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After Barbaro and Eight Belles, then the 21 polo ponies who died in Palm Beach last week, I’ve sworn off horse sports forever. Wish they could all be released into the wild and run as far and as fast as they wish.
No, not a PETA member, just don’t want any more heartbreaking horse scenarios.
The hats, though! They’re something else. Derby could easily be about derbies and still draw thousands of viewers.
*** Free (individual) Past Performances for ALL KD starters:
"Brisnet's weekly updated PDF past performance file of Kentucky Derby hopefuls"
(includes video for many prior races):
http://www.kentuckyderby.com/2009/racing-information/contender-pps
For more info at the site (http://www.kentuckyderby.com/), hover your mouse pointer/cursor over "Racing Information" and select from the drop-down menu.
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Countdown to the Crown (ESPN):
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/triplecrown09/index
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National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA):
(Free official Past Performances for many of the big stake races)
http://www.ntra.com/
Thread link
Bloodhorse ^ | April 29, 2009 | Evan Hammonds
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2241130/posts
I know nothing about horses, pedigrees, etc. I pick by the names that ‘feel’ like winners to me.
So, I’m on record as picking ‘ Hold Me Back’, ‘Advice’, and
‘Chocolate Candy’.
My late father would have chosen the gray horse every time.
So for him- watch ‘Dunkirk’.
Gonna be fun to see if any Freepers pick the winner.
Free Past Performances for upcoming Humana Distaff Stakes (Grade I) from Churchill Downs: 9th race, post time 3:57PM EDT, airing live on ESPN and ESPH (ESPN HD)
On pdf file:
http://ntra.equibase.com/eqbNTRAGetFreeFF.cfm?trk=CD&rd=05/02/2009&cty=USA&de=D&rn=9
The Derby is the 11th race at Churchill.
The Ledger in NJ, had a run-down on the different horses, along with can/can’t win comment. For “Flying Private” (50-1) ———He can win because: In horse racing, you have a shot if you’re in the gate. -—— He can’t win because: The horse is too slow.
LOL! I’m for Flying Private!
I wish all those stupid hats would just go away! Whatever happened to just a gracious Southern lady protecting herself from the sun with a wide-brimmed hat. Where will the breaking point be?
Could someone please tell me when the race will start?
I’m going with Dunkirk......nice thread BTW, thank you.
The Venezuelan horses which were entered all dropped dead before the start of the race. ;’)
Great pics. Thanks for the thread. Good luck to everyone!
Once again for anyone who missed it...
Click here for a list (and in-depth analysis) of the 2009 Kentucky Derby starters. KentuckyDerby.com is the official website of the KD.
Important: click on the *name* of the horse to access video and results/charts of their prior races.
http://www.kentuckyderby.com/2009/racing-information/contenders
*** Free (individual) Past Performances for ALL KD starters:
“Brisnet’s weekly updated PDF past performance file of Kentucky Derby hopefuls”:
http://www.kentuckyderby.com/2009/racing-information/contender-pps
For more info at the site (http://www.kentuckyderby.com/), hover your mouse pointer/cursor over “Racing Information” and select from the drop-down menu.
_______________________________
Countdown to the Crown (ESPN):
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/triplecrown09/index
_______________________________
National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA):
(Free official Past Performances for many of the big stake races)
http://www.ntra.com/
Source shows “NBC”, but it points to the Churchill Downs website. Any idea when the race will be run? Is it over already?
Where the heck was the full rerun of the race like they’ve always done? WTF?
