Kentucky Derby: Unbeaten starters

 
Year, Horse Starts Fin 2008 Big Brown 3 Won 2007 Curlin 3 3rd 2006 Barbaro 5 Won 2006 Showing Up 3 6th 2004 Smarty Jones 6 Won 2000 China Visit 2... [link]

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R.I.P. Eight Belles

No gossip or rumors or even snark here . . . just a tip of the hat to Eight Belles , the filly who came in second to the amazing Big Brown in the Kentucky Derby . After crossing the finish line, Eight Belles collapsed with two broken ankles and was euthanized immediately . Eight Belles (R) and Bob Black Jack (L) running the Kentucky Derby on May 3, 2008. Image: Used courtesy of ...
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Big Brown Merits Your Respest

Tip your hat to Big Brown. Literally. And please don’t make up any excuses for your horse not winning either. Big Brown was simply the best stallion coming into this race hands down. After a much anticipated race on this first Saturday of May, jockey Kent Desormeaux rode the horse to a 4 3/4-length victory. I had my eyes on the field since it was announced and always had my money ...
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Death Looms Over Churhill Downs [Death, Be Not Proud]

The death of Eight Belles - the second place finisher in today's Kentucky Derby - makes it pretty difficult to get all that excited over Big Brown's dominating performance. The commentators love to speak of the beauty and humanity of these creatures, ...
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"Death of a Racehorse"

(posted by One More Dying Quail) Everyone who reads Awful Announcing on a semi-regular basis knows about the brouhaha that took place between Buzz Bissinger and Will Leitch last Tuesday night on the set of Bob Costas' HBO show. Bissinger waited ...
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Kentucky Derby Infield Party One Muddy Mess

(Left) Those look like Lisa Fernandez thighs C’mon ladies, this is no way for a southern belle to behave. Getting sloppy drunk and jumping in a mud pit won’t impress the rich, J. Crew collared future bankers burnouts on the ...
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In case you missed the most exciting two minutes in sports on Saturday afternoon, I’ve got the video below for you. Big Brown, the favorite, pulled away at the end to win the Kentucky Derby, but the race was tarnished when filly Eight Belles ...
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William C. Rhoden has a powerful column in today's New York Times about the death of Eight Belles , the filly who took second place at the Kentucky Derby yesterday, only to break both front legs and be euthanized on the track minutes after crossing ...
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