Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports
Below you will find a collection of tweets and videos (or photos when I couldn't find video) from various sources from around the internet. At a minimum, we have had our eyes on the winner! These are presented in the order of points earned in Derby preps. This page may take a bit to load because of all the video, so stay patient. Enjoy!
This is Gun Runner breezing 4 furlongs in :50.40. https://t.co/oyhnrQdYjw
— Kentucky Derby (@KentuckyDerby) May 2, 2...
over 9 years ago
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Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports
JP Fanshawe returns to blog about the Triple Crown in 2016 I have been missing writing about the horses a little bit, and I've been missing some of the original authors and commenters that used to haunt this virtual space even more. With that said, keep an eye out for a few posts from me in the coming days.
I look forward to hearing from our old followers, many of whom I am sure may drop by here this week just to see if anything is happening. SBNa...
over 9 years ago
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Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
There hasn't been a Triple Crown winner since 1978. Will that change on Saturday? American Pharoah has his chance at making history on Saturday afternoon when the third and final leg of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, is run. NBC's coverage begins at 4:30 p.m. ET and the expected race time is 6:50 p.m. ET.
Here are the Pace Figures and Past Performances for the Belmont Stakes before American Pharoah attempts to complete the 12th Triple Crown.
Mub...
over 10 years ago
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Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
The runner-up at the Kentucky Derby will attempt to make up for its loss during Saturday's race at Pimlico. The Preakness is my favorite Triple Crown Race. No race can match the pomp and circumstance of the Kentucky Derby, and only one horse can be crowned a Triple Crown winner by winning the Belmont Stakes. The Preakness is the gate to immortality serving as a pass through for the greatest racehorses of each generation, like an airport where you switch planes...
over 10 years ago
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Time to figure out if we'll get a chance to get our hopes up for a Triple Crown winner in three weeks time or if American Pharoah will bounce. Might not hurt to take a look at those other 7 runners, too. # Horse, Jockey (Past winners , if any), Trainer (Past winners , if any), Morning Line Odds
1 American Pharoah, Victor Espinoza (2002, 2014), Bob Baffert (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2010), 4-5*
Good: Well, there's the obvious fact that he won the Kentucky Derby with a trip that resemble...
over 10 years ago
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Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports
Or will American Pharoah reign supreme on Saturday evening? A $2 million purse is up for grabs at the 141st Kentucky Derby on Saturday. Contested at a distance of nine furlongs from legendary Churchill Downs, the Derby is carded as the 11th of 13 races. NBC Sports will televise the race live at 6:43 p.m. ET with a full series of undercard races to be seen on NBCSN throughout Saturday. Find the full broadcast schedule here for Derby Weekend.
In-depth analysi...
over 10 years ago
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California Chrome's 2014 Derby triumph. | AP Photo/David J. Phillip
Let's reunite the band, if only for one more day. It's Derby time. Meaning I'll either look brilliant (2008, 2012, 2013, 2014), come up just short (2011), or be comically off (2009, 2010). We shall see. Now to run that race in Louisville that's a big deal for all us... *also on the Card Chronicle site*
Been awhile since I've wrote one of these analyses of a horse race. I used to do this all the time back when And Down T...
over 10 years ago
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Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports
Ocho Ocho Ocho takes the No. 1 position. It's Kentucky Derby Week and for the 141st time, the top three-year-olds in the world converge on Louisville, K.Y., looking to get their picture taken in the Churchill Downs Winner's Circle. Along with a $2 million purse -- $1.2 million to the winner -- the Kentucky Derby provides enough notoriety to enter the history books and turn a racehorse into a stallion with the potential for a nine-figure career. There were about...
over 10 years ago
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