Articles about Derby

Shattered Dream - 3-15-2008

[dl] Misc. In My Guy Barbaro, jockey Edgar Prado gives the inside story of how the pursuit of Triple Crown glory with Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro came t...

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...Derby. It was the first time in his seven Derby rides that Prado had ever finished higher than...

...out at Churchill Downs the Wednesday before the Derby. It was incredible to see him. It was like a...

...it up; you’re coming to the Derby.” I was confident he would win the...

Word Of Mouth - 4-15-2008

Want the skinny on Louisville? Then listen to these residents, who know just what you should do when you visit their Kentucky Derbyloving city.

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...if you’ll be in town during the Derby. The festivities last several days -- just like...

...accessible to the public 24 hours a day. ... On Derby night [the first Saturday in May], after the...

A Whole New Brawl Game - 3-1-2008

What happens when a bunch of girls on skates get together for a little fun? Pure mayhem.

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...undefeated record.

Derby types warn newcomers to the sport that...

... Then Melicious transforms from fashion critic to Derby historian, a job she first took on when she...

Sports - 5-1-2001

STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSES MOUTH In preparation for another exciting group of Thoroughbred races for the Triple Crown, we sat down with Jersey City Joe, a four-year-old colt out of Lexington, Kentucky, and a (very) distant relative to ...

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...and 1996Derby winner. AW: So what happens to you after...

...The closest I’ve ever gotten to the Derby is watching it on a television set in the corner...

Sports - 5-1-2003

Trainer Bob Baffert has lifted the Kentucky Derby trophy in the winner’s circle three times, his horses have won two legs of the Triple Crown on four occasions, and he has thrice earned the Eclipse Award as outstanding trainer. A...

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...How do you handle two or three entries in the Derby? BB: We’re used to running multiple...

...accomplishment? BB: I think winning the Derby three times. It’s the most exciting...