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We're only a few weekends away from the biggest day in horse racing. At the same time, we're one year removed from Eight Belles' break-down immediately after her historic run, and another couple since Barbaro's tragic return to the track following his Derby win. And in the news today is Old Fashioned (profile), the onetime Derby ...

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 ...

  When Bob Baffert purchased Vallenzeri at the Keeneland sale of 2-year-olds in training April 6, the trainer said the colt's new owner, Kaleem Shah, probably would rename the chestnut juvenile.  Baffert and Shah probably don't need any help with this little project, but it'll be fun trying to come up with suggestions for a new ...

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Media Alert: 2009 Kentucky Derby Interview Opportunity with the Sport's Top Turf WritersApril 10, 2009KENTUCKY DERBY INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITY: COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE 2009 KENTUCKY DERBY FROM THE SPORT'S TOP TURF WRITERSDan Liebman, Steve Haskin, Evan Hammonds, Lenny Shulman, Tom LaMarra, and Jason Shandler available for interview trackside at ...

Courtesy of Becky Johnston Over the last 25 years, Kentucky Derby winners have finished their last prep race with an average placing of 1.96 (if you factor in Alysheba’s finish before his subsequent disqualifcation that figures drops to 1.88).  No Derby winner has finished worse than fourth in their prior start in that same time period, with ...

Just three weeks until the big day now. I hope everyone is starting to narrow down their Kentucky Derby choices. After Saturday, we should pretty much know what the field will look like. Only next week's Lexington Stakes remains. Just a reminder to join me right here for the live blog chat on Saturday, April 11 at noon EDT. We'll go over the ...

By Rob Fundter, AMATEURCAPPER On the heels of REGAL RANSOM upsetting DESERT PARTY in the UAE Derby, QUALITY ROAD won the Florida Derby which will assure an honest pace in the Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands.  The two early pace winners could join THE PAMPLEMOUSSE, OLD FASHIONED, and perhaps PAPA CLEM at the head of an honest, ...

Starting from the first Derby Dozen, I had Old Fashioned ranked No. 1 for five consecutive weeks, despite many people insisting he hadn’t beaten anyone and would not stay the mile and a quarter. Prior to the Rebel, my comment on Derby Dozen concluded with, “Don’t expect any fireworks until the Arkansas Derby.” Read the full column here.

There have been numerous comments in the media this week vilifying Jeff Mullins, and how the detention barn incident caused a black eye for racing right before the sport’s biggest day.If this indeed was a case of Mullins simply making a foolish mistake, and that is currently under investigation, there is no denying he should have been aware of the ...