Editor’s Note: Eastern time is used throughout this story.
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The 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby will take place on Saturday, May 7th, 2016 at 6:34pm EST.
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Gutierrez’s wife, Rebecca, suggested he start seeing a sports psychologist.
On Wednesday afternoon, Mor Spirit drew the No. 17 post, which would give Baffert a chance for more history as no horse has ever won from that post position.
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The 3-year-old was defeated by Danzing Candy (No. 20 post) in the 1 1/16-mile Santa Anita San Felipe Stakes on March 12.
Baffert was Mr. Media at last year’s Derby, when besides the favored Pharoah he ran the undefeated Dortmund, who finished third.
“Well, you’ve got to celebrate the Derby fever and Thurby and all the locals, and I had some of my students help make some of the silks on the side”, he said. They had already established a Thursday tradition at the track, foregoing the crowds and traffic associated with Derby and Oaks. Steve Asmussen saddles a pair of 10-1 shots: Creator and Gun Runner. His best two-turn figure, a 94 earned in the Florida Derby, is no better than many others in here – of his 19 rivals, nine have run at least that fast in a two-turn race.
The Kroger Company has been the official florist of the Kentucky Derby since 1987.
The Kentucky Derby breeds a level of competition that owners, trainers, jockeys and spectators meticulously prepare for and anxiously await all year.
“Obviously it’s a lot of fun to see that he’s winning and see that he won – I don’t know what you call it, a tournament or a cup or a race”, Nyquist the hockey player said, per MLive.com. He would not have been the first rookie Derby jock to have been intimidated by the moment and the place, but his effort that day was described by Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens as “a masterful ride”.
Since its inception in 1875, the Kentucky Derby has played witness to some of horse racing’s greatest triumphs and ultimate downfalls.
Trainer Doug O’Neill is confident unbeaten Nyquist can make Saturday’s deby his eighth win in eight races – and take the first step toward US flat racing’s coveted Triple Crown. “There’s so much parity, they haven’t really separated themselves”.
Model Kate Upton will serve as the first lady of the Longines Kentucky Oaks on Friday. The victor would receive $1,631,000. New enlisted members are sworn into duty.
Pletcher, 48, has won the Eclipse Award as leading trainer seven times, taking home the honor most recently in 2014. He tends to drift out in the stretch, which could indicate the distance he’s run is about as far as he wants to go.
Off-site parking is available at these locations only a few blocks from Churchill Downs. The Kentucky Derby is held at the Churchill Downs on their left hand track. Pick ups and drop offs begin at 7:30 a.m. and continue until 8:30 p.m. both days.
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Uber also released a guide for its users to get to and from Churchill Downs safely. But this is the Derby, a race that gets analyzed and overanalyzed, everybody looking for hidden angles.
