.commentForm, .postComments, #comments{display:none;} Brought to you by: OCD Pellets Calvin Borel, the hard-working and unassuming jockey who won his second Kentucky Derby aboard 50-1 longshot Mine That...
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Should it really be a surprise that Mine That Bird won the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I)? Mine That Bird's Grandsire, Grindstone, won the 1996 Kentucky Derby. Mine That Bird raced in...
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"Mine That Bird is last; no surprise there," I said to my colleague Esther Marr as we watched the horses pass us for the first time while standing trackside for Derby 135. Why do they even let half of...
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Calvin Borel's unbridled joy as he paraded his 50-1 shot Mine That Bird toward the winner's circle at Churchill Downs today is the elixir that could help revive horse racing. You didn't have to wager a...
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To start, this is as tough a Derby as I have ever had to decipher, with a case to be made for at least dozen of the horses. I will break the race down in several categories and then put it all together...
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It seems as though it was light years ago that names like Vineyard Haven, Midshipman, Charitable Man, Old Fashioned and Square Eddie were at the top of many of our watch lists. More recently, Quality Road...
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Courtesy of Becky Johnston This 2009 Derby field with the apparent quality and then Alysheba's memorial service this week brought back a flood of memories. Then add to that the sight of the Scharbauer...
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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...
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The big day is almost here. No, not the Derby; having to make selections, which will be in Friday's column. In the meantime, he are a few late odds and ends. Read the full column here.
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Following Monday’s flurry of workouts, it was all about I Want Revenge on Tuesday, as the likely Kentucky Derby favorite had the center stage all to himself. Read full column here .
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