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Orb comes from behind to win Kentucky Derby

| Associated Press
Kentucky Derby

Gives Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey his first victory in the 3-year-old classic

Three things you absolutely must know for the Kentucky Derby

| Christopher Bedford
Hugh Hefner and the ladies at the Kentucky Derby in 2008. Jeff Gentner/Getty Images.

What to drink, what to wear and how to bet

Greatest classic racehorse movies [SLIDESHOW]

| Sarah Hofmann

These flicks will leave you chomping at the bit for the Kentucky Derby

Derby donations: Horse special interest groups also bet on politics - TheDCNF

| Betsi Fores
APTOPIX Kentucky Derby Horse Racing

The 138th Kentucky Oaks and Derby will gather both northern Yankees and Hollywood elites to embrace in the gentility of Southern identity and traditions. While attendees will bet money on horses to win, horse-focused political action committees, funded by horse owners and breeders, bet money on politics, guaranteeing their win. Since 1989, PACs such as [...]

How to outrun the Mayan apocalypse on a horse while wasted - TheDC

| Christopher Bedford
136th Running of the Kentucky Derby

What happens when the Kentucky Derby and Cinco de Mayo fall on the same Saturday

Movie Review: 'Secretariat'

| Jo Ann Skousen

“Secretariat” is about following dreams, taking risks, and overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds.

Spearheading the effort to send Smarty home - Philadelphia Inquirer

| Julia McClatchy (admin)

‘I want him in Pennsylvania,’ said Smarty’s owner, Pat Chapman. ‘It just depends on [finding the right farm] and the right partners, work out some financial things. I would like to see it happen’

Stories without winners from Derby or Preakness - San Francisco Chronicle

| Julia McClatchy (admin)

For only the second time in recent history, the Belmont Stakes will be run without the winner of either the Kentucky Derby or the Preakness

Any given Saturday: Derby contenders [SLIDESHOW] - TheDC

| The Daily Caller

In this year’s field of twenty, stellar horses like Smarty Jones or Barbaro haven’t emerged. Any horse could win

Best dressed of the Kentucky Derby [SLIDESHOW] - TheDC

| The Daily Caller

There are only few places where you can experience the aura of another era. Churchill Downs is one of them