Details

When: May 3, 2025 from 2:30pm – 5:30pm
Where: Cypress Steamboat
What: Join us for an afternoon of Derby Day festivities! With the purchase of a ticket, guests will enjoy heavy appetizers and 2 complimentary drinks. Before the race begins, we will have opportunities for guests to participate in costume contests, a wine/whiskey pull, and a drawing to win incredible prizes from local sponsors!
Why: Proceeds from this event will directly support the PET/CT Scanner Campaign at UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center.
Tickets and Sponsorship
Individual Tickets — Click Here
If you would like to purchase an event ticket, please select the “Individual Ticket” option below.
Wine & Whiskey Pull — Click Here Purchase a ticket ahead of time for our Wine & Whiskey Pull if you would like to go home with a mystery bottle! All bottles are valued at $35 or higher – everyone wins! Limited tickets will be available for sale onsite.
Winning Horse Drawing — Click Here
Feeling lucky? To celebrate the main event, we will be hosting a ‘Winning Horse Drawing’. Guests will have a chance to read through the bios of all horses racing in this year’s event and drop their ticket(s) in the jar of the horse(s) that they believe will win. When the race is over, our staff will pull a ticket from the jar of the 2025 winning horse to determine our grand prize winner! We highly encourage purchasing the five ticket bundle ahead of time in order to save 20%.
Sponsorship — Click Here
If you are interested in sponsoring our event, please reach out to Jessica Bunner at jess.bunner@uchealth.org for more information on sponsorship-level benefits.
Wine & Whiskey Pull
Purchase a ticket ahead of time for our Wine & Whiskey Pull if you would like to go home with a mystery bottle! All bottles are valued at $35 or higher – everyone wins! To purchase a ticket, please visit the Tickets & Sponsorship tab.
Winning Horse Drawing
Feeling lucky? To celebrate the main event, we will be hosting a ‘Winning Horse Drawing’. Guests will have a chance to read through the bios of all horses racing in this year’s event and drop their ticket(s) in the jar of the horse(s) that they believe will win. When the race is over, our staff will pull a ticket from the jar of the 2025 winning horse to determine our grand prize winner! We highly encourage purchasing these tickets ahead of time on the Tickets & Sponsorship tab.
Best Dressed
Don’t delay on finding your Derby Day outfits! Our judges will be choosing one woman and one man to win “Best Hat” or “Best Outfit” at the event. Winners will receive incredible prizes donated by local sponsors and get bragging rights for the next year!
Event Timeline:
2:30PM – Event begins
3:30PM – Wine / Whiskey Pull – Purchase tickets ahead of time HERE
4:00PM – Best Hat & Best Outfit Contest
4:40PM – Last call for placing horse drawing tickets – Purchase tickets ahead of time HERE
4:45PM – Kentucky Derby Race
5:00PM – Grand prize drawing
5:30PM – End of event
*Food and drink will be available throughout the event
Parking:
Please utilize free parking downtown near the venue.
Sponsors
Thank you to our presenting sponsor, Mountain Valley Bank, for helping us keep healthcare close to home!








