2025 PIN PROGRAM INCLUDES 12 GRAND PRIZES
February 27, 2025. Louisville, KY. – A sure sign of spring in Louisville is the arrival of thousands of pink pieces of plastic – the Kentucky Derby Festival 2025 Pegasus Pins! This year marks the 53rd edition of the iconic plastic pins, which will be available at dozens of retail outlets starting Saturday, March 1. They can be found at grocery stores, gas stations, banks, and other retail outlets in Kentuckiana from Elizabethtown to Louisville, as well as in Southern Indiana. They can also be purchased online at PegasusPins.com. The pins are $7 each when purchased in advance at retail locations and $10 at the entrance to events. Plus, the Festival will be giving away a $20,000 cash Gold Pin Grand Prize.
This year’s Pegasus Pin® design says, “Happy Derby,” a popular phrase often shared to commemorate the Derby season festivities. The circular-shaped pin also features two shades of pink, a signature shade of the Festival, and spotlights the Festival’s Pegasus symbol.
“The Pegasus Pin isn’t just a symbol of the Kentucky Derby Festival, it’s your passport to fun this spring,” said Matt Gibson, Kentucky Derby Festival President & CEO. “Pegasus Pins mean free admission to more than 30 of our events. Plus, we’re giving away 12 Grand Prizes, so make sure to register your pin online for a chance to win.”
Weekly Grand Prizes will be given away over the course of eight weeks, and any 2025 Pegasus Pin can win. To be eligible for the drawings, fans need to register their pins online at PegasusPins.com. The prizes will be given away on Fridays beginning Friday, March 14, and take place through Friday, May 2. The drawings will be broadcast on WAVE.
2025 Weekly Grand Prizes:
- $3,000 Evan Williams Bourbon Experience ‘Speakeasy Bourbon Party’
- $2,500 in Main Event gift cards
- $2,500 Visa Gift Card from Commonwealth Credit Union
- $2,500 shopping spree to the Outlet Shoppes of the Bluegrass 80+ Stores
- $3,000 ticket package including Two VIP 4-Day Weekend Passes to the 2025 Bourbon & Beyond and Louder Than Life music festivals
- $2,500 off a service (in the form of a gift card) from Peterman Brothers
- $2,500 Great Clips package
- $2,500 in Publix gift cards
- $3,000 Meijer gift card
- $2,500 Kroger grocery card
- $3,000 Topgolf Six Month Platinum Elite 5-6 Individual Membership
- $2,500 Kroger fuel card
Those who find and register a Gold Winner Pegasus Pin also have a chance to win a $20,000 cash Gold Pin Grand Prize to be given away on Friday, May 9 on WAVE. With more than 18,000 of the Pins in circulation, the odds of finding a Gold Winner Pegasus Pin are approximately 1 in 13.
Along with the chance to win Grand Prizes, each Pegasus Pin envelope also includes an offer from Great Clips and three coupons that could be from a variety of retail and business partners, including Kroger, Meijer, Publix, Mike Linnig’s Restaurant, Main Event, the Kentucky State Fair, Kern’s Kitchen Derby-Pie® and TopGolf, just to name a few.
