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24 Years as the Kentucky Derby Bugler

24 Years as the Kentucky Derby Bugler

24 Years as the

Kentucky Derby Bugler

Saturday, May 4, 2019 will be the 145th

Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs Race Track in Louisville, KY. Steve Buttleman of Louisville will be the bugler. He has been the bugler for 24 years, playing the "call to the post" before each horse race.

Steve graduated from Washington High School in Cedar Rapids in 1983. He is the son of Jim and Jerry Buttleman of Cedar Rapids.

We are so proud of you! - Love, Dad and Mom

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