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Kentucky Derby Countdown: 34 Days Until May 3rd and the 134th Kentucky Derby Curlin Shows True USA Colors at the the World Cup United States Horse of the Year Curlin proved quite capable of defeating some of the best competition in the world as he cruised to a convincing 7 3/4-length romp in the Emirates Airline Dubai World Cup (UAE-G1) on Saturday at Nad al Sheba racecourse. The Smart Strike colt stalked the pace from the outside during a wide trip but when called upon approaching the... Read Full Story

Kentucky Derby Countdown: 31 Days Until May 3rd and the 134th Kentucky Derby 2002 Kentucky Derby Just another month to the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby and memories are still vivid from this strong performance 6 years ago. War Emblem shows early speed, staying power down the back stretch, and found another gear down the stretch to the wire to win the 2002 Kentucky Derby. From this performance, it was very hard for horse handicappers not to include War Emblem in future race... Read Full Story

Kentucky Derby Countdown: 24 Days Until May 3rd and the 134th Kentucky Derby Horse Race Traffic and a Stumble Afleet Alex has a very strong performance in 2005 at the Preakness. Elected to move from the rail to the middle of track and ran into traffic. Disaster was averted out of the final turn, and then he pulled away down the stretch and took the wire. I have personally seen horses stumble out of the gate and go on to win, but have never seen a horse stumble late in the race and finish... Read Full Story

Kentucky Derby Countdown: 20 Days Until May 3rd and the 134th Kentucky Derby Perfection + Potential = Kentucky Derby Winner? There is an unmistakable mystique that envelops the undefeated horse in the Kentucky Derby, the role in which the mercurial Big Brown is cast for the 134th running. The aura of perfection glows brightly in a world accustomed to and comfortable with an 80 percent rate of failure. When a 3-year-old thoroughbred arrives free of blemish in Kentucky in advance of the... Read Full Story

Kentucky Derby Countdown: 26 Days Until May 3rd and the 134th Kentucky Derby Thoroughbred Horse Racing and Wireless Although horse race handicapping and wagering on horse racing continues to be legal, other forms of online waging and gambling continue to have interpretation problems. Being able to police this multi-billion dollar industry is a problem that corrupt politicians will never be able to solve. Add wireless to wagering and you will undoubtedly cause those same politicians to... Read Full Story