Post.. Horse... Jockey... Trainer... ML
1 Big Drama Velazquez Fawkes 10-1
2 Mine That Bird Smith Woolley Jr 9-2
3 Musket Man Coa Ryan 10-1
4 Luv Gov Theriot Lukas 50-1
5 Friesan Fire Saez Jones 10-1
6 Terrain Rose Stall Jr 30-1
7 Papa Clem Bejarano Stute 8-1
| Post.. Horse... Jockey... Trainer... ML
8 General Quarters Leparoux McCarthy 20-1
9 Pioneerof the Nile Gomez Baffert 5-1
10 Flying Private Garcia Lukas 50-1
11 Take the Points Prado Pletcher 30-1
12 Tone It Down Desormeaux Komlo 50-1
13 Rachel Alexandra Borel Asmussen 9-5
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Rachel Alexandra top 3YO, #2 overall in weekly NTRA polls
Wednesday 5/20:
>>> Christine: Borel, Rachel already on my Eclipse ballot
>>> Dunkirk, Chocolate Candy work toward Belmont
>>> Mine That Bird jogs at CD on Tues
>>> Decision on Charitable Man's Belmont status to come Wednesday
>>> Plonk: The mainstream "likely won't care much about Rachel Alexandra after the Belmont Stakes in a few weeks. It's not right; it's not wrong; it just is."
>>> West: Borel's popularity can teach racing that it has something to offer that other sports can only envy
>>> Preakness national TV ratings up dramatically
>>> VIDEO: Calvin Borel's appearance on NBC's Today Show Tuesday morning [featuring one of those indelicate, but trademark, morning show shutup-already-we're-outta-time endings]
>>> Yeesh... Sports scribe calls for Rachel Alexandra to be retired !!! "Please, Mr Jackson... Don't put this beautiful creature in what could be harm's way."
>>> Ky sports writer: "I hope the filly's connections pass on The Belmont Stakes... nothing she would prove by winning in New York would justify the physical risk that going a mile-and-a-half would inflict."
>>> Moran: "The last thing she needs is another tough race."
>>> Baffert: "As a fan I would love to see her run to see what she is made up of. But as a horseman I know that a mile-and-a-half is demanding."
Tuesday 5/19:
>>> Bye Bye Birdie: Smith bails on the Bird... Committed to same-day ride in SoCal
>>> Haskin's Preakness recap: Remarkable Rachel
>>> Jenkins: "I'll confess it: If she's healthy, I hope she runs."
>>> Mike Smith, "I have no regrets whatsoever."
>>> Comment: Rachel's Preakness the greatest girl-beats-the-boys victory in sports history? Uh, no. In fact, it ranks only fourth at best in horse racing annals
>>> Over 14K attend Remington Park for Preakness simulcast
>>> Bloomberg profiles Jess Jackson
>>> Track officials stand by Preakness infield beer ban... Others critical of decision
>>> You go, Jess! Not afraid to buck industry trends, Jess Jackson is helping to elevate the sport at a time it can use some good PR
>>> Ehalt: If Rachel had skipped the Preakness? The upcoming Belmont "would have been even more memorable."
>>> Ranking Rachel: "It's way too early to compare her to Ruffian, but..."
NBC's Preakness telecast :
>>> Sports scribe deems NBC's Preakness coverage first-rate: "I couldn't pull away... And I fall into the 'nonfan' category."
>>> Agreed: "NBC coverage was super."
>>> And, not so much: "Really -- it was all so boring. There was far too much focus on the same stories over and over."
>>> NBC's press release touting Preakness rating and listing Top Twenty Preakness viewing markets
Will she, won't she?... Should she, shouldn't she?
>>> Rachel Alexandra uncertain for Belmont, but Bird will be there
>>> Finley: My strong guess is that Jess Jackson will run Rachel Alexandra in the Belmont... It's the right thing to do
>>> Blaudschun: Belmont up next for Rachel? Time off before picking summer/fall races "would seem better choices."
>>> Cowherd: America needs Preakness winner to race in Belmont
>>> DW Lukas: "I don't expect her (to run). She's proved her point."
>>> LA Times: Now the question is, will a sport that needs a shot in the arm get that new marquee matchup when the Triple Crown moves to NY for the Belmont Stakes?
>>> Privman: Rematch in Belmont not a certainty
>>> Bloodhorse: Showdown in Belmont a possibility
>>> Official Preakness website
>>> Preakness weather forecast
>>> Triple Crown winners
>>> Triple Crown near-misses -- winners of two legs
>>> DRF: Preakness coverage
>>> Race chart
>>> Video replay: Preakness
>>> Video replay: Overhead of Preakness
>>> Quotes: Post-race news conference transcript w/winning connections... and quotes from connections of other runners
>>> Handle up, attendance way down
>>> Handle comparison: Race-by-race, 2008 vs 2009... Crist, "Makes you wonder how much those missing infield revelers ever really bet."
>>> Free PPs: Equibase [pdf]
>>> Free PPs: DRF
>>> NY Post's Preakness Betting guide... Records, silks, notes on field, and staff selections [Part 1]
>>> NY Post's Preakness Betting guide... Records, silks, notes on field, and staff selections [Part 2]
>>> Early-bird odds: Rachel favored
>>> Will pays: Black-Eyed Susan/Preakness double
>>> Preakness prop bets
Monday 5/18:
>>> Rachel looking good the day after, "She's acting well, and everything checked out this morning."
>>> NYRA hopes for rematch: "If we get those two, it’s going to be huge."
>>> Borel can win jockey's Triple Crown
>>> Smith onboard 'Bird' in Belmont regardless of filly decision, "Mike will ride the horse back."
>>> Stretch duel wowed trainers... Larry Jones: "If she comes back for the Belmont, I want to get me a front-row seat."
>>> Infield clean-up a breeze this year
>>> Clay: Can Rachel be a game-changer for horse racing?
>>> Ford: Now the question is: How will horse racing mess it up this time? Or will the sport finally regain some of the traction with the public that has been lost?
>>> Wall Street Journal: Don't you just want to let Calvin Borel saddle up for every sporting event?... Wins Preakness and America gets misty
>>> Bozich: Is Preakness at Pimlico endangered?
>>> TV: Preakness ratings second-highest in nearly two decades
Will she, won't she?... Should she, shouldn't she?
>>> Rachel Alexandra uncertain for Belmont, but Bird will be there
>>> Finley: My strong guess is that Jess Jackson will run Rachel Alexandra in the Belmont... It's the right thing to do
>>> Blaudschun: Belmont up next for Rachel? Time off before picking summer/fall races "would seem better choices."
>>> Cowherd: America needs Preakness winner to race in Belmont
>>> DW Lukas: "I don't expect her (to run). She's proved her point."
>>> LA Times: Now the question is, will a sport that needs a shot in the arm get that new marquee matchup when the Triple Crown moves to NY for the Belmont Stakes?
>>> Privman: Rematch in Belmont not a certainty
>>> Bloodhorse: Showdown in Belmont a possibility
Sunday 5/17:
>>> Kerrison: Call her Alexandra the Greatest
>>> Woolley: "The Belmont is next for us." [8:30 update]
>>> Mike Smith, "I bet you she doesn't run in the Belmont. I can almost predict it."
>>> Limiting Rachel to filly competition was "hardly a disgrace but surely a waste of athletic talent that knows no gender boundaries."
>>> Next stop Horse of the Year? "That's definitely the goal."
>>> AP: Girls rule!
>>> Veitch: Rachel Alexandra joins an elite list of just ten other fillies to have won a Triple Crown race
>>> LA Times: Women's pride has had its good days, and this was certainly one of them
>>> Cronley: It's obvious one way to attract new people to thoroughbred horse racing is to breed great fillies
>>> NY Times live-blog transcript from on-track: "I crossed the track and waited on the other side for Borel and Rachel to walk back... The crowd was going nuts."
>>> Pricci: "Could it possibly have gotten any better than this?"
>>> Moran: No Triple Crown but "the possibility of the next-best Belmont Stakes scenario."
>>> Novak: Racing wins. "It's about time something like this happened."
>>> Sports Illustrated: A week that began with acrimony has ended with exultation
>>> Update: Potential Rachel entry-box spoiler finishes 7th in Saturday maiden race
>>> Mine That Bird: Derby was no fluke
>>> Chart: Mine That Bird's Derby-Preakness trip comparison
>>> Previous trainer Wiggins catches Preakness from Churchill horsemen's lounge, "I watched it, and I was at ease."
>>> Larry Jones [Friesan Fire, 10th]: "I don't see a lot of excuses for him."
>>> NY Post's Derby Diary with Gary Stute [Papa Clem]: "I got a perfect trip.... I just didn't have enough horse to get the job done."
>>> Schmuck: Previous owners' 'Derby Dodge' will leave us forever wondering -- Could she have become first filly to wear racing's Crown?
>>> Beyer: Borel's ride was "tactical perfection"
>>> AP: Borel "is a maestro in traffic."
INFIELD:
>>> Washington Post captioned these pics: Photos from the same vantage show a typical infield crowd and yesterday's sparse attendance, caused partly by a ban on viewers bringing their own alcohol
>>> Preakness infield -- Only one thing was missing: people
>>> Admission price part of the blame for infield attendance woes? "$60 and then you have to pay extortionist prices for your adult beverages?"
>>> Infield 'hostess' and former wrestling diva Stacy Keibler, "I was like this can't be the Preakness infield."
>>> Notes from the infield: Patron, "We haven’t seen anyone passed out yet -- which is strange."
>>> VIDEO: Preakness fans surprised by beer ban
>>> VIDEO: Preakness infield crowd numbers down
Photo galleries:
>>> Balt Sun: Preakness scene
>>> Balt Sun: The race
>>> Running of the Preakness
>>> Scenes from Pimlico
>>> Fans at the Preakness
>>> Washington Post
>>> NY Times
>>> Seattle Times
>>> NY Daily News
>>> USA Today
Saturday 5/16:
>>> Jerardi: Preakness looms as "the very good version of the perfect storm."
>>> Musket Man, Take the Points and Tone It Down to be late arrivals at Pimlico
>>> Borel: I'd have to fall off to get beaten
>>> Want an American success story? Calvin Borel's living it. A boy who left school at the age of 12 has 30 years later become a man with a Ph.D. in thoroughbreds
>>> NY Post's Derby Diary with Gary Stute [Papa Clem]: "If he gets beat now, I can't blame anyone but myself."
>>> Mine That Bird might look ordinary, but, according to one rival trainer, "I think he's doing better now than he was before the Derby."
>>> Borel thanks connections of Mine That Bird for the Derby opportunity, "If I can't win [the Preakness], I hope he does."
>>> Don't forget Friesan Fire... He flamed out as favorite in Derby but gets new shot
>>> Derby champ out to shake fluke factor... Of the 22 expert handicappers who made Preakness selections in the DRF, not one put Mine That Bird on top
>>> Girl Power at the Preakness!... Sisterhood is betting on the filly to win
>>> AP: Industry should be indebted to the filly and her owners for providing an aura of mystery and intrigue to the middle jewel of the Triple Crown
>>> Preakness is the race for chalk-eating weasels
>>> Trackmaster comment: Triple Crown revamp? "Let's put the idea of the 'old' Triple Crown to rest, and begin a new era - the 'Modern' Triple Crown if you will."
>>> Schmuck: "It might be too late, but [the Preakness] certainly is worth saving."
>>> Forde: Preakness on borrowed time? "The festive scene at Pimlico on Saturday could disappear from Baltimore forever."
>>> Balt Sun op-ed: Is there no way to extend [the racing] excitement beyond one afternoon?
>>> Balt Sun: Neighbors weigh in on fate of Pimlico
>>> Another big Derby score story: Bettor boxes five favorite numbers to hit the $250K super -- he only bets horses three times a year, the Triple Crown races!
>>> Photo gallery: Mine That Bird preps
Rachel at risk?... The debate continues
>>> Ex-pat American now training in France says: "Shake it off, people! Rachel Alexandra, from everything we've seen of her, is a big, strong horse..."
>>> Moss: "Today's thoroughbreds aren't meant to withstand such rigors, so why take the chance with the filly's long-term best interests?"
>>> Hovdey: Fillies are different from colts. Not more breakable, just different
>>> Bozich: Rachel story could turn sour... Horse racing better hold its breath and hope this filly gets to the finish line healthy and happy
>>> Kling: Rachel in the Preakness: Stars should be on the racetrack, not snoozing in the barn
Selections/plays:
>>> Merrow [Equidaily]: General Quarters, Friesan Fire, Big Drama, Musket Man
>>> Byk [Sirius satellite]: Most Likely: Rachel Alexandra, Best Value: Musket Man, Next Best: Mine That Bird, Exotics Use: Pioneerof the Nile
>>> Haskin [Bloodhorse]: General Quarters and/or Take the Points
>>> Wilkin [Albany Times Union]: 1. Friesan Fire, 2. Terrain, 3. Pioneerof the Nile, 4. Mine That Bird
>>> Brunker [MSNBC.com]: A $2 exacta box: Pioneerof the Nile, Rachel Alexandra and Terrain... Three $1 trifecta boxes...
>>> Fortus [Times Picayune]: 1. Pioneerof the Nile 2. Rachel Alexandra 3. Friesan Fire 4. Musket Man
>>> Various: NY Times At the Rail bloggers
>>> Ehalt [NTRA.com]: Friesan Fire, Big Drama, Musket Man
>>> Tuley [DRF]: 1. Mine That Bird 2. Pioneerof the Nile 3. Musket Man, longshot: Big Drama
>>> Menez [Sports Illustrated]: Rachel Alexandra, Big Drama, Friesan Fire, Mine That Bird
>>> Frank [Sports Network]: For those with a $100 bankroll, bet $30 to win on Musket Man, and throw in $10 exactas with...
>>> Various: Albany Times Union
>>> Nichols [Press Democrat]: 1. Pioneerof The Nile. 2. Rachel Alexandra. 3. Take the Points. 4. Musket Man
>>> Gorg [Star Tribune]: Musket Man, Rachel Alexandra, Pioneerof the Nile, Take the Points
>>> Clancy [Hartford Courant]: Take the Points, Pioneerof the Nile, Rachel Alexandra
>>> Pricci [HRI]: If early line odds hold, I will key Pioneerof The Nile first and second with...
>>> Powell [BRIS]: The value will be to bet Pioneerof the Nile to win and then exactas with him on top of Musket Man and Friesan Fire...
>>> Eng [Las Vegas Review-Journal]: Pioneerof the Nile, Friesan Fire, Big Drama
>>> List: Top picks from various racing scribes
>>> Finley [USA Today]: Combine Friesan Fire, Rachel Alexandra and Pioneerof the Nile in exacta boxes...
>>> Kaplan [Sun Herald]: Bet the filly. If you want to dabble in the exacta, box her with Friesan Fire
>>> Drape [NY Times]: Mine That Bird, Rachel Alexandra, Take the Points, Friesan Fire
>>> O'Donnell [Chicago Sun-Times]: Friesan Fire, Big Drama, Papa Clem, Mine That Bird
>>> Finley [ESPN.com]: Put Friesan Fire and General Quarters on top in exactas and use Pioneerof the Nile, Papa Clem and Musket Man underneath
>>> Cronley [ESPN.com]: 1. Pioneer of the Nile 2. Papa Clem 3. Musket Man 4. General Quarters
>>> Illman [DRF]: I'll probably key Big Drama and Papa Clem with Rachel Alexandra and Mine That Bird as underneath considerations
Friday 5/15:
>>> Sports Illustrated: Seldom in recent history has there been a race that brings together multiple angles like Saturday's Preakness
>>> VIDEO: Beyer previews the Preakness
>>> Beyer: Although I almost always look at big races from the betting standpoint, and without sentiment, I will be rooting for Rachel Alexandra
>>> Haskin's Preakness Report: Rachel on display
>>> Fillies have rich history in Triple Crown
>>> Tough-guy image... For Bennie 'Chip' Woolley Jr, this is hardly an act
>>> Privman: 'Bird' not the word on all lips
>>> Jockey Smith gets a sweet ride... Could be in for the ride of his life after Borel abandons Derby winner
>>> Borel's jump to the filly: The real shocker is that nobody is mad at him
>>> Jockey Calvin Borel becomes Preakness focus with new ride
>>> West: Clock strikes midnight for Mine That Bird
>>> New shooters add a fresh element
>>> Don't count Terrain out of Preakness
>>> Pioneerof the Nile out to avenge Derby defeat
>>> Friesan Fire unnoticed in run-up to Preakness
>>> Tone It Down: A Preakness longshot's backstory
>>> O'Meara: When was the last time the Grade I, $1 million Preakness Stakes was this interesting?
>>> Bozich: Rachel story could turn sour... Horse racing better hold its breath and hope this filly gets to the finish line healthy and happy
>>> Kling: Rachel in the Preakness: Stars should be on the racetrack, not snoozing in the barn
>>> NYRA roots for Mine That Bird: Triple Crown bid at Belmont could mean an extra $3mil for NY racing
>>> Arace commentary: Sorry, boys, but favored filly belongs in Preakness
>>> Derby winner's daughter remembers praying as thehorse trailed the field down the backstretch, "Please, God, don't let this horse come in that bad."
>>> Blogger provides a Preakness Alibi Breakfast recap
>>> Mum's the word: Those aren't black-eyed susans
>>> Photo gallery: Pimlico scenes
Thursday 5/14:
It's Underdog vs Supergirl
THE FILLY:
>>> Rival owner: "I don't believe the filly should be in the race..."
>>> DW Lukas: "Believe me, if I had Rachel Alexandra, she'd have been in the Derby... I'd have led her over there and said, 'Boys, just get in the gate. You're in deep crap.' "
>>> Stute, "The best horse I ever saw train was Spectacular Bid... [Rachel] could be right up there with him."
>>> Reilly: In the face of fear and chauvinism and collusion, the very best athlete will get her chance. And isn't that when sport is at its best?
>>> Repeating career-best performance a tough task for Rachel Alexandra
>>> Filly brings 'whole new element' to Preakness... Colts' trainers unsure how they'll stack up vs Rachel
>>> Rachel's asst trainer, "She has good tactical speed and she should be able to get a good position going into the first turn."
>>> Present, future look bright to Team 'Rachel'
...And the rest:
>>> Newsday: Horse-by-horse analysis of Preakness field
>>> Comment: No reason to flip over Borel's switch
>>> Trainer Woolley enjoys escort into town, "It was the first time I had the police leading me instead of chasing me."
>>> LA Times: UFOs seemed more real than Mine That Bird's chances
>>> Md owner just happy to be here with Tone It Down
>>> Taking stock in horse's history... Papa Clem's owner has agent for finding interesting breeding partners
>>> Ziegel: Trainer Chip Woolley insists Mine That Bird can fly
>>> Jess Jackson, "I hope she revitalizes horse racing."
>>> Forde: Jess Jackson has this novel notion. He thinks great racehorses should compete in great horse races
>>> White: Preakness right for Rachel?... And, remembering SoCal stew David Samuel
>>> History: Preakness, the 1870s thoroughbred, steals the show for the most twisted history associated with the second jewel of the Triple Crown
>>> West: Filly vs the boys? Not an extraordinary occurence overseas -- and not unusual in this country once upon a time
>>> The last filly to win the Preakness? Nellie Morse, 1924... Won four days after winning the Pimlico Oaks
>>> Preakness fighting trifecta of potential party-poopers: Economy, bankruptcy and beer ban
Wednesday 5/13:
>>> AP: Filly Rachel Alexandra instills dread in rivals
>>> VIDEO: Mine That Bird leaves CD heading towards Preakness
>>> Mine That Bird arrives at Pimlico
>>> Haskin: Time to put matters back in proper perspective and focus on the Preakness
>>> General Quarters in fender-bender on trip to Pimlico
>>> Preakness weathervane's 100th anniversary... Painted each year with winner's colors
>>> Friesan Fire confirmed for Preakness
>>> Friesan Fire, Papa Clem, Musket Man turn in Preakness works
>>> Two-time Preakness winner Van Berg contacts Gary Stute and recommends no pre-Preakness workout for Papa Clem
>>> NY Post's Derby Diary with Gary Stute [Papa Clem]: "Papa Clem worked slower yesterday than I was hoping for..."
>>> Balt Sun: Papa Clem works as he usually does -- lousy... It could bode well when race day arrives
>>> Musket Man fires bullet at Monmouth on Tues
>>> Jones [Friesan Fire]: "I draw a line through the Derby. He never ran a race like that in his career."
>>> Tone It Down gives the Preakness a local flavor
>>> Borel's switch is about a 'once-in-a-lifetime' horse
>>> Rees: Chip Woolley "becoming a media favorite."
>>> Kerrison: A fierce controversy is swirling over super filly Rachel Alexandra's entry into Saturday's Preakness Stakes
>>> Preakness history: Remembering the controversial defeat of Genuine Risk
>>> Preakness Memory: Magic Weisner
>>> Calvin Borel visited with Jay Leno on NBC's The Tonight Show Tuesday night [episode replay at link when available -- interview about three-quarters into show]
>>> NY Times: Reining in the revelry at the Preakness... Youtube videos of annual infield rowdiness play part in policy change
>>> ...Meanwhile, website called College News laments Preakness' new booze policy: "It's a shame that I wasn't able to make it out to Baltimore before the party got ruined."
Tuesday 5/12:
>>> Plonk: The idea that you have to let Rachel Alexandra race Saturday for the good of the game has no historical credence or long-term business benefit
>>> Fast field taking shape
>>> Borel willing to forsake crowning glory... Agent, "I would like to win the Triple Crown... But we're going to follow that filly."
>>> Kerrison: "So Calvin Borel is going to jump ship. Shame on him."
>>> Undefeated Hull to skip Preakness
>>> Mine That Bird -- the early days: Yearling was a spitfire, "Him and the other Birdstone were tough; they were raping and pillaging all over the place."
>>> NY Post's Preakness Diary with Gary Stute [Papa Clem]: "Papa Clem couldn't have settled into Pimlico any better."
>>> Christine: Rachel Alexandra entry saga -- "Everybody's wrong."
>>> NY Times: Sometimes in sports both sides are so disgusting that you can’t decide which you would rather see lose
>>> Shades of Seabiscuit -- more potential feel-good stories at Pimlico for a nation in need of them
>>> Pioneer set to 'run a big race'
>>> Mine That Bird makes unplanned workout on Man... "We just wanted him to stretch his legs."
>>> Big Drama works at Pimlico
>>> General Quarters, Flying Private work
>>> HUNCH!!!... Orioles great Ripken made Derby score on Mine That Bird
>>> Zast: Triple Crown doesn't require new definition; it cries for a sturdier breed of contestants
>>> Oaks, Derby drug tests come back clean
>>> Chocolate Candy starts Belmont preparations
Monday/Sunday 5/10-11:
>>> Mine That Bird getting no respect
>>> Rachel sharp in Sun am work
>>> Litke: Will rivals be invoking the memory of Woody Stephens ["I might finish last but she'll be next-to-last."] ?
>>> History: Only 52 fillies, including 10 in the past 84 years, have run in the Preakness...
>>> Christine: The filly and the Preakness
>>> Moran: Jackson is an important patron of the sport, but there is something crass about his acquisition of the season's most celebrated 3-year-old filly
>>> Three Preakness candidates put in Sun am works
>>> Balt Sun: Borel enjoying the ride... Jockey's personality makes him fan favorite
>>> Hall of Fame inductee Eddie Maple on Borel's Derby, "It was one of the guttiest rides I have ever seen."
>>> Travel plans set for Rachel
>>> Mine That Bird's obscure team: Who are these guys?
>>> Trainer hoping his prudence in not running Big Drama in Ky Derby is rewarded by a show-stopping performance in the Preakness
>>> Take the Points looking sharp
>>> Dunkirk possible for Belmont Stakes
>>> What crosses the mind of the jocks a Derby winner leaves behind... "It felt like the biggest guy I know kicked me right below the belt buckle," and "I had an instant headache."
>>> Crist: 2009 Sunland Derby -- one of the greatest key races of all time?
>>> They shoot -- they score!!!... Four friends put $96 into Derby super -- collect over $250K!
>>> Comment: Don't criticize Rachel's former owners for making the sale, "The best horse is the horse that's sold."
>>> NY Post Q&A with Calvin Borel: Q: Three reasons why Mine That Bird won the Derby? A: The first reason I can tell you...
Rachel Alexandra to the Preakness: Should she, or shouldn't she?
>>> Beyer: Rachel Alexandra will never have an opportunity as golden as the 134th Preakness. Jackson should seize it
>>> Pricci: Open letter to Jess Jackson, "Running in the Preakness would be a mistake,"
>>> Veitch: While racing may need such a story line, it might not be in Rachel Alexandra's best interest
>>> Ehalt: Rachel should skip the Preakness
Preakness drama plays to conclusion on Sunday
Rival owners consider using entry box to keep Rachel Alexandra out of Preakness. Meanwhile, Marylou Whitney says, "Ladies first," and commits to scratching her horse to get Rachel in... By Sunday evening however the plot had fizzled...
>>> Owners of Derby 1-2 finishers plot to keep Rachel out of Preakness
>>> Jackson: "Triple Crown rules may prevent us from sending her to Pimlico."
>>> Marylou Whitney: Will drop out if her horse is excluding the filly from starting... Husband, "We're for sportsmanship and what's best for the game. It is lady's first for us."
>>> Crist: "A despicable... scheme."
>>> West: Exluding the filly through entry box manipulation "will be an insult to sportsmanship in general and horse racing in particular."
>>> Ziegel: Didn't take "...very long to turn that 50-1 fairy tale into a horror story."
>>> Wilkin: If Rachel Alexandra is denied a spot "something is very wrong with horse racing."
>>> Derby winner's owner backtracks on entry box plot to deny filly a placing in Preakness starting gate, "It just ain't the right thing to do.''
>>> Zayat reconsiders -- Won't keep Rachel out
Saturday 5/9:
>>> Hmmm potential Preakness monkey-wrench in the works?... From TTimes article: Zayat acknowledged that he could throw a curveball into the mix by entering enough horses to exclude Rachel Alexandra from the Preakness. She was not nominated to the Triple Crown and would have to be supplemented to the Preakness for $100,000, and she would have no preference over nominated horses if the race draws more entries than the maximum of 14 starters
Finley: Welcome back, Jess Jackson. We missed you
>>> Full field of fourteen shaping up as a possibility
>>> Borel deems Preakness choice a no-brainer: "This filly is the best horse in the country."
>>> List: Derby winner rider switch? Only happened three times in previous 133 runnings of Preakness
>>> Trend: Preakness has been tough on fillies
>>> Baffert remarks on entry of Rachel Alexandra: "The Preakness was a vanilla ice cream cone, but suddenly it’s become a banana split with all the toppings."
>>> Mike Smith to ride Mine That Bird... And Derby winner might have had Sutherland or Solis onboard in Louisville
>>> Kerrison: Everyone wants to know: Was it a one-race strike, never to be repeated, or the beginning of a fairytale racetrack saga?
>>> Plonk's latest Countdown to the Crown notes
>>> Respect for sire Birdstone, "This is not a one-hit wonder."
>>> DRF: Mine That Bird a longshot since birth
Friday 5/8:
>>> Rachel Alexandra likely for Preakness... Borel to retain mount through 2009
>>> Mine That Bird's trainer: "I can't blame [Borel] one bit if he wants to ride [Rachael Alexandra in the Preakness], can't blame him at all."
>>> Privman: Rachel Alexandra has Preakness trainers nervous
>>> Pioneerof the Nile cleared for Preakness
>>> Tues work to determine Friesan Fire status
>>> Blinkers off for Big Drama, "As he has matured, he doesn’t need them."
>>> Powell: Calvin is our version of Evel Knievel, and it is a sight to behold
>>> Kling: 2009 Derby results fail to answer questions about dirt/synthetic crossover form
>>> Bergstein: Derby win plays differently in Alaska
>>> AP: Mine That Bird goes from oddball to champ
>>> A sampling of front pages from across the country -- Sunday, the day after the Kentucky Derby
Thursday 5/7:
>>> Mine That Bird has eight Preakness challengers -- so far
>>> VIDEO: "Just a couple of rednecks from New Mexico come out there and beat them," Mine That Bird's co-owner Dr Leonard Blach interviewed by local TV
>>> Coa sticks with Musket Man
>>> Prado lands on Take the Points
>>> Velazquez on Big Drama, Leparoux sticks with General Quarters
>>> General Quarters to Preakness
>>> Mine That Bird looks good in Wed gallop
>>> Mine That Bird brings fame to Sunland Park
>>> White: Derby recap
>>> O'Meara: Birdstone screwed us again
KENTUCKY DERBY
>>> Official Kentucky Derby website
>>> Churchill weather forecast
>>> Workout videos
>>> Past Derby charts
>>> Quick list of past Derby winners [through 2007]
>>> Fastest winning Derby times
>>> Video replays: Derby trail preps [click on race name to get to video link for each]
>>> VIDEOs: Past Ky Derby replays [click on 'HISTORY' for list]
>>> Final odds: Pool 3 and exacta [pdf]
>>> Final odds: Pool 2 and exacta [pdf]
>>> Final odds: Pool 1 [pdf]
>>> Free PPs [pdf]
>>> Free Formulator PPs/DRF
>>> DRF Derby coverage
>>> Bloodhorse Triple Crown coverage
>>> TTimes Triple Crown coverage
>>> AUDIO: 'At the Races' with Steve Byk... Weeklong coverage from Churchill, live 4-7pm ET M-F [Online, over-the-air Sirius 126, XM 104, or available in the archives 24/7]
>>> Article profiles five 'essential' websites to help you enjoy the upcoming Derby... Tabs Equidaily as "the single best, most thorough source of horse racing news on the Web..."
>>> NY Post's 'Bettor's Guide' with comments and all pertinent stats for all entrants
DRF Derby chat transcripts:
>>> Andy Beyer
>>> Mike Welsch
>>> Byron King
>>> Louisville Courier-Journal's complete Derby coverage
>>> Chart and payoffs
>>> VIDEO REPLAY: Ky Derby
>>> VIDEO REPLAY: Derby blimp/overhead
>>> Photo essay: How the race was won
>>> 153,563 attend -- the seventh-largest crowd ever
>>> Derby handles declines 5.3%
Wednesday 5/6:
>>> A look back: The best of Derby Week
>>> Straight shooting trainer Woolley before the Derby: "Mine That Bird could run last next Saturday and I'd still have to run last the next two years in a row just to match Todd Pletcher."
>>> Bo-rail's ride: One time might be dismissed as an aberration. But twice?
>>> From Derby to Preakness: How trainers manage a two-week gap
>>> Veitch: Some lasting impressions from the 2009 Derby and the prep season
>>> Trainer of Musket Man eyes Preakness, Haskell
>>> Divine intervention?... Son finds connections to late-father in Mine That Bird -- bets $250 on the longshot
>>> Lukas pointing Derby last-placer towards Pimlico, "We are hopeful the real Flying Private will show up in the Preakness."
Tuesday 5/5:
>>> Haskin's Derby Recap
>>> Clay: Some post-Derby thoughts
>>> Saddled with doubt, Preakness welcomes Bird buzz
>>> 21 line salute -- to Calvin Borel
>>> Christine: "When Borel brought his horse... through on the fence to nail the Derby, it sounded at the Flamingo like Sunday vespers had come a day early."
>>> Bozich: Kentucky Derby 2009 was not a speed race
>>> Unbeaten Hull joins Preakness cast
>>> Desert Party injured, out indefinitely
>>> Sire of Kentucky Derby 2009 gaining respect
>>> Birdstone is one proud papa... Represents generations of the fabled Whitney blood
>>> Scott: Mine That Bird proved once again, in racing anything is possible
>>> TV: Derby's ratings uptick may have been due in part to a huge promotional effort launched by NBC across many of its NBC Universal properties, especially those targeting women
>>> The Derby's top 10 TV markets
>>> Seattle PI blog: You're going to be hard-pressed to find a human being less interested in horse racing than me... So, today, I find myself, to my utter dismay, writing about a jockey
>>> And from Socialistworker.org [!!!]: "Every constituency among fans of horse racing found something to believe in at the 2009 Kentucky Derby."
>>> Balt Sun op-ed: To even pause a nanosecond over entering a healthy animal in the Preakness suggests the owners either suffered a momentary brain-freeze or the race has lost more prestige than previously understood
>>> Legal: Plea deal kept Derby winner's owner protected
Derby Day at other venues:
>>> Saratoga sulky track: "This has been probably one of our five best days ever."
>>> VIDEO: Sunland Park cheers Derby winner
>>> Watching the Derby in Woodbine's kitchen
Monday 5/4:
>>> Photo gallery: Mine That Bird the day after
>>> Pepis: "I think that Mine That Bird has a chance to win at Pimlico."
>>> Ziegel: Mine That Bird won't have much of a shot at Pimlico
>>> Brunker: Derby winner doesn't look like Triple threat
>>> Ehalt: Triple Crown drought will continue
>>> Improbable win: It all started with... a bar fight!
>>> Derby-winning connections give roses to fans
>>> Mine That Bird's connections have interesting history
>>> Mushnick: Borel's post-Derby emotions "like the last scene in Ernest Wins The Derby, II."
>>> Finley: "So why did he win and win in a runaway?"
>>> West: To the Preakness, but first some credit for the little gelding
>>> Crist: Oaks Beyer fig higher than Derby for first time
>>> Preakness is possible for nicked Friesan Fire
>>> Borel: "I learned by Street Sense to be patient -- it's not the first mile, it's not the first half a mile that counts, it's always the last part..."
>>> New sensitivity toward horse safety helped keep I Want Revenge in the barn
>>> Giauque: "Probably the most astonishing finish in the 135 years of Kentucky Derby history."
>>> Kerrison: Faith did it. They had no real expectation of winning
>>> Bozich: Mine That Bird's run was G1 surprise... Long shot's victory amazed owners
>>> Moran: In three weeks, the nobody horse from nowhere could very well be the toast of Times Square
>>> Gomez: "Turning for home on Pioneerof the Nile two days ago, I honestly thought I was going to win my first Kentucky Derby."
>>> Beyer: "In my four decades of covering the sport, it ranks as one of the two most mystifying results in a major stakes race..."
>>> Derby winner likely for the Preakness... Trainer, "The Triple Crown is good for racing, and without the Derby winner, there is no chance to have one."
>>> Derby overnight TV rating: Best in 17 years
>>> USA Today's sports TV columnist: "NBC's early coverage was predictably fluffy and generally served a promotional role for various NBC corporate cousins..."
>>> Two thumbs up?... Sun Times columnist and former Roger Ebert TV partner reports on Derby Day from Chicago-land OTB, "There's only one idiot I know who should have bet on Mine That Bird. Me."
>>> Interesting: From article examining sports TV advertising, "At last weekend's Kentucky Derby, for example, NBC sold spots to Procter & Gamble, Zales and GE Appliances on the premise that the Derby TV audience has more women than men watching."
>>> Tampa Bay meet leaders/final
>>> Beyer: "In my four decades of covering the sport, it ranks as one of the two most mystifying results in a major stakes race..."
>>> Chart: Handle comparison... 2008-2009 Derby card race-by-race [see 6:50pm]
Sunday 5/3:
>>> West: Derby upset is "simultaneously encouraging and maddening, inspirational and devastating, great and horrible."
>>> Forde: "...has to rank as the craziest, flukiest thing anyone has ever seen beneath the Twin Spires on the first Saturday in May."
>>> Clay: "Come on now, this just doesn't happen."
>>> Lopresti: "Horse racing. Boy, how this sport needed a day just like this one."
>>> Sports Illustrated: "No other event in America makes a folk hero quite as quickly as the Kentucky Derby."
>>> Kerrison: "Absolutely stunning, incomprehensible, unfathomable blowout..."
>>> LA Times: "Ranks among the all-time Kentucky Derby upsets."
>>> Calvin Borel: This Derby will forever bear his signature
>>> Calvin Bo-rail: "You got a hole, you got a shot."
>>> BARGAIN!!! Derby winner originally sold at auction for $9500
>>> ...But that owner sold Mine That Bird for $400K
>>> Talamo's ride an emotional one... "I'm not doing bad. But I'm not doing good, either."
>>> Winning trainer before the Derby: "You don't realize how truly special the Derby is until you're here."
>>> Trainer Chip Woolley's 2009 record?... 2-for-33 --- uh, including the Kentucky Derby! "Nobody wanted to talk about my horse."
>>> Trainer Woolley comes out of nowhere to get win, "They'll know me now won't they?"
>>> Brunker: Derby winner stunk in New Mexico preps, but there were signs of potential
>>> Winning owner and breeder: 'Couple of buddies' realize a dream
>>> Winning breeder says he's 'in shock'
>>> Baffert: "I'm really emotional right now because I felt like it was mine. I thought I had a winner."
>>> NY Post's Derby Diary with Tom McCarthy/the day after: General Quarters "came back to the barn choking in mud."
>>> Friesan Fire fizzles, "He didn't want to run."
>>> Pletcher now 0-24 at the Derby
>>> Disappointment on Larry Jones' final Derby
>>> Balt Sun: Preakness sales slow out of the gate
>>> POP QUIZ: Who do you think was the prop bet favorite [at 7-1] to finish L-A-S-T ?!?
>>> Mine That Bird bio info
>>> Anchorage newspaper: Derby win was just another weird twist in the seemingly never-ending saga of the Alaska corruption scandal
Photo galleries/video:
>>> Photo gallery: Derby scenes from USA Today
>>> Photo gallery: NY Times
>>> Photo gallery: MSNBC.com
>>> Photo gallery: Lexington Herald Leader
>>> Photo gallery: ESPN.com
>>> Photo galleries: Louisville Courier-Journal
>>> VIDEO: Scenes from the Derby infield
>>> VIDEO: Celebrity video from Barnstable Brown party
Saturday 5/2:
>>> Derby ML fave I Want Revenge is scratched
>>> This changes everything... Beyer: Scratch "makes the 19-horse lineup look ordinary."
>>> Weather: Oaks spared the soaks, but Kentucky Derby 2009 weather looks iffy
>>> LIVE Derby Day Video from Churchill from Bloodhorse/WLEX-TV
>>> Friday's early-bird betting: Friesan Fire favored... I Want Revenge 3rd choice
>>> Kentucky Derby 2009 a maiden race for six of the trainers... But history gives them a good shot
>>> NY Post's Derby Diary with Tom McCarthy/Sat: "I've got all the confidence in the world in General Quarters."
>>> Randy Moss' 2009 Derby pace analysis
>>> Quality Road a no-go for Preakness
>>> Privman: No shortage of story lines in Derby 135
>>> Friesan Fire must overcome layoff
>>> Derby contenders put finishing touches on preparations
>>> Pinhookers look back with some regret at letting Musket Man go for $15K
>>> Derby has historical ties to Nashville
>>> First-timers and repeaters -- they all want to add the Derby to their resume
>>> Eight Belles to be remembered Saturday
>>> Derby celebs to hang in high-class tent
Selections/analysis/plays:
>>> Merrow [Equidaily.com]... I Want Revenge, Regal Ransom, Friesan Fire, Musket Man
>>> Haskin [Bloodhorse]: "In a nutshell, my main win bet will be General Quarters, with possible savers on..."
>>> Rees [Louisville Courier-Journal]: 1. Desert Party 2. Friesan Fire 3. Hold Me Back 4. Mr. Hot Stuff 5. Pioneerof the Nile
>>> Daley [Lowell Sun]: Pioneerof the Nile, Hold Me Back, Desert Party, Chocolate Candy
>>> Amoss [TVG], Asher [CD], Byrne [CD, West [Fort Worth Star-Telegram]
>>> Crist [DRF]: Derby Day P6 analysis
>>> Drape [NY Times]: Friesan Fire, Papa Clem, Regal Ransom, Dunkirk
>>> Demling [Louisville Courier-Journal]: 1. Friesan Fire 2. I Want Revenge 3. Desert Party
>>> Clancy [Hartford Courant]: I Want Revenge, Papa Clem, Friesan Fire
>>> Byk [Sirius satellite]
>>> Brunker [MSNBC.com]: "I'll put $30 to win on Pioneerof the Nile, and box him in $5 exactas with..."
>>> Kling [Troy Record]: 1) Friesan Fire, 2) Dunkirk, 3) I Want Revenge, 4) Desert Party
>>> Stumes [San Fran Chronicle]: Friesan Fire, I Want Revenge, West Side Bernie, Pioneerof the Nile
>>> Powell [BRIS]: "I'll play Pioneerof the Nile to win with most of my bankroll. I'll then key him in trifectas with him on top of..."
>>> Eng [Las Vegas Review Journal]: "Do I like I Want Revenge to win? I'll try to beat him with two colts I've coveted all spring..."
>>> Nadeau [blog]: "It's Friesan Fire on top of..."
>>> Telias [Sporting News]: 1. Pioneerof the Nile 2. Chocolate Candy 3. I Want Revenge 4. Dunkirk
>>> Kennedy [blog]: I Want Revenge -- I think Dunkirk is the second most likely winner and Papa Clem is the third
>>> NY Daily News staff
>>> Bloomberg: Future Pool 1 bet on I Want Revenge would provide a 1,375% return
>>> Beyer [Wash Post/DRF]: "This much about the Derby seems clear (at least to me): I Want Revenge will win it..."
>>> Computer [USA Today]: Pioneerof the Nile
>>> Various: List of top picks by various writers from around the country
>>> Finley [USA Today]: "For wagering value, Friesan Fire (5-1) and Pioneerof the Nile (4-1) will go off at decent odds."
>>> Various [NY Times wirters/blog]
>>> White [Xpressbet]... If you don't know who Jon has on top -- you haven't been paying attention!
>>> Wing [NTRA]: "That said, [I Want Revenge is] not my main horse in the Derby for betting purposes. That would be..."
>>> Cruguet [Seattle Slew]: "My exacta pick is Desert Party with I Want Revenge."
>>> Ike: I believe one of the top four morning line favorites will win
>>> Levin: My Fab Five for the Derby
Friday 5/1:
>>> NY Post's Derby Diary with Tom McCarthy/Fri: "I want him kicking the barn doors down tomorrow morning."
>>> USA Today: Groundswell builds for 'America's horse' General Quarters
>>> Ken Ramsey doesn't begrudge one that got away... General Quarters was claimed, "I'm tickled to death for the gentleman."
>>> Pletcher has good feeling about Dunkirk/
>>> The New Yorker magazine: The dirt on the Kentucky Derby
>>> Dunkirk's a winner in physique, pedigree
>>> AUDIO: Kentucky Derby talk with Dick Jerardi
>>> Mine That Bird -- Gelding takes a curious path from Woodbine to Kentucky
>>> Kerrison: Some prices in this wide-open field
>>> Clay: Garrett Gomez took tough road to six derbys
>>> LA Times: Garrett Gomez takes success in stride -- still seeking Derby victory however
>>> VIDEO: Andy Beyer talks Ky Derby
Thursday 4/30:
>>> Rees: Horse-by-horse analysis of the Derby field
>>> Papa Clem breezes three in 33 4/5
>>> Haskin's Derby Report: 48 hours and counting
>>> Chart: How fast they came home in their final prep
>>> NY Post's Derby Diary with Tom McCarthy/Thurs: "I let out a sigh of relief when we got to pick eighth in the post-position order."
>>> Ziegel: Eight Belles' trainer Larry Jones has Friesan Fire running in Ky Derby
>>> 'Jockeys' getting nice ride on TV... Reality series tracks lives of some of them
>>> Baffert's back at the Kentucky Derby - and 'a little wiser'
>>> Loss of Eight Belles in Kentucky Derby follows owner, trainer, jockey of Friesan Fire
>>> NY Times: I Want Revenge heads short list in field of long shots
>>> Photo gallery: CNBC -- Run for the Roses
>>> Kerrison: The Dunkirk dilemma -- talent is there, experience isn't
>>> For Nick Zito, Nowhere to Hide comes from out of nowhere
>>> Hollendorfer wants better luck... Trainer sweet on Chocolate Candy
>>> AP: General Quarters tells a tale to rival Seabiscuit
>>> AP: Baffert focused on Derby, not Hall of Fame
>>> AP: Pletcher hoping to end Derby hex with Dunkirk
>>> Late entrant 'Nowhere' has eager workout
>>> O'Meara: "Son, you’ve got Derby Fever and there’s only one known cure."
Wednesday 4/29:
>>> I Want Revenge installed as 3-1 ML fave
>>> Louisville Courier-Journal asks: Who is your pick to win the 2009 Kentucky Derby?
>>> Win Willy drops out
>>> Nowhere to Hide/Zito in
>>> NBC Plans Week-Long Derby Coverage
>>> NY Post's Derby Diary with Tom McCarthy/Wed: "I was very lucky to get General Quarters, and I've turned down a lot of money to keep him."
>>> NY Times profiles DRF Derby clocker Mike Welsch: "I want to see a workout from a horse that just screams: 'Bet me.'"
>>> Jock Watch: Politics, luck play part in getting Derby mounts
>>> Worth the trip: Fans find Derby experience exceeds expectations
>>> NTRA prez: "Here are some of the best stories I have come across for Derby 135."
>>> NBC's Derby coverage [supposedly] safe from hockey overtime
>>> Celizic: Racing is dying, but we'll always love the Derby
>>> Drugs, what drugs?... Drape: "...only three [Derby trainers] were willing to reveal veterinary records to The New York Times, showing what legal medications their colts were receiving."
>>> Liebman: "If there are Derby gods, this year belongs to Larry Jones."
>>> NJ trainer got to Derby doing it his way... Breen started out in construction
>>> USA Today: Derby Dozen -- Videos and analysis of top contenders
>>> Kerrison: Arab oil baron seeks Derby crown
>>> Novak: Derby happenings
>>> Trainers' dinner full of good humor
>>> Human stories dominate 2009 Derby
>>> AP: Add synthetic to Ky Derby handicappers' challenge
>>> Joe Talamo, 19, is young but has wisdom before Kentucky Derby
>>> Ziegel: Feel-good story of Tom McCarthy, General Quarters, rides into Kentucky Derby
>>> Iavarone: I Want Revenge a great fit for Kentucky Derby
Tuesday 4/28:
>>> Square Eddie drops out
>>> Atomic Rain to take 20th Kentucky Derby spot
>>> NY Post's daily Derby Diary with Tom McCarthy... "Churchill Downs put up some sawhorses outside to keep people back from the barn, but I didn't request them. If I see someone standing out there, they can come in and pet him if they want to."
>>> I Want Revenge fires a bullet
>>> Haskin's Derby Report: Following Monday's flurry of workouts, it was all about I Want Revenge on Tuesday
>>> West on I Want Revenge's workout: "Count me skeptical."
>>> Auction buys are Derby contenders
>>> Derby Jock Watch: 21YO Gabriel Saez onboard Friesan Fire for trainer Jones, "He just has this sixth sense of what's going on around him."
>>> Plonk: Scratch of Quality Road the right decision at the right time
>>> Jenny Craig carries on Sid's Derby dreams with Chocolate Candy
>>> Scott: Four Derby starters with clearly defined roles...
>>> Brunker: Quality Road's Derby exit changes everything
>>> Musket Man almost wasn't entered in Derby
>>> Track surface remains hot handicapping topic
>>> Kerrison: Baffert's got a great shot with Pioneerof the Nile
>>> AP: Young gun Joe Talamo prepping for first Derby
>>> Mine That Bird giving Derby a Canadian flavor
>>> Trainer Kelly Breen calmly approaches first Derby
Animal Planet's Jockeys cast members slated to ride in Ky Derby
>>> Pletcher mulls slew of Derby possibilities
>>> Photo gallery: Larry Jones -- Derby horse trainer
>>> Photo gallery: Churchill backside
>>> Photo gallery: Want Revenge works, photos from morning training
Monday 4/27:
>>> Quality Road out of Kentucky Derby, I Want Revenge moves into fave's role
>>> NY Post's daily Derby Diary with Tom McCarthy: After all these years, to have a horse running in the Kentucky Derby is like hitting the lottery
>>> John Velazquez to ride Mr Hot Stuff
>>> Crist: With Quality Road out of the Derby, what's the toteboard going to look like on Saturday?
>>> Haskin's Derby Report: Monday madness
>>> Finley: Is I Want Revenge's Derby try cursed?
>>> Zast: Beleaguered industry should pray for a winner that's trained by Bob Baffert, Thomas McCarthy, Bennie L Woolley, Jr, or J Larry Jones
>>> Kerrison: Derby Field is wide open this time
>>> Clay: Dubai’s back and better than ever
>>> Derby handicapping: Prep race runners-up can offer interest
>>> Pioneerof the Nile cruises in 1:01 work
>>> USA Today: Pletcher hopes Dunkirk can lift his Kentucky Derby daze
>>> Newsday: Musket Man gives Long Island owner second shot at Derby
>>> Advice, Join in the Dance give Pletcher a triple threat
>>> Friesan Fire sizzles in final Derby work
>>> Chocolate Candy professional in Derby prep
>>> NY Times: Jimmy Jerkens, training in Dad’s footprints, has chance to leave his own
Sunday 4/26:
>>> Prospective Kentucky Derby 135 Field
>>> Derby contenders preview: Why they can win and why they can't
>>> Quality Road update: Monday work will determine derby status
>>> Battaglia still considers Quality Road a ML fave despite hoof problems
>>> Balt Sun: Five horses to watch, three story lines to consider and a look back at the 2008 race...
>>> Wilkin: The essentials: TV alerts, contenders and pretenders and a longshot worth betting
>>> Derby contenders continue preparations
>>> Godolphin pair looking sharp for Derby
>>> Novak: Sheikh Mohammed's quest continues
>>> Rees: This year's Derby candidates offer something for everyone
>>> Old Man and the Horse: Untiring effort finally brings 75YO trainer to Derby
>>> LA Times: I Want Revenge is the presumptive favorite, but surprises are often the defining feature of this race
>>> DRF: Baffert looking for more Ky Derby glory... Pinning hopes on Pioneerof the Nile
>>> Celebrities: 'CSI', 'Desperate Housewives' stars to appear at Kentucky Derby party
Saturday 4/25:
>>> Regal Ransom solid in Sat morn work
>>> History: The Father of the Derby -- Colonel Matt Winn
>>> VIDEO: Interview with Churchill track super Butch Lehr
>>> Quality Road treated, Jerkens optimistic
>>> Friesan Fire's trainer, owner optimistic
>>> Kerrison: Pletcher, Velazquez -- it's each man for himself in the Derby
>>> Kentucky Derby buzz grows as CD meet begins
>>> Summer Bird has pokey workout
>>> VIDEO: Local TV news profiles new Churchill announcer
Friday 4/24 news:
>>> Quality Road's Derby status in doubt
>>> Derby ML fave?... Battaglia, "It's between Quality Road and I Want Revenge."
>>> Powell: Closer look at Derby contenders
>>> Borg: Pioneerof the Nile figures to be even faster on a natural dirt surface!
>>> Privman: Dunkirk trying to break Derby bugaboo -- being unraced as a 2YO
>>> Derby Watch: Baffert, Lukas form unlikely duo... DW, "Heck, there's only two guys in the race this year who have ever won the thing."
>>> Eng: Gomez had tough choice -- but Pioneerof The Nile has plenty in his favor
>>> Derby Watch: Derby-bound horse has Canterbury connections
>>> Derby Watch: From rodeo to Kentucky Derby... Chip Woolley, Mine That Bird both long shots
>>> Derby Watch: Owner/trainer happy after General Quarters works on Thurs
>>> Papa Clem: Hirsch-Stute duo want to team up for Derby success
>>> Derby Watch: Willmot cheering for Square Eddie... Canadian-bred horse entered in Ky Derby
VIDEO: Joe Talamo profiled on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly [How did that guy ever become a talk show host?!? -- but that's a conversation for another day...]
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