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Louisville Courier Journal
Photos by Frankie Steele/Special to The CJ
Director Lynn Groemling Huffman, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville.
Director Lynn Groemling Huffman, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Photos by Frankie Steele/Special to The CJ Director Lynn Groemling Huffman, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville. Director Lynn Groemling Huffman, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Photographer: Frankie Steele, Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ
La Belle Fleur, center, by students of JCPS/Uspiritus-Bellewood School, for Art Biz Studio/JCPS/Uspiritus-Bellewood School at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
La Belle Fleur, center, by students of JCPS/Uspiritus-Bellewood School, for Art Biz Studio/JCPS/Uspiritus-Bellewood School at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Photographer: Frankie Steele, Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ
Let the Imagination Ride, by Andre' D.Foreman, for Brown-Forman, at the Gallopalooza statue studio.
Let the Imagination Ride, by Andre' D.Foreman, for Brown-Forman, at the Gallopalooza statue studio.
Photographer: Frankie Steele, Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ
Let the Imagination Ride, by Andre' D.Foreman, for Brown-Forman, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Let the Imagination Ride, by Andre' D.Foreman, for Brown-Forman, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Photographer: Frankie Steele, Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ
Top Notch, by Josh Culver Of Culver Customs LLC, for Top Line Material Handling, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Top Notch, by Josh Culver Of Culver Customs LLC, for Top Line Material Handling, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Photographer: Frankie Steele, Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ
Top Notch, by Josh Culver Of Culver Customs LLC, for Top Line Material Handling, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Top Notch, by Josh Culver Of Culver Customs LLC, for Top Line Material Handling, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Photographer: Frankie Steele, Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ
Stylemaker Carla Terwilleger designed this Gallopalooza horse.
(By Sam Upshaw Jr., The Courier-Journal)
Apr. 21, 2009
Stylemaker Carla Terwilleger designed this Gallopalooza horse. (By Sam Upshaw Jr., The Courier-Journal) Apr. 21, 2009
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The Colors of Whiskey Row, by Nikki Pritchett, for Brown Forman, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
The Colors of Whiskey Row, by Nikki Pritchett, for Brown Forman, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Photographer: Frankie Steele, Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ
The Colors of Whiskey Row, by Nikki Pritchett, for Brown Forman, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
The Colors of Whiskey Row, by Nikki Pritchett, for Brown Forman, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Photographer: Frankie Steele, Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ
A Change of Color, by Linda Erzinger, for PPG Paints, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
A Change of Color, by Linda Erzinger, for PPG Paints, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Photographer: Frankie Steele, Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ
A Change of Color, by Linda Erzinger, for PPG Paints, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
A Change of Color, by Linda Erzinger, for PPG Paints, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Photographer: Frankie Steele, Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ
The Gallopalooza horse behind the home of Ruth Schneider.  She had the garland of roses created for her horse.

(By Michael Clevenger, The Courier-Journal)

June 23, 2009
The Gallopalooza horse behind the home of Ruth Schneider. She had the garland of roses created for her horse. (By Michael Clevenger, The Courier-Journal) June 23, 2009
MICHAEL CLEVENGER
Joanne Stroud looked at the horses during the Gallopalooza event at Churchill Downs._(By Sam Upshaw Jr., The Courier-Journal)_Apr. 11, 2009
Joanne Stroud looked at the horses during the Gallopalooza event at Churchill Downs._(By Sam Upshaw Jr., The Courier-Journal)_Apr. 11, 2009
SAM UPSHAW JR.
Gayle Portman photographed the "Lincoln" horse by Dan Colon and Pam Stockard during the Gallopalooza event at Churchill Downs._(By Sam Upshaw Jr., The Courier-Journal)_Apr. 11, 2009
Gayle Portman photographed the "Lincoln" horse by Dan Colon and Pam Stockard during the Gallopalooza event at Churchill Downs._(By Sam Upshaw Jr., The Courier-Journal)_Apr. 11, 2009
SAM UPSHAW JR.
The "Black Jack" horse by Flags4Vets during the Gallopalooza event at Churchill Downs._(By Sam Upshaw Jr., The Courier-Journal)_Apr. 11, 2009
The "Black Jack" horse by Flags4Vets during the Gallopalooza event at Churchill Downs._(By Sam Upshaw Jr., The Courier-Journal)_Apr. 11, 2009
SAM UPSHAW JR.
Kortney Smith, 7, gazed at the "Over the Top" horse by Connie Newbanks during the Gallopalooza event at Churchill Downs._(By Sam Upshaw Jr., The Courier-Journal)_Apr. 11, 2009
Kortney Smith, 7, gazed at the "Over the Top" horse by Connie Newbanks during the Gallopalooza event at Churchill Downs._(By Sam Upshaw Jr., The Courier-Journal)_Apr. 11, 2009
SAM UPSHAW JR.
Frankie Steele and wife, Britany Baker, unload a Gallopalooza horse at a Swope Collision Center in Jeffersontown to have a clear coat finish sprayed on the horse.  Brown Forman sponsored the horse, decorated in a martini motif, for Finlandia vodka.  The horse is named Pure Finnish.  Baker used flat exterior house paint to create the look she wanted.  The project took about a month._(By Michael Clevenger, The Courier-Journal)_March 30, 2009
Frankie Steele and wife, Britany Baker, unload a Gallopalooza horse at a Swope Collision Center in Jeffersontown to have a clear coat finish sprayed on the horse. Brown Forman sponsored the horse, decorated in a martini motif, for Finlandia vodka. The horse is named Pure Finnish. Baker used flat exterior house paint to create the look she wanted. The project took about a month._(By Michael Clevenger, The Courier-Journal)_March 30, 2009
MICHAEL CLEVENGER
"Lincoln" by Dan Colon and Pam Stockard for Thorntons Inc.
"Lincoln" by Dan Colon and Pam Stockard for Thorntons Inc.
SCJ SPECIAL TO THE COURIER-JOURNAL
The new Gallopalooza herd, shown in the studio at the Mellwood Arts & Entertainment Center, will be unveiled to the public April 9-11 at Churchill Downs and installed around Louisville before the Kentucky Derby.
The new Gallopalooza herd, shown in the studio at the Mellwood Arts & Entertainment Center, will be unveiled to the public April 9-11 at Churchill Downs and installed around Louisville before the Kentucky Derby.
SCJ SPECIAL TO THE COURIER-JOURNAL
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-Text: Mark Perry works for the Kentucky Derby Festival and helps oversee Thunder Over Louisville. Photo by Matt Stone Shot Oct. 4, 2004-

-Caption: "At Thunder, you see the kids, and their eyes light up when the planes go overhead, and the fireworks show," said Mark Perry (with a Gallopalooza horse) about his job with the Kentucky Derby Festival.
- -Text: Mark Perry works for the Kentucky Derby Festival and helps oversee Thunder Over Louisville. Photo by Matt Stone Shot Oct. 4, 2004- -Caption: "At Thunder, you see the kids, and their eyes light up when the planes go overhead, and the fireworks show," said Mark Perry (with a Gallopalooza horse) about his job with the Kentucky Derby Festival.
STONE MATT, Copyright 2004 The Courier-Journ
Director Lynn Groemling Huffman, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Director Lynn Groemling Huffman, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Photographer: Frankie Steele, Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ
Fleur De Copper, by Sabra Crockett, for an Anonymous sponsor, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Fleur De Copper, by Sabra Crockett, for an Anonymous sponsor, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Photographer: Frankie Steele, Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ
Fleur De Copper, by Sabra Crockett, for an Anonymous sponsor, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Fleur De Copper, by Sabra Crockett, for an Anonymous sponsor, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Photographer: Frankie Steele, Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ
MaRi Renn reviews her horse design for the 2009 Gallopalooza project.
MaRi Renn reviews her horse design for the 2009 Gallopalooza project.
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Lynn Huffman, exec., dir., of Gallopalooza, holds a table-top model of a horse, that the larger horses are based off of.
Sept., 22, 2014
Lynn Huffman, exec., dir., of Gallopalooza, holds a table-top model of a horse, that the larger horses are based off of. Sept., 22, 2014
Amber Sigman/Special To The CJ
Jim Wood of the Louisville Visitors and Convention Bureau spoke.
Metro Mayor Jerry Abramson presided at a press conference and announced that a new Gallopalooza is planned. Proceeds from the project go to community beautification projects that will be done in partnership  with Brightside.
(By Bill Luster, The Courier-Journal)
11/18/08
Jim Wood of the Louisville Visitors and Convention Bureau spoke. Metro Mayor Jerry Abramson presided at a press conference and announced that a new Gallopalooza is planned. Proceeds from the project go to community beautification projects that will be done in partnership with Brightside. (By Bill Luster, The Courier-Journal) 11/18/08
Bill Luster
Broken windows are seen behind the WHAS Gallopalooza horse after they were broken by a group of protesters around 10:30 PM on Friday, May 29, 2020.
Broken windows are seen behind the WHAS Gallopalooza horse after they were broken by a group of protesters around 10:30 PM on Friday, May 29, 2020.
Jeff Faughender/Courier Journal
Bridges, by Ashley Brossart, for Nicklies Development, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Bridges, by Ashley Brossart, for Nicklies Development, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Photographer: Frankie Steele, Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ
Bridges, by Ashley Brossart, for Nicklies Development, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Bridges, by Ashley Brossart, for Nicklies Development, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Photographer: Frankie Steele, Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ
Bountiful Barrel, by Judson Baker, for PricewaterhouseCoopers, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Bountiful Barrel, by Judson Baker, for PricewaterhouseCoopers, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Photographer: Frankie Steele, Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ
Bountiful Barrel, by Judson Baker, for PricewaterhouseCoopers, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Bountiful Barrel, by Judson Baker, for PricewaterhouseCoopers, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Photographer: Frankie Steele, Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ
What We Share, by Britany Baker, for Computershare, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
What We Share, by Britany Baker, for Computershare, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Photographer: Frankie Steele, Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ
What We Share, by Britany Baker, for Computershare, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
What We Share, by Britany Baker, for Computershare, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Photographer: Frankie Steele, Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ
Scene at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville.
Scene at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville.
Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ
Let the Imagination Ride, by Andre' D.Foreman, for Brown-Forman, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Let the Imagination Ride, by Andre' D.Foreman, for Brown-Forman, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Photographer: Frankie Steele, Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ
Scene at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Scene at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Photographer: Frankie Steele, Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ
Repeal, by Aaron Wheeler, for Doe-Anderson, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Repeal, by Aaron Wheeler, for Doe-Anderson, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Photographer: Frankie Steele, Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ
Linda Erzinger, does touch-up on La Belle Fleur, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Linda Erzinger, does touch-up on La Belle Fleur, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Photographer: Frankie Steele, Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ
Creativity at work on one of the horses at Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville.
Creativity at work on one of the horses at Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville.
Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ
Mckenzie Humphreys, works on her horse painted with a theme of the history of Water Front Park, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Mckenzie Humphreys, works on her horse painted with a theme of the history of Water Front Park, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Photographer: Frankie Steele, Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ
Linda Erzinger, left, seen through a Kaleidoscope embeded in her horse, A Change of Color, sponsored by PPG Paints, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Linda Erzinger, left, seen through a Kaleidoscope embeded in her horse, A Change of Color, sponsored by PPG Paints, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Photographer: Frankie Steele, Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ
Mckenzie Humphreys, works on her horse painted with a theme of the history of Water Front Park, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Mckenzie Humphreys, works on her horse painted with a theme of the history of Water Front Park, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Photographer: Frankie Steele, Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ
Joshua Jenkins, working on his horse, Aurora Twombly, sponsored by Duplicator Sales and Service, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Joshua Jenkins, working on his horse, Aurora Twombly, sponsored by Duplicator Sales and Service, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville, KY. Apr. 9, 2015
Photographer: Frankie Steele, Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ
Bridges, by Ashley Brossart, for Nicklies Development, at the Gallopalooza statue studio
Bridges, by Ashley Brossart, for Nicklies Development, at the Gallopalooza statue studio
Photographer: Frankie Steele, Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ
The Colors of Whiskey Row, by Nikki Pritchett, for Brown Forman, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville
The Colors of Whiskey Row, by Nikki Pritchett, for Brown Forman, at the Gallopalooza statue studio in Louisville
Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ
Bountiful Barrel, by Judson Baker, for PricewaterhouseCoopers, at the Gallopalooza statue studio
Bountiful Barrel, by Judson Baker, for PricewaterhouseCoopers, at the Gallopalooza statue studio
Frankie Steele/Special To The CJ