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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

Kentucky Derby at 150 is bucket-list Americana. But can it outrun racing’s woes?
By: - May 3, 2024

To paraphrase a wiseguy I once knew, this Saturday’s Kentucky Derby — the 150th edition of the famed horse race — is made history. From its first running in 1875 as the feature race at a just opened Churchill Downs in Louisville to its current place atop a sports and culture pinnacle, its narrative has […]

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 […]