Happy Derby Day!!!!

[Diana]

Is anyone else watching the Kentucky Derby Today??? As the granddaughter of a man who had his own horse farm where he owned, bred, and trained thoroughbred race horses, today is a Holy Day of obligation around my house. Personally, I'm rooting for Hansen, since he is a hometown boy as his owner is a doctor here in Cincinnati and most importantly he would be the first white horse ever to win the Derby.

[gbird]

They usually show the results of the race over here in the UK, but I must have missed it. How did Hansen get on Diana?

[booklover]

Yeah!!! A California horse won ;D....sorry Diana. It was the usual exciting stampede. They really need to limit the size of the field more.

[Diana]

Here is the video replay. Hansen was in second coming around the final turn, but then dropped back to 9th place.



This was the finishing order:

Finish Horse Jockey Post Odds
1 I'll Have Another Mario Gutierrez 19 15-1
2 Bodemeister Mike Smith 6 4-1
3 Dullahan Kent Desormeaux 5 12-1
4 Went The Day Well John Velazquez
13 30-1
5 Creative Cause Joel Rosario 8 11-1
6 Liaison Martin Garcia
20 56-1
7 Union Rags Julien Leparoux 4 5-1
8 Rousing Sermon Jose Lezcano
7 40-1
9 Hansen Ramon Dominguez
14 13-1
10 Daddy Nose Best Garett Gomez
10 14-1
11 Optimizer Jon Court
2 42-1
12 Alpha Rajiv Maragh
11 19-1
13 El Padrino Rafael Bejarano
16 29-1
14 Done Talking Sheldon Russell
17 39-1
15 Sabercat Corey Nakatani
18 37-1
16 Gemologist Javier Castellano
15 18-1
17 Trinniberg Willie Martinez
19 44-1
18 Prospective Luis Contreras
12 57-1
19 Take Charge Indy Calvin Borel
3 11-1
20 Daddy Long Legs
Colm O'Donoghue 1
26-1

[gbird]

Thanks Diana, exciting race. Horses are such majestic animals.