[poobear]

A well written opine on Kentucky Derby winner jockey Calvin Borel.

Enjoy.

Admin Mod if this is already posted my apologies.

[MAD-AS-HELL]

Too bad the horse’s name wasn’t “flip the bird.”

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Question for horse race fans:

Why do they give race horses such crazy names?

[InterceptPoint]

I wonder if anyone else on this forum remembers Silky Sullivan. If not, look him up in Wikipedia and you will find out that Bill Shoemaker brought him from dead last and 28 lengths back to win the 1958 Santa Anita Derby. Now that was fun to watch.

[livius]

Nice sports writing! I haven’t seen good sports reporting like this for ages. Great story, too, of course!

[spectre]

Wow!

Reading this article was almost as exciting as watching the race.

Isenberg is a treasure!

sw

[1rudeboy]

Was this the horse (and jockey) that, in the (first) front stretch looked like he was pulling up lame? If so, his race is one for the ages.

Here's another one.

[Doc Savage]

Don’t expect this owner to be invited to any swank Lexington or Louisville parties! This guy seemed ANGRY in the interview just moments after the win! I suspect his motorcycle accident!!, and the PAIN KILLERS may have affected his persona! LOL! This guy looks and sounds like a roadee for Garth Brooks!