRoy Neiman. “Thoroughbred racing has always held a special fascination for me and inspired this painting.”

Neiman’s Secretariat 35th Anniversary prints will be available beginning April 1 while supplies last at Cobalt Artworks in Louisville and online at www.cobaltartworks.com and www.secretariat.com. The prints range from $40 for an Official Edition poster to $250 for a Commemorative Foil-Stamped Edition triple-signed by Neiman, Secretariat’s owner Penny Chenery and jockey Ron Turcotte. A percentage of the proceeds from the art sales will be donated to The Secretariat Foundation. The mission of The Secretariat Foundation is to assist and support various charities and causes within the thoroughbred racing community.

Woodford Reserve Bourbon is the “Official Bourbon of Kentucky Derby 134” and has served as the official bourbon for the past ten years. It also sponsors a Grade I race, the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic, which is run on Derby Day, May 3, and has become one of thoroughbred racing’s premier events in its own right.