Details

When: May 4, 2024 from 2:30pm – 5:30pm

Where: Timber and Torch at Steamboat Resort

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 employee well-being and resiliency at UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center.

Tickets and Sponsorship

Individual Tickets
If you would like to purchase an event ticket, please select the “Individual Ticket” option below ($135).

Wine & Whiskey PullPurchase 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 $30 or higher – everyone wins! We expect these tickets to sell out quickly – make sure to secure your spot by purchasing your spot today on the form below. 

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 20 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 2024 winning horse to determine our grand prize winner! We highly encourage purchasing these tickets ahead of time below.

Sponsorship
If you are interested in sponsoring our event, please reach out to Rebecca Hext at rebecca.hext@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 $30 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 20 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 2024 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 to win “Best Hat” and one man to win “Best Outfit” at the event. Winners will receive incredible prizes donated by local sponsors and get bragging rights for the next year!

Help us care for the community’s care givers by attending Derby Day 2024! Yampa Valley Medical Center Foundation is creating a fund focused on supporting the well-being and resiliency of staff and providers at UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center. All proceeds from Derby Day 2024 will support this fund and help to enhance the existing and important well-being initiatives, including acupressure, aromatherapy, meditation support and more. Thank you for choosing to support the health care workers who serve our community!

Event Timeline:
2:30PM – Event begins

3:30PM – Wine / Whiskey Pull – Purchase tickets ahead of time HERE

4:00PM – Dapper Dan / Ladies’ Hat 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:

Where: Gondola Square Parking Garage (P1) – Complimentary parking is available from 9am-9pm using the access code 7276.

How: Find a parking spot, go to the parking kiosk, enter your license plate number, find the ‘Derby Day’ event name in the product list (you may need to select option 5 to see additional products), then enter the access code (7276).

*Note: If you park outside of the above hours or do not enter your license plate number and coupon code, you will be ticketed by Steamboat Resort.

Sponsors

Thank you to our presenting sponsor, Mountain Valley Bank, for helping us keep healthcare close to home!