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Courtesy of Rob Fundter, The Amateur Capper   AN EMBARRASSMENT OF RICHES:  PART 2 – THE UNDERSTUDIES I'm writing this on early Tuesday a.m. Eastern.  The defection of G.1 Florida Derby winner QUALITY ROAD is known, narrowing my top prospect list from Part 1 to three:  FRIESAN FIRE, I WANT REVENGE, and PIONEEROF THE ...

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. writeRanker(''http://i.bloodhorse.com/xml/ranking/derby2009finish.xml''); To participate, use your cursor to drag the selections on the left (currently arranged in post position ...

Courtesy of Lisa Grimm, Superfectablog.com   The Courier-Journal notes that all sixteen 'prominent' horses should make the Derby field this time around; it's a bit ironic that in a year which seems to have a much stronger group of three-year-olds than we have likely seen for some time, we may not hit the maximum field of twenty. ...

Courtesy of Susan Dalebroux, Post Parade   The grooms call him ‘Superpony'. Less than year ago, 2001 Texas Horse of the Year, Lights On Broadway, was purchased off the back of a slaughter truck for $200.  And after a few lackluster cheap claiming races, he was acquired by a group of energized horse lovers and shipped off ...

Courtesy of Esther Marr Last month I was presented with the opportunity to host a series of videos featuring all the past Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winners still residing in Kentucky. As a staff writer who has never considered a career in television, I was nervous at first about being on camera, but in the end, it seemed like it would be well ...

Courtesy of Rob Fundter, The Amateur CapperAn Embarrassment of Riches: Part 1 Great horses, Kentucky Derby winners in this case, possess the ability to adapt to different circumstances and win.  This year's Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands 3y.o. crop, thanks to the absence of Mare Reproductive Loss Syndrome, has quality that we ...

For those of you who love watching the race replay videos on BloodHorse.com, we have good news for you. The 7 day viewing restriction has been removed; race replay videos will now be available for free viewing at any point in time. In addition, we've greatly expanded the amount of videos being offered on BloodHorse.com. Stakes, Allowance, and ...

Courtesy of Becky Johnston  What does a horse have to do to get a little respect these days?  Pioneerof The Nile has a record of eight starts with five wins, including two Grade 1 and two Grade 2 victories.  He has beaten everyone's Derby Darling, I want Revenge, in two of those races and Papa Clem was also a victim of his ...

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By Fran Jurga, The Jurga ReportOriginally Posted Friday, April 3, 2009 This morning's Louisville's Courier-Journal tells us that the Kentucky Derby Museum's gift shop's shelves are stocked with a special commemorative Kentucky Derby Barbie doll. And I'm still scratching my head. I guess my initial reaction is surprise. They still make ...