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Post-Preakness, Marc Attenberg started a conversation on Twitter about the historical significance of Orb’s off-the-board finish by asking: Last time…
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On Kentucky Derby day, no sun shined brightly. Instead, it was a dark and rainy day, but there was an…
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It's been a week since Derby Day and I'm just getting around to posting some Derby pictures from my spot…
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The Consensus and the Contrarian
A week before the Preakness Stakes, the Baltimore Sun considers the question of why modern-day contenders in Triple Crown races…
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Behind the Scenes: Kentucky Derby 139
Will Take Charge and D. Wayne Lukas Todd Pletcher in a rare moment of solace Vyjack gets a…
May 10 2013, 7:37pm | Visit source ›
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ORB's Kentucky Derby is odds-on to be my all-time favorite Run for the Roses. I grew up revering the red-and-white…
May 10 2013, 7:14pm | Visit source ›
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Reflections on a First Derby Experience
I’m pretty sure I’ve been watching the Kentucky Derby on television my whole life. My mom plopped me in front…
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Brian Nadeau wrote a summary of the Derby on the Xpressbet blog this week where he looked at three horses…
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Derby Notes, E Equalsmcsquared, and a Couple of 2-Year-Old Entries
Result for E Equalsmcsquared, new workers, and a couple of 2-year-old races, from Churchill Downs and Hollywood Park. ...(read more)
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Orb: A Classic Kentucky Derby Victory
Each hoof fall was like a mark in the history books, each breath emerging from the breaths of racehorses proof…
May 8 2013, 2:44pm | Visit source ›
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So, now that you've read everything you need to know about the Derby, we'll go for, in a stream of…
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The day finally had arrived. Everything had gone perfectly for Orb and trainer Shug McGaughey. So perfectly in fact that…
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Cummings: Inside The Trip: Kentucky Derby Trakus Data
The 139th Kentucky Derby is in the books, but the data analysis is just getting started. In this week’s blog, we dissect as much as possible, offer much of the…
May 6 2013, 3:28pm | Visit source ›
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Gardner: Recapping Orb's Victory
The old adage of "pace makes the race" was once again on full display in this year's Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. A ridiculously fast early pace, and the presence…
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Well, with Kentucky Derby 139 in the history books, I’m filled with both feelings of disappointment and excitement. Despite having…
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Orb’s satisfying victory in the Kentucky Derby topped off a terrific weekend of racing, justly raising hopes that the Triple…
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Persistence Pays for Derby-Winning Connections
Persistent rain and temperatures in the mid-50s couldn’t put a damper on this Kentucky Derby. More than 150,000 turned out,…
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Andrew Beyer on the philosophy behind Orb’s Kentucky Derby win: The old school believes a trainer should not manage a…
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Beyer: Orb's Kentucky Derby was a victory for the old school
Orb’s stretch-running victory in the 139th Kentucky Derby was not only trainer Shug McGaughey’s first success in the race, but also a vindication of a philosophy that today seems almost…
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Who will take on Orb in the Preakness?
Orb didn’t stick around long after his impressive win in the Kentucky Derby. The champ left Churchill Downs Sunday and…
May 5 2013, 4:59pm | Visit source ›
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Ross: Orb Facing a Difficult Preakness Challenge
With the 139th Kentucky Derby recorded in the history books, attention shifts to Maryland and the Preakness. The question on everyone's lips is “Does he have what it takes to…
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Funny Cide and Mine That Bird at Churchill Downs
Funny Cide Mine That Bird Funny Cide Mine That Bird Funny…
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Kentucky Derby winner Orb arrives at Belmont to train for Preakness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4teDFrkAESs Kentucky Derby winner Orb arrives at Belmont Park, where he will train before leaving for Pimlico, shipping on May…
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Privman: Kentucky Derby winner Orb in great shape for Triple Crown's second leg
McGaughey is not one to oversell his horses, but his confidence in Orb is radiating off him. He has repeatedly remarked that the reason Orb was even in the Derby…
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King: Which horses ran better than their finish indicated?
There are times that the best horse does not win a given race. The horse might encounter trouble, either of his own doing or caused by another horse impeding him.…
May 5 2013, 1:05pm | Visit source ›
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Kentucky Derby winner Orb is already on his way back to New York, where he may breeze once at Belmont…
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When Orb thundered down the Churchill Downs stretch to win the 139th Kentucky Derby, one of the good guys in…
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An Industry Derby Win For Orb & Way Too Many Notes
Yesterday we had, as is almost always the case, another interesting Kentucky Derby.The winner, Orb, has brought an almost giddy…
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Cronley: Derby rains and reigns
Once again, the top Beyer numbers were brutalized in a major race. Goldencents, with the top Beyer number of 105, barely finished, as his wildly overconfident rider learned what it's…
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