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 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - City officials say they are determined to clamp down on a Derby weekend tradition that has ballooned in popularity in recent years: an impromptu parade of souped-up cars that cruise the city's main drag, stereos blaring.
While well-dressed racing lovers and celebrities watch million-dollar horses compete in the 132nd Kentucky Derby on Saturday, young people will be looking for something to do. Community leaders, fearful of trouble between police and disappointed cruising fans, are planning alternate events.
Cruising has attracted thousands of predominantly black youths, both local and from out-of-town. They gather along a 5 1/2-mile stretch of Broadway to see and be seen in flashy cars, and couldn't care less about the horse race across town at Churchill Downs.
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