What 75 Pimps Are Going to Be Drinking Mint Juleps Out of at the Kentucky Derby [PHOTO]

Pimps don't just drink out of any old cup. No, they drink out of special cups; something fitting of their status and representative of how big a pimp they are. I don't know if a mint julep is the drink of pimps, but come Kentucky Derby time there will be 75 pimps drinking mint juleps out of these limited edition chalices.

And they can help a great cause at the same time.

From Bleacher Report

Interested pimps--or anyone with a whole lot of money that wants a really expensive cup--can bid for one of 75 limited edition cups; 65 of them traditional and 10 prestige cups. The auction is under way with bidding starting at $1000 (or $2000 for a prestige cup).

All funds raised go to the Heart of a Horse Foundation to benefit horses suffering from neglect and malnutrition.

So--how pimping are they? An article in Forbes describes them accordingly:

The traditional cups are silver and hand-engraved with a horse scene by an artisan, with each engraving taking two and a half hours, making each cup unique. These fetch $1,000. The Prestige cups are sterling silver cups plated in 24 karat gold plus a diamond studded horseshoe with 43 diamonds, each jeweler selected and set by hand, totaling approximately one carat.... All 75 are hand numbered, come with a sterling silver sipping straw, and will be presented in signature cases made from the same wood as Woodford Reserve barrels.

Even the straw is silver!

I must warn you--if you have a grand burning a hole in your pocket and want to bid on one you have to be at the race Saturday to pick it up.

[FORBES]

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