Back on Mine That Bird which he rode to a Derby title, Calvin Borel, taking on nine other 3 year-olds in Saturday’s Belmont Stakes, is a 2-1 favorite to become the first jockey to win the Triple Crown with different horses (Borel also won the Preakness aboard Rachel Alexandra who will not be racing here). [...]
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Race favorite Rachel Alexandra holds off hard-charging Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird to become first filly since 1924 to win the Preakness Stakes. Looks like jockey Calvin Borel made the right choice, but certainly Mike Smith was coming on strong with ‘Bird to make a race of it. Still there can be no doubt as to who the fastest horse is at this time….and it is a lady. The two-time Derby winning-jockey all but guaranteed victory in the Preakness Stakes and, boy, did she deliver. It has been 85 years since a filly won the second leg of the Triple Crown. [...] Fast, young, beautiful and undefeated, no wonder jockey Calvin Borel decided to jump from the Kentucky Derby Winner, Mine That Bird, to the Kentucky Oaks winner, Rachel Alexandra for the 134th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico. [...] For anyone who witnessed last Saturday’s historic running of the 135th Kentucky Derby where Mine That Bird, the biggest underdog winner in decades (50-1), ran away with the roses, here is the definitive tome about horse racing’s premiere event. [...] They are a pack of animals bred to run, thundering down the track, nostrils flaring, hair flying and necks bobbing- and I’m talking about the horses – not the brave young souls hovering over them trying to motivate a half-ton of dynamite on four feet to finish first to the passionate shouts of a frenzied crowd. Yes, the Kentucky Derby is one of the most exciting traditions in sport. Unlike a tennis player at Wimbledon or a heavyweight boxer seeking the crown, this storied event has an age restriction as only 3-year-old thoroughbreds can run in the Derby, thus each only has one chance at it in his lifetime. Many dream of the roses, but only one horse will wear them out of the thousands born each year. With the 135th Run for the Roses taking place Saturday at Churchill Downs, here’s a look at the initial leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown. [...] The cinematic sporting life of Tobey Maguire goes from race track to race track. The actor’s next starring vehicle, literally, is about the exciting world of grand prix auto racing. [...] In a genre dominated by testosterone, sports movies certainly have plenty of room for the ladies. As a matter of fact, down through the years Hollywood has produced some terrific titles with women at the center of the story. With a little luck we will see more make it to the silver screen. In the meantime, in chronological order, here are the lucky 13. [...] |
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