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April 2009 - Posts

Predict the Order of Finish for Kentucky Derby 135

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Who will win this year's Kentucky Derby? Who will finish last? Now is your chance to see how your picks stack up against the rest of the BloodHorse.com community....

Top 10 Ky. Oaks Winners: 1970-Present

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The Kentucky Oaks has grown tremendously in stature in the past 40 years, with the purse going from about $40,000 to $500,000. There have been many fantastic fillies to win the race in that span. We've listed ten of them; take a look at the list then rank them from 1 through 10. ...

Greatest Derby Winner Bred West of the Mississippi River

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While the majority of the winners of the Kentucky Derby have been bred in the Bluegrass state, history has proven that a great horse can come from anywhere. Listed alphabetically below are the eight Derby-winning horses that were bred west of the Mississippi River....

Greatest Derby Finishes

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You make the call on eleven of the greatest Kentucky Derby finishes from 1933 through 1999....

Kentucky Derby Wire-to-Wire Winners

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Winning the Kentucky Derby in wire-to-wire fashioned has proved a difficult task, happening only 22 times in the race's history We've listed 10 of the horses who have been able to get the job done. Rank them in order, from first through 10th, and see how your selections stack up....

Top Kentucky Derby Winning Trainers

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The Kentucky Derby has been won by some of the greatest trainers in the history of the sport. We've listed the 16 who have won more than one Derby. Rank them in order, from first through tenth, and see how your selections stack up....

Best Horse Not to Win the Kentucky Derby

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These 10 Thoroughbred greats all ran in the Kentucky Derby, but failed to win. How would you rank them?...