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They call the Kentucky Derby the most exciting two minutes in sports, but it also contains the most bizarre, fascinating and harrowing millisecond—the moment the steel starting gates pop open and release 20 half-mad, inexperienced thoroughbreds that zoom to 30 miles per hour in just a couple of strides.
Anna “Rosie” Napravnik will become only the sixth woman to ride in the 137-year history of the Kentucky Derby when she takes the reins on Pants On Fire, and the significance isn’t lost on her. “I think... more »
"I feel the Kentucky Derby, especially this year, is a lottery," says Ruben Sierra, who had never owned a stakes winner until now. "There are 20 tickets, and one of them is going to hit." The 137th Kentucky Derby Where:... more »
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