Kentucky Derby 2009

Remaining 2009 Kentucky Derby Contenders Head Towards Post Time
The 2009 Kentucky Derby contenders will be shorter than expected at post time, due to I Want Revenge being out of the field. The Kentucky Derby contenders already lost Quality Road earlier in the week, and now post time will be without the strongest contender left. Prior to
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Remaining 2009 Kentucky Derby Contenders Head Towards Post Time
scratching, only a select few horses were pegged as contenders to win the 2009 Kentucky Derby, and now there are even less contenders who are believed to have a shot. Still, 2009 Kentucky Derby post time will still have a few favorites presumably left by post time, and more than a couple of underdogs.


Kentucky Derby 2009 a maiden race for six of the trainers

Heading into any Kentucky Derby, there are always questions about how 20 precocious 3-year-old horses will handle the atmosphere.
This year the same could be said about the six trainers who will lead their horses to post in a Derby for the first time.

"If there's no focus on them, they'll all be fine," two-time Derby winner Nick Zito said. "But if you lose a little sight and there's focus on you, then you have to watch what you are doing. You just have to do what you always do."

But those six newcomers -- Tim Ice, Gary Stute, Tom McCarthy, Kelly Breen, Chip Woolley and Derek Ryan -- have recent history on their side. Five of the past six winners were trained by Derby rookies, the exception being Carl Nafzger with Street Sense in 2007. Six of the last nine winners were conditioned by newcomers.

Kentucky Derby Primer: A guide to illogical traditions

very year, millions of Americans who have little to no interest in horse racing congregate in the name of horse racing. Why? Tradition, of course. From drinking bourbon to squandering well-earned money betting on a horse called “Colonel John” to throwing up all that bourbon, few sporting events have such time-honored customs as the Kentucky Derby. Today marks the 135th running of the derby at Louisville, Ky.’s prized Churchill Downs, with the main race kicking off at around 5 p.m., and Chicagoans can celebrate at viewing parties and off-track betting parlors all over the city. To ensure every element of your day is purely Kentuckian, Decider presents a crash course on the event’s most sacred traditions.

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