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• Departing, who skipped Kentucky Derby, stands between Orb and victory

  May 16, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 BALTIMORE – Kentucky Derby winner Orb and Illinois Derby champion Departing played together as foals in the lush pastures of Claiborne Farm in central Kentucky. It will be all business …

• Orb comes ’round with Rosario along for ride

  May 5, 2013 in Sports on Page C1 LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Way back in the pack heading into the final turn, Orb was calm even if his jockey wasn’t. Churning through a sloppy track that resembled creamy peanut …

• Kentucky Derby notes: Goldencents not in money

  May 5, 2013 in Sports on Page C5 LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Trainer Doug O’Neill came up short in his bid to defend his Kentucky Derby title. O’Neill, who won in 2012 with I’ll Have Another, ended up with …

• Orb wins Kentucky Derby

  May 4, 2013 in Nation/World, Sports LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Orb splashed through the slop to win the Kentucky Derby, giving Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey his first victory in the 3-year-old classic. 7

• Wide-open race expected in 139th Kentucky Derby

  May 4, 2013 in Sports on Page C3 LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A trainer flooding the field with five horses. A black jockey trying to make history, and a woman rider, too. Louisville coach Rick Pitino seeking a double …

• Rosie wants roses

  May 4, 2013 in Sports on Page C3 Rosie Napravnik isn’t worried about history. She is, however, working on her chemistry – with a horse named Mylute in the Kentucky Derby. Two years after achieving the best finish …

• Personal mission as important as potential milestone for jockey Kevin Krigger

  May 3, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Propped up inside jockey Kevin Krigger’s locker at Churchill Downs is a photo dating back more than a century. Staring back at him is Jimmy Winkfield, the … 1

• Florida Derby champ favored slightly over Verrazano

  May 2, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Trainer Doug O’Neill had a pretty darned good day on two courses. First he birdied the eighth hole during a Wednesday afternoon golf outing at Valhalla and …

• O’Neill thinking about repeat as Kentucky Derby winner

  April 29, 2013 in Sports on Page B3 LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Back at Churchill Downs for the first time since winning the Kentucky Derby with I’ll Have Another, trainer Doug O’Neill is thinking about winning another one. And …

• Derby delights

  April 24, 2013 in Food on Page C1 “And they’re off …” Often referred to as the “most exciting two minutes in sports” or the “Run for the Roses,” the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby will take … 2

• I’ll Have Another rallies to win Kentucky Derby

  May 6, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 LOUISVILLE, Ky. – I’ll Have Another looked like just another horse at the Kentucky Derby. Until the final furlong, that is.

• I’ll Have Another rallies to win Kentucky Derby

  May 5, 2012 in Sports I’ll Have Another didn’t seem to have the goods to win the Kentucky Derby. Sold as a yearling for a paltry $11,000, ridden by a rookie jockey hardly anyone knew …

• Deep Derby field makes race hard to predict

  May 5, 2012 in Sports on Page C3 LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Hot pace. Muggy day. One of the deepest, talented fields in years. A delicious stew with all the ingredients for an unpredictable Kentucky Derby.

• Familiar foes meet again

  May 1, 2012 in Sports on Page B5 LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Hansen was there, edging out a hard charging Union Rags. Dullahan ran, too, as did Daddy Long Legs, Creative Cause, Take Charge Indy, Alpha, Optimizer and Prospective. …

• Derby will be fashion show of sorts for Post Falls’ hat-maker

  April 29, 2012 in Features on Page D1 When the starting gate bell sounds at Churchill Downs next weekend, some 150 women in the crowd will be wearing the creations of Diane Siverson, a Post Falls hat-maker. Siverson, …

• Deep, talented field for 138th Kentucky Derby

  April 28, 2012 in Sports on Page C5 Bob Baffert is happy to be anywhere these days, considering a heart attack flattened him in Dubai last month. “After it was over, it felt like, ‘Man, I just, I …

• Union Rags not cinch pick

  April 24, 2012 in Sports on Page B6 Picking the favorite for the Kentucky Derby may be as tough as picking the winner. Without a breakthrough star heading into the May 5 Derby, there’s a stable full of …

• Union Rags out, Hansen in as No. 1 Derby contender

  April 7, 2012 in Sports on Page C8 Hansen, the near-white 3-year-old colt who beat out Union Rags for last season’s 2-year-old championship, has finally moved ahead of his rival to become the leading contender for the Kentucky …

• Union Rags puts himself in Derby picture

  February 28, 2012 in Sports on Page B6 Six years after Barbaro, trainer Michael Matz has another star attraction for the Kentucky Derby. Union Rags confirmed his status as the Derby front-runner with an impressive four-length victory in …

• Horse racing stars finally align for jockey Velazquez

  May 8, 2011 in Sports on Page C4 LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The racing gods owed him. Never mind that John Velazquez had plenty of reasons to think otherwise, even after a fellow jockey’s misfortune cleared the way for …

• Animal Kingdom sprints to Derby win

  May 7, 2011 in Sports LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Animal Kingdom sped past the leaders in the turn at Churchill Downs on Saturday and roared down the middle of the stretch to win the Kentucky Derby.

• Mucho Macho Man’s trainer counts blessings

  May 7, 2011 in Sports on Page C1 In the weeks after her heart transplant in 2008, Kathy Ritvo’s doctors gave her two rules to follow for the rest of her life. The Florida-based horse trainer needed to …

• It’s a man’s world in horse racing, but she aims to change that

  May 6, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Rosie Napravnik learned to ride horses before she could walk. Even so, being the first female jockey to win the Kentucky Derby was not her driving ambition. …

• Dialed In early Derby favorite

  May 5, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Dialed In was made the early 4-1 favorite for the Kentucky Derby after drawing the favorable No. 8 post, with Uncle Mo as the second choice in …

• Kentucky Derby road is all about education

  April 2, 2011 in Sports on Page C5 This time of year, horse racing is all about the 3-year-olds, the glamour division, the youngsters who race for floral blankets and TV fame and lucrative futures that include amorous …

• Borel on Derby winner again

  May 1, 2010 in Sports Jockey Calvin Borel steered Super Saver through the mud to win his third Kentucky Derby in four years. The win ended trainer Todd Pletcher’s Derby drought.

• She Devil’s Derby dare

  April 30, 2010 in Sports on Page B3 LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The girls already grabbed horse racing’s biggest headlines. Now another one is out to steal the sport’s biggest race from the boys. Devil May Care will try …

• Longshot wins Kentucky Derby

  May 2, 2009 in Sports Mine that Bird, a 50-1 longshot, pulled off an upset at the Kentucky Derby today. The horse poured it in on late, finding a gap along the inside rail down …

• Derby favorite will start from 13

  April 30, 2009 in Sports on Page B2 LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Jeff Mullins pulled I Want Revenge out of California this winter, sending him to run on dirt in New York. Bob Baffert stayed put on the synthetic …