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Kentucky Derby Post One Poppycock

We hear it every year: Post position one is the kiss of death in the Kentucky Derby — the equivalent of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s albatross, Edgar Alan Poe’s raven or a movie that includes �...

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Endurance Defined: The Kentucky Derby and the Kentucky Hot Brown

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“Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait.” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (from “A Psalm of Life”) Thoroughb...

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Kentucky Derby Workout Report: May 2, 2017

By US Racing Team

“Breezing” or “breezed” indicates the horse was not under strong urging. “Handily” indicates the horse was under urging from its rider. Numbers in parentheses represent the ranking among o...

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Winning Speed Figures April 24 – 30: 3-Year-Olds

By US Racing Team

US Racing TeamThe writing team at US Racing is comprised of both full-time and part-time contributors with expertise in various aspects of the Sport of Kings. www.usracing.com

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A Fun, Festive & Tasty Kentucky Derby Party Is In Your Future

By Margaret Ransom

One of the most unique things about the Kentucky Derby, aside from the thrill of the Greatest Two Minutes in Sports, is the beautiful display of colors going on under the Twin Spires. In addition to t...

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A Different Kind of Kentucky Derby Analysis

By Jonathan Stettin

We are five days out from the 143rd Kentucky Derby — “The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports,” it’s been called. Far be it for me to argue against that position. I love The Kentucky Derby and...

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Kentucky Derby Contender News & Notes: April 30, 2017

By US Racing Team

Trainer Todd Pletcher announced that Malagacy and Battalion Runner will not race in the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 6 at Churchill Downs. Malagacy will be pointed to the Grade 1 Preakness Stakes on ...

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Tips for Hosting an Amazing Kentucky Oaks Party

By Margaret Ransom

Two of the most important days of the year to a racing fan are Kentucky Oaks Friday and Kentucky Derby Saturday. And while it’s everyone’s dream to attend and be part of the festivities at Churchi...

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The Walk

By Margaret Ransom

The Kentucky Derby (GI) is loaded with history and tradition, from the red roses symbolic of The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports, the Twin Spires, My Old Kentucky Home, fancy hats, Mint Juleps, Derby ...

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Kentucky Derby Contender News & Notes: April 27, 2017

By US Racing Team

With regular pilot Robby Albarado sidelined with a leg injury, Luis Saez was named to ride J Boys Echo for trainer Dale Romans in the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on May 6 at Churchill Downs. Multiple grade...