2010 Kentucky Derby
2010 Kentucky Derby
The scoreboard operator had an easy task, given the weather.
The Derby attracted fans old and young alike.
Sometimes, it took a little ingenuity to beat the elements.
Thousands braved the weather to take part in the festivities.
Sidney's Candy (20) went off as one of the prerace favorites.
It's never a good idea to be in the back of a 20-horse pack, especially under difficult track conditions.
Super Saver (No. 4) maintained his position on the inside rail.
Jockey Calvin Borel (right) bided his time early in the race, then made his move down the stretch to win going away.
Borel is the first jockey to win three Derbys in four years; Bill Hartack won three from 1960-64.
The Triple Crown was last won 32 years ago by Affirmed. The last Derby winner to break from Super Saver's No. 4 post was 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew.
Conveyance broke out to an early lead, but finished 15th.
Calvin Borel deftly tucked Super Saver (white helmet) along the rail Saturday.
Sloshing through the slop aboard Super Saver, jockey Calvin Borel won his third Kentucky Derby in four years.
Borel's ride at his home track nearly duplicated the one he turned in last year aboard 50-1 shot Mine That Bird, except he and Super Saver went off at lower odds and were never in last place.
Saturday's Derby win by Calvin Borel was ever-so-sweet for trainer Todd Pletcher.
The most wide-open Derby in years ended with a sure thing -- Borel crossing the finish line and punching the air with this right fist, this time raising it toward a leaden sky.
Borel won a shocker in the 2009 Kentucky Derby aboard 50-1 long shot Mine That Bird.
Jockey Calvin Borel gestures as he enjoys his third Derby victory.