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The Royal Treatment

Updated: May 2, 2007, 7:41 PM ET
By Jeremy Plonk | Special to ESPN.com

Kentucky Oaks Day widely is regarded as "Ladies Day" in Louisville, but that moniker may have to be changed this year. That's because the fairest Lady of them all, England's Queen Elizabeth II, is scheduled to attend the next day's Kentucky Derby for the first time.

Details of Her Majesty's visit have been kept under lock and key, as one would expect when one of the world's most prominent figures prepares to join a mob of 150,000-plus sports fans. Under the direction of the British government, ...

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