The waiting and anticipation is over. Months and months of preparation, prep races and planning comes down to a 120 seconds of thoroughbred speed on the first Saturday in May. It's the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby, the "Greatest Two Minutes in
"For the real troopers, Derby fans, you got to stick it out. It ain't nothing but another day," said Lanny Westfall, 37, of Louisville, who said he'd been coming to Derby for "30-something years." He had claimed a spot on the backside rail at 6 a.m
LOUISVILLE — The morning-line favorite for Saturday's Kentucky Derby is a long-striding, rhythmic bay colt named Orb, in homage to his sire, Malibu Moon. He is co-owned by Ogden Mills "Dinny" Phipps and Stuart S. Janney III, racing figures pulled from
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Mine That Bird spent the week tucked away in the Kentucky Derby Museum, not far from the track at Churchill Downs and the throngs wondering who will win the 139th run for the roses. The 2009 Derby winner seems to enjoy when fans
It's been raining all day in Louisville, which has changed up the betting lines substantially this afternoon.
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