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Louis Guida

Louis Guida

Louis Guida is an award-winning media producer, writer and director based in Lexington. His credits include internationally telecast films/videos; national radio commentaries; and articles for the Los Angeles Times and San Francisco Magazine. He has been a fellow at the American Academy in Rome, and his work has been supported by the American Film Institute, GRAMMY Foundation and National Endowments for the Arts/Humanities

COMMENTARY

The state of the Derby

By: - May 5, 2023

Fifty years ago, when Secretariat set track records winning the Kentucky Derby and the Triple Crown and made the cover of Time magazine, horse racing in America mattered.  The narrative — for the sport, the industry, one of its major tracks and its signature event — is different now and defined more by change, controversy […]