JACK Thistledown prides itself on being the only place in the Cleveland area that offers live thoroughbred racing. As a result, it might be the best place to watch today’s Kentucky Derby. Today from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. the racsino hosts a Kentucky Derby party that features live bands, a $1,000 ladies hat contest, a $2 million Swipe and Win promotion, and a special Derby Day buffet featuring peach-whiskey BBQ chicken, creamy shrimp and grits and Derby pie. The Kentucky Derby will be shown live on a 20-foot-by-50-foot, high-definition screen outside on the track. (Niesel)