Calvin Borel

LOUISVILLE, KY (The Spread) – Popular jockey Calvin Borel will mount Take Charge Indy at the 2012 Kentucky Derby, which will take place on Saturday, May 5. According to oddsmakers, Take Charge Indy is 12/1 to win this Saturday’s Triple Crown race ...  

Sure Thing for the Kentucky Derby? Don't Bet on the Favorite. Allen St. John Contributor Don’t you wish you had your own horse whisperer? As you’re struggling to figure out how to bet on tomorrow’s Kentucky Derby, wouldn’t you love to ...  

Calvin Borel already belongs in the discussion of best jockeys ever, but if he leads Take Charge Indy to a win today at the Kentucky Derby, it will be official. And considering his recent success at the Derby (Borel and the Kentucky Derby go together like ...  

If you only bet on jockeys at the Kentucky Derby, surely Calvin Borel would have the best odds. The jockey has won three of the past five Derbies, winning on Street Sense in 2007, Mine That Bird in 2009 and Super Saver in 2010. And he nailed the perfect ...  

The 32-year-old reinsman has 19 wins for the young season, four clear of Corey Lanerie, with Calvin Borel a further two back in third. On Sunday, Bridgmohan was forced to wait a while before finding his first winner when Parade of Homes beat the ...  

All of them brought double-digits payoffs to those who were lucky enough to be holding a winning ticket, and that includes a 2009 ride on Mine That Bird who paid $103.20 on a $2 bet. That was the largest payoff from a Derby winner since Donerail in the 1939.  

Gary Stevens who’s last Derby victory was in 1997 on Silver Charm, Kent Desormeaux who’s famed ride in 2008 on Big Brown is still discussed, and final Calvin Borel who competed just this year. Images courtesy of T. Dulay, Getty Images ...  

Its major internal rivers include the Kentucky River, Tennessee River, Cumberland River, Green River and Licking River. Though it has only three major natural lakes, the state is home to many artificial lakes. Kentucky also has more navigable ...  

If Calvin Borel wins Saturday's Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands aboard Take Charge Indy, it will be his fourth victory in the race in ten career tries. The Derby record for victories for a jockey is five, shared by Eddie Arcaro and Bill ...  

The pounding of hooves can be a symphony for some, a dirge for others. Calvin Borel thought he had Take Charge Indy on a rail trip to roses but suddenly the colt struck a sour note at the three eighths pole.  Indy took a deep breath and almost stopped. He would jog across the finish line in 19th place. Calvin Borel will save a horse when the race is lost. By Sunday, x-rays revealed a bone chip in the left front ankle that will mean surgery...  

Calvin Borel won a record third Derby in four years in 2010 aboard Super Saver. Known for hugging the rail, he won the 2009 race with 50-1 Mine That Bird and in 2007 with Street Sense. Take Charge Indy and Borel will start from the No. 3 post position.  

With the exception of the stalker, I’ll Have Another, Gemologist has essentially no speed to his outside. Calvin Borel: I don’t know if the connections of Take Charge Indy really wanted to be drawn in the #3 spot, but you know that Borel ...  

In the below video, SB Nation's Matt Gardner profiles some of the horses ... have to compete against both the other horses and history are Bodemeister and Hansen. The most popular jockey Saturday will be Calvin Borel, who has won three of ...  

Combined, those horses -- which included my top pick, Gemologist, as well as the colt ridden by three-time Derby winner Calvin Borel-- were beaten by more than 100 lengths. The last of them failed to finish the 1 1/4-mile race. Bodemeister ...  

Most recently he breezed five furlongs on May 11. "(Jockey) Calvin (Borel) worked him in 1:02 last Friday and he really likes him," Byrne remarked. "He's ready to run." Byrne said he really likes the way his colt is coming into the race ...