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2010 Kentucky Derby Contenders: Noble's PromiseAnd Down The Stretch They Come (blog)I've gone back and forth multiple times on my personal odds line with Noble's Promise. The first draft had him as high as 10/1, then I dropped him down to ...and more »
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Point-Spreads.comKentucky Derby Barn Notes - April 19WLKY LouisvilleLINE OF DAVID/SIDNEY'S CANDY – Trainer John Sadler liked what he saw from his two Kentucky Derby hopefuls Monday morning after their training activities. ...Dublin eager in five-furlong drill at ChurchillESPNKentucky Derby Shaping Up As A Three Horse FieldThe LedgerHappy Handicapper: Derby favorites start to take shapeBuffalo NewsWDRB -Brisnet.com -HorseRaceInsider.com (blog)all 189 news articles »
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Ragozin Insider: Lexington StakesThoroughbred Times... earn a spot in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) on May 1, the Lexington drew an evenly matched field of 12 with a lukewarm morning-line ...and more »
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Derby buzz starts early in LouisvilleESPNClearly, the fact that the morning-line favorite, Uptowncharlybrown, has been pegged as high as 4-1 says plenty about the depth of the 1 1/16-mile Polytrack ...Coolmore Lexington Can Give Pletcher Another Derby StarterBetUs.comTrainer's death makes for emotional Lexington StakesLexington Herald Leader12 Three-Year-Olds vie for bragging rights in LexingtonMiamiHerald.comRacing Post -IdahoStatesman.comall 126 news articles »
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Sports Interaciton Blog (blog)Kentucky Derby Futures Odds and PredictionsDoc's Sports ServiceI expect both his morning line and his post time price to be higher than this, so there is absolutely no reason to make this bet. ...Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks Notes 4.16.2010HorseRaceInsider.com (blog)Kentucky Derby: Take another Look at LuckyNews-Herald.comLocally-owned horse to run in Kentucky DerbyHattiesburg AmericanWDRB -Daily Racing Form (registration)all 86 news articles »
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msnbc.comA Top-Heavy Field Shapes Up for the DerbyNew York TimesMike Battaglia, the oddsmaker at Churchill Downs, has said that Eskendereya will be his morning-line favorite at odds around 2-1. The Santa Anita Derby ...Dublin expected to contend in Arkansas Derby as trainer eyes KentuckyThe Canadian PressDerby dreamingTroy RecordImportant weekend for Kentucky Derby hopefulsOcalaESPNall 642 news articles »
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Columbus Ledger-EnquirerBlue Grass winner has the name, but does he have the game for Derby?SunHerald.com (registration)Out at Oaklawn Park, long shot Line of David led from starting gate to finish line to win the Grade I Arkansas Derby, beating morning-line favorite Super ...Odysseus takes to the track after early morning rainBrisnet.comEvenly matched crew aboard for Blue Grass - Sports NewsESPNBlue Grass Stakes Notes, April 9BloodHorseThoroughbred Times -TheOnlinewire -BetUs.comall 452 news articles »
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Lookin at Lucky Falters; Eskendereya CruisesNew York TimesLast year, he was supposed to make his Derby debut aboard the morning-line favorite I Want Revenge. When the colt came up lame the morning of the race and ...Eskendereya the one to beat in WoodAlbany Times Union (blog)Eskendereya, Awesome Act Do Battle in WoodBloodHorseRoad to Kentucky Derby 136 - vol. 10And Down The Stretch They Come (blog)Thoroughbred Times -Brisnet.com -Louisville Courier-Journalall 464 news articles »
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Sports Interaciton Blog (blog)Lookin At Lucky to face nine in prepESPNLookin At Lucky is no worse than the co-favorite for the Kentucky Derby and is an odds-on favorite on the morning line for Saturday's Grade 1 Santa Anita ...Santa Anita Derby favoritesLos Angeles TimesThe Day at the RacesNew York Daily NewsLookin at Lucky faces nine in Santa Anita DerbyBrisnet.comMiamiHerald.com -Bleacher Report -Louisville Courier-Journalall 712 news articles »
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Los Angeles TimesField and Lookin At Lucky co-favorites in final Derby Future WagerMiamiHerald.comThe mutuel field and champion colt Lookin At Lucky both finished at odds of 9-2 while 5-1 morning-line favorite Eskendereya held steady at his opening odds. ...Baffert leaning toward Santa Anita Derby for Lookin at LuckyBrisnet.comHORSE RACING: Baffert to run Lookin At Lucky in Santa Anita DerbyNorth County TimesSanta Anita STABLE NOTES, FRIDAY, MARCH 26TH, 2010HorseRaceInsider.com (blog)Daily Racing Form (registration)all 242 news articles »
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NOLA.comLouisiana Derby among today's pivotal racesOcalaListed at 6-1 in the morning line, Ron the Greek is the only Florida-bred in the field dominated by Kentucky-bred horses. Discreetly Mine, who won the Risen ...Trainer Tom Amoss experiencing thoroughbred version of March MadnessNOLA.comall 3 news articles »
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Prep races set all over the worldSan Diego Union TribuneThe race morning-line favorite at 5-2 is unbeaten (3-for-3) Mendip, a Kentucky-bred son of Harlan's Holiday who will carry the Godolphin colors under ...and more »
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Washington PostTo the wire at La. DerbyBoston HeraldThe rest of the field for the 97th Louisiana Derby includes Mission Impazible, also trained by Pletcher and drawing the second post with 8-1 morning line ...Diggin' Deep: Mole picks for Louisiana Derby DayNewOrleans.Com (blog)Louisiana Derby Should Answer Many QuestionsMiamiHerald.comKentucky Derby 136 Update (3.26.2010)HorseRaceInsider.com (blog)SBR Forum -BetUs.comall 229 news articles »
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No easy calls for baseball wagering | Philadelphia Inquirer | 03/26/2010Philadelphia InquirerWith key Derby preps still ahead, the favorites so far are Eskendereya, with a pool morning line of 5-1, and Lookin at Lucky at 6-1. ...and more »
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what's upEskendereya favored in final Kentucky Derby Future WagerMiamiHerald.comBy Sports Network Fountain of Youth champ Eskendereya has been installed as the 5-1 morning-line favorite for the third and final Kentucky Derby Future ...Eskendereya favored in final Kentucky Derby Future Wager poolThoroughbred TimesEskendereya favored in final Kentucky Derby Future WagerLouisville Courier-JournalEskendereya Tops Day 1 of KDFW Pool 3BloodHorseFort Worth Star Telegram -Daily Racing News -ESPNall 97 news articles »
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Zito back on the Kentucky Derby trailAlbany Times Union (blog)So, too is a colt named Fly Down, who is 8-1 on the morning line in this weekend's $750000 Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds. Last Saturday, another Zito ...and more »
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...Ky. — A dominating victory in the Grade II Fountain of Youth stakes has made Eskendereya the co-morning line favorite, with champion Lookin At Lucky, among individual wagering interests for Pool 2 of Churchill Downs’ 2010 Kentucky Derby Future Wager (“KDFW”),...
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...the 7-2 wagering favorite of 153,563 fans, was 18th in the 19-horse field. Earlier, I Want Revenge became the first morning-line favorite to be scratched on Derby Day after inflammation was detected in the colt's left front ankle. The injury wasn't believed...
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The Post-Star | Glen Falls, NY
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...(CNN) -- Morning-line favorite I Want Revenge was scratched from the Kentucky Derby on Saturday "after an undiagnosed problem" was spotted in the colt's left front ankle, the derby said. I Want Revenge, shown during a "hot walk" on Thursday, has an "undiagnosed...
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Morning-line favorite I Want Revenge is out of the Kentucky Derby. The 3-year-old colt was scratched hours before the Run for the Roses after trainer Jeff Mullins discovered a hot spot on the horse's left front ankle. (May 2)
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...percent." LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The owners of I Want Revenge intend to scratch the morning line favorite from the Kentucky Derby. David Lanzman announced early Saturday they'll scratch the 3-1 favorite just ... LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The owners of...
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Huffington Post
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...anyone’s guess. I Want Revenge, the winner after a troubled trip in the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct last month, is the 3-1 morning-line favorite. A former specialist on California synthetic tracks, I Want Revenge came east to win the Wood as well as the Gotham,...
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Houston Chronicle
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...anyone's guess. I Want Revenge, the winner after a troubled trip in the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct last month, is the 3-1 morning-line favorite. A former specialist on California synthetic tracks, I Want Revenge came East to win the Wood as well as the Gotham,...
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Those who believe Rachel Alexandra could have won the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) had she been entered now have evidence to back up their belief after she won the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) May 1 at Churchill Downs in spectacular fashion. The 3-year-old Medaglia d'Oro filly was dominant over her six rivals, drawing off down the lane to win by 20 1/4 lengths in a magnificent performance. Under Calvin Borel, Rachel Alexandra had won her previous two starts in wire-to-wire fashion, but in the Oaks Borel ...
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...Derby picking is finding the best horse on the first Saturday in May. I Want Revenge will start from post 13 as the 3-1 morning-line favorite Saturday in the 135th running of the $2 million Kentucky Derby, for which post positions were drawn Wednesday. Rising...
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...Long Island-based IEAH Stables owned Big Brown and this time has a 50-percent share in I Want Revenge, the 3-1 morning-line favorite. IEAH co-president Michael Iavarone likes his chances of seeing the red, white and blue colors designed by his wife, Christine,...
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...his filly Eight Belles died at the Kentucky Derby, Larry Jones is back with Friesan Fire, whom he says is his last Derby hopeful. Jeff Mullins, the trainer of 3-1 morning-line favorite I Want Revenge, has said little during the week leading up to the Kentucky...
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ESPN
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...Ky. I Want Revenge, who won the Gotham Stakes and the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct in preparation for the Kentucky Derby, was made the 3-1 morning-line favorite for Saturdays 1-1/4 mile Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs. A full field of 20 was entered...
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Albany Times-Union
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...Want Revenge, trained by Jeff Mullins, will be the 3-1 morning line favorite for Saturday's Kentucky Derby. Churchill Downs oddsmaker Mike Battaglia set the odds this morning before the draw at noon and is not expected to make substantial changes after the...
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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www.sewerpalooza.com Old Faithful knowing it has been sentenced to death was puking its last meal this morning having just overflowed prior to thebrum40004 arriving at 6 am 4-28-09 to give Old Faithful the Last Rites..........No Rain The loud noise is compressed air caused when the Pottershop pump kicks on charging the line.
running last in the Super Derby at Louisiana Downs. Free House suffered serious pulmonary bleeding on a sweltering day in Louisiana. He ran with Lasix, the diuretic that discourages bleeding, but in retrospect Gonzalez said that he should have asked for a larger dose. "He was never really a bleeder, so we always gave him a minimum amount of Lasix," Gonzalez said. "But it was very hot and humid in Louisiana, the kind of a day when horses can bleed." "I got on him a few times and could tell he ...
Lil's Lad was tired but sound; Cape Town was tired but redeemed. Mike Smith was hurting; Jerry Bailey was angry. And all of them, leading players on the wildest Florida Derby day in decades, were hoping to play leading roles on the grandest day of the racing year: May 2, the day of the Kentucky Derby. Lil's Lad was tired after finishing first in the Florida Derby on Saturday and, though he was disqualified by the Gulfstream Park stewards for interference in the homestretch, he added luster ...
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...Payouts will be determined by the odds that are in place at the conclusion of betting at 6 p.m. on Sunday. Battaglias morning line estimates could change significantly during Pool 2s four-day run as 10 of its wagering interests are scheduled to compete during...
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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stumbled out of the gate. After that, I realized we didnt have much today. I thought I could get him in position to do something after the start, but he just didnt have anything after that. I didnt want to do anything stupid. There was plenty of buzz around Gulfstream on Saturday, partly because of the Grade 3, $150000 Holy Bull Stakes for Derby-hoping 3-year-olds (where Saratoga Sinner prevailed) and the Grade 1, $500000 Donn Handicap for older horses (the race that immediately followed ...
This was the consensus: Bob Baffert had two preternaturally talented horses, Point Given and Congaree. He already owned two victories as a trainer in the Kentucky Derby, and the 127th running of the race was his to lose. In the starting gate next to Point Given was Monarchos, a colt who most said had peaked in winning the Florida Derby in March after an electric move around the far turn. But Monarchos, the big gray colt trained by John Ward, duplicated that move in almost Secretariat-like fashion today, ticking off the second-fastest winning time in the history of the mile-and-a-quarter Kentucky Derby, 1:59.97. With the final quarter-mile remaining, Monarchos swept around the far turn and inhaled three, four, five, six horses, blew past Point Given, collared Congaree in midstretch and rushed off to a four-and-three-quarters-length victory over the long shot Invisible Ink. Point Given, the 9-5 favorite, was fifth. For a few minutes, however, the blanket of roses was in storage as the 154210 at Churchill Downs waited anxiously. The rider of Invisible Ink, John Velazquez, claimed that Monarchos's rider, Jorge Chavez, had interfered with him at the quarter pole and had slowed his final burst. The racing stewards disallowed the challenge, however, and Monarchos will now try to become the 12th horse to win the Triple Crown and the first since Affirmed in 1978. Monarchos paid $23 for a $2 bet to win. Ward, a third-generation trainer from Lexington, Ky., and the only so-called ...
This was the consensus: Bob Baffert had two preternaturally talented horses, Point Given and Congaree. He already owned two victories as a trainer in the Kentucky Derby, and the 127th running of the race was his to lose. In the starting gate next to Point Given was Monarchos, a colt who most said had peaked in winning the Florida Derby in March after an electric move around the far turn. But Monarchos, the big gray colt trained by John Ward, duplicated that move in almost Secretariat-like ...
one. I always play on 2 horses to win and I will look at another horse that loves the surface. Tiago is another horse that has had success over the synthetic surface. He had a great prep winning the Goodwood Grade 1 at Santa Anita a few weeks back. In 8 lifetime starts over the surface Tiago has 6 in the money finishes. Both Tiago and Champs Elysees (Ela-zay) have good closing kicks. So here are my selections. Selection: Play # 12 Champs Elysees (Ela-zay) to win at 12-1 and #3 Tiago to win at ...
people saying 'this could jeopardize his life,' that's nonsense. This is just a slight, slight crack. We're being as precautious as we can because we're going for the Triple Crown." The sutures come out Friday, when they'll apply an acrylic, fiberglass patch to the hoof and leave it on for Saturday's race."We're dealing with something that was designed to heal itself. It regenerates new tissue, it's taking its course, some people call it nature, I call it God." Big Brown already won the ...
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...be present today: a full field of 20 horses and more than 150,000 spectators. Welcome to the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby, a 1 1/4-mile test of endurance, maturity and skill that will start the Triple Crown season. The morning-line favorite is Big Brown,...
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