Tennessee first graders get in Kentucky Derby spirit with toy horse competition
The students named their toy horses silly names like Sockball, Cybertooth, Secretary Sally and My Hippo Loves Me.
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (WMSV) – With the 150th Kentucky Derby being held Saturday, one Tennessee first-grade class got in the racing spirit.
Merrol-Hyde Magnet School in Hendersonville held their own derby and STEM project by getting dressed up like they were headed to Churchill Downs and making fan-powered toy horses to race.
Photos show the students named their toy horses silly names like Sockball, Cybertooth, Secretary Sally and My Hippo Loves Me, which won the race.
“We added like these boosters to the back that blows wind into them,” a student on the winning team said. “It hits the sail that we made, and then it blows it, and it goes super-fast.”
The student added their horse’s name was inspired by the tune, “I Want Hippopotamus For Christmas.”
Here’s how to watch the Kentucky Derby, which airs on WSMV4 Saturday afternoon.
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