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Filly Genuine Risk Won 1980 Run For The Roses
Thirty-nine fillies have entered the Kentucky Derby in its 134 runnings. The first to win was Regret in 1915. Genuine Risk scored in 1980. Winning Colors won in 1988.
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Godolphin Racing Wants To Win Run for the Roses
Did Godolphin Racing bid on Quality Road? Was G.R. watching when I Want Revenge, Musket Man, and Pioneerof The Nile scored Kentucky Derby-worthy wins on April 4?
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Run for the Roses: Beware of the No No's
There are trends involving the Run for the Roses that can't be dismissed when handicapping America's Race.
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Kentucky Derby 2003
The 129th Kentucky Derby is Empire Maker against the field. The favorite has a great deal going for him while much of his opposition can be eliminated by truisms.
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Big Truck Revs in Tampa Bay Derby
Big Truck got his 3rd career victory at Tampa Bay March 15th, running over previously unbeaten War Pass and elevating Pyro to the Run for the Roses favorite.
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Canonero II, 1971 Kentucky Derby
Unsound, unknown, Canonero II arrived at Churchill Downs through an arduous route and in poor condition. His non-English speaking connections claimed the colt would win.
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Dutrow's Big Brown Wins Derby
Trainer Richard Dutrow, Jr. knows Big Brown. Dutrow wasn't worried about starting from Gate 20 in the first leg of the Triple Crown. His inexperienced colt won handily.
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Godolphin Racing Still In Kentucky Derby Chase
Godolphin Racing, striving for supremacy in Thoroughbred racing, paid millions to get Kentucky Derby hopefuls Midshipman and Vineyard Haven. But Desert Party kicked in.
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Kentucky Bourbon
Bourbon whiskey is an American original, and enthusiasts will remind you that all bourbon is whiskey, but not all whiskey is bourbon.
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New Racers Prep for Kentucky Derby
E Z Warrior, Nobiz Like Shobiz, and Notional won five races among them, placed once, and brought in one show in eight starts in 2006, their two-year-old seasons.
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Kentucky Derby Trivia
The historical data of the Kentucky Derby is resplendent in numbers, beautiful coincidences, and facts. Take the dare. Find your trivia. Discover your own knowledge.
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More Kentucky Derby Trivia
History and stastistics make up Kentucky Derby lore, but there's also the personality of the horses themselves. There have been stalkers, closers, and front runners.
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The Huntington Botanical Gardens
The fourteen interconnected botanical gardens of The Huntington provide outside time, culture, and some education about the plant world. Spend time here and relax.
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Barbaro to Win the Triple Crown?
The sport of kings has longed for a Triple Crown Winner for nearly three decades. With a victory at the Kentucky Derby, Barbaro is the newest hope to join an elite group.
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Busy Edgar Prado Picks Adriano
Riding money leader Edgar Prado had his pick of some of the year's best Thoroughbreds for his Derby ride May 3. He opted for Adriano, trained by his long-time employer.
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Derby Doings
First of the three gems in horseracing's Triple Crown series has its 133rd running on Saturday, May 5th. Even better - join the natives the Friday before for the KY Oaks.
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Derby Twenty By Graded Earnings
Stars War Pass and Pyro are No.1 and No.2 in graded stakes earnings, but War Pass is out. Colonel John and Tale of Ekati are top prospects. The filly Eight Belles is in.
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Desormeaux Gets 3rd Derby Win
Hall of Fame Jockey Kent Desormeaux gambled in moving his tack to New York from California, but ended speculation by romping with Big Brown to his 3rd KD title.
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Early Bird Catches The Horse
If you want to catch the workouts for the Kentucky Derby, you better rise early.
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Filly Euthanized On Derby Track
Tragedy quickly followed the triumph of Big Brown in the Kentucky Derby as the filly Eight Belles broke both front ankles galloping out past the wire. She finished 2nd.
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Nobleland Sam Yankee Cruiser Sons On Labor Day
Sons of Nobleland Sam, Yankee Cruiser, and Towner's Big Guy continue to perform in Wauseon, Ohio at the Fulton County Fair's harness racing on Labor Day.
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Preakness 2001
The second jewel of the Triple Crown will have a smaller field than the Kentucky Derby, but should be as exciting.

Purge Favored to Win Travers
The $1 million Travers, the oldest stakes race for 3-year-olds in America, is up for grabs with quite a few also-rans going for the gold.
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Pyro Everyone's No.1 for Derby Run
Pyro, not by War Pass's defeat alone, has taken over the pollsters' No.1 Derby favorite position. Although War Pass's fall in the Tampa Bay Derby helped, Pyro is proven.
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Quality Road Commands Win in Florida Derby
Quality Road delivered a quality win in the March 28 Florida Derby. The Raise a Native great-great grandson knocked out charging Dunkirk in a smooth driving win.
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Some 2008 Stars Will Miss Derby
Though earnings qualified, some stakes winners won't get into the Kentucky Derby because of the 20-limit rule. Injuries have eliminated others.
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The 70th Flamingo Stakes
The 70th Flamingo Stakes at Hialeah Park could be a very interesting race and have an imacpo on the Kentuvcky Derby.

War Pass Injured, Out of Derby
An ankle fracture to War Pass has shaken up the Kentucky Derby picture once again. Jockeys have jumped to different Derby mounts. Monba and Gayego earned their way in.
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Alysheba, Genuine Risk, and Winning Colors
Winning Colors, Alysheba, and Genuine Risk won the Kentucky Derby in 1988, 1987, and 1980, respectively. After falling in his stall March 27, Alysheba was euthanized .
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April Madness?
Need another month of madess? Try April's march toward the Kentucky Derby, John McQuiston writes.
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Authentic Mint Juleps by Bulleit
The Kentucky Derby and mint juleps are a twosome. Bulleit Bourbon, developed by Tom Bulleit, has a recipe for an authentic mint julep that will please on Derby Day.
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Big Brown's Winning Margins
Big Brown's records are growing along with his celebrity. His Derby and Preakness winning margins match those of Sir Barton and other Triple Crown greats.
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Count Fleet Proved Jockey's Plea
Sired by Reigh Count, a Kentucky Derby champion, Count Fleet was eventually compared to Man o' War. His jockey, Johnny Longden, convinced his owner not to sell the colt.
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Funny Cide Is Serious About 2004
The $500,000 Donn Handicap at Gulfstream Park features the stakes debut for 4-year-old Funny Cide.
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Georgie Boy Out; Bob Black Jack In
Bob Black Jack, who placed second in the Santa Anita Derby April 5, made the Kentucky Derby Twenty list as Georgie Boy's pulled back muscle eliminated him from the races.
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Hall of Fame Class Includes Tiznow
Nominees to the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame include the only two-time Breeders' Cup Classic champ, Tiznow, jockey Edgar Prado, and trainer Carl Nafzger.
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It's Triple Crown Season
The first major prep for the Kentucky Derby is the Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park.

Kentucky Derby Chart and Facts
A record crowd, second largest in its history, attended the Kentucky Derby May 3. Big Brown put himself in the top 20 of Derby speedsters. Filly Eight Belles ran 2nd.
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Kentucky Derby Field Set; Brown #1
Who will beat the Derby ghosts of distance, dirt, and running style? Big Brown is Vegas's No.1, while Bob Black Jack, Denis of Cork, and Halo Najib miss the latest cut.
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Kentucky Derby Is Greatest Thoroughbred Day
Even though the Kentucky Derby is highly anticipated as the front end race of the Triple Crown, it is also a single global icon. Its victors gain lasting world acclaim.
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Kentucky Derby Race Day Honored Eight Belles
The first running of the Eight Belles Stakes on the Kentucky Derby Day undercard May 2 featured Just Jenda, a filly trained by Eight Belles conditioner Larry Jones.
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Kentucky Derby Runners Do Well in the Preakness
Smarty Jones and five other 3-year-olds who chased him at Louisville stand the best chance of winning Saturday's Preakness at Pimlico.
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Loopy Lawn Flamingos, Gaudy Garden Gnomes Mean Spring Has Sprung
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Multiple Entries Lose Out in Derby
Todd Pletcher gave every owner saddle time at the 2007 Kentucky Derby, but his trainees finished sixth, eighth, ninth, 18th, and dead last (20th).
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Nine Challenge Read the Footnotes in Florida Derby
The 53rd Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park is attracted 10 horses hoping to continue down the Road to the Roses.
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Nobiz, AGS, Tiago Lead 2 of 5 Wins
Three early season stars now lead the ranks of thoroughbreds with two wins from five starts. Nobiz Like Shobiz, Any Given Saturday, Tiago were Triple Crown hopefuls.
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Omaha Beat Rosemont, Won TC, 1935
In Omaha's Triple Crown season, he lost to Rosemont in the Withers Stakes between the Preakness and the Belmont. In June, Omaha bested Rosemont for the TC title.
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Preakness 2002
The second leg of the Triple Crown should answer the question: Will War Emblem's speed hold up? We shall see.
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Sorting A Derby Without War Pass
With War Pass out of the Derby, the next top contenders present a muddied picture. Trainer Todd Pletcher has 2 qualifiers, and two fillies are possible entrants.
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Square Eddie Leads Graded Stakes Derby Horses
Square Eddie, Pioneerof The Nile, and Friesan Fire have top graded stakes earning eligibility for the Kentucky Derby. Only twenty horses can Run for the Roses.
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