It’s the first Saturday in May, every year, forever. It’s the sound of hooves and the smell of mint juleps and the feeling that your city is, for one glorious day, the center of the world. We didn’t just build a business around Derby glasses. We built it around a life we already loved.

Louisville born, horse family through and through

Derby Glass Warehouse is a family business rooted in Kentucky — and we mean that in the truest sense. My husband is a Louisville native for whom the Kentucky Derby has always been part of the fabric of life. Our daughter and I are equestrians. Our two ponies, Bella Luna and Angel of Mine, are not inventory. They are family — and this business helps take care of them.

We understand horses. We understand the Derby. And we understand what it means to hold a piece of that history in your hands — because we have been doing it, quite literally, since 2008.

How it started

In 2008, we were looking for a unique item to sell. We started visiting local antique malls and kept noticing the same thing — people were buying Kentucky Derby glasses on eBay. We saw something in that. Not just a market opportunity, but a connection to something we already loved.

Nearly two decades later, we have bought and sold more than 150,000 glasses — traveling across the US to purchase some of the most complete private collections.

What we stand for

We didn’t get into this just to move inventory. We got into it because we genuinely love what these glasses represent — the artistry, the history, the connection to a race that has meant so much to Louisville and to American culture for over a century.

Part of what we earn goes back to the horses. We are proud supporters of organizations that rescue and rehabilitate off-the-track thoroughbreds.

We think that matters. We hope you do too.