That Bird Mines Stakes Silver Favorite Dryden went right to the lead, closely followed by Oconee (Congaree). These two battled into the stretch. Meanwhile, Mine That Bird (Birdstone) was lingering near the back of the pack, securing a good rail spot. He was swung out for the drive and came barreling...

Persian got out of the gate well and raced near the front for a bit before tiring. It was encouraging that he remained in fourth and didn't fall back farther. The winner was the top-seller from the race, Segal who started a bit slowly but soon took the lead. He then drew off like a horse with a promising...

Like many twinspires.com customers, I was shut out of the Derby. In fact, I tried to login so many times that I disabled my login. I called immediately after the race, not to complain about the service, but to reinstate my account. "I need to bet the 12th at Arlington." Luckily, this was easily done...