2010 Kentucky Derby

2010 Kentucky Derby
2010 Kentucky Derby /

2010 Kentucky Derby

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The scoreboard operator had an easy task, given the weather.

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The Derby attracted fans old and young alike.

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Sometimes, it took a little ingenuity to beat the elements.

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Thousands braved the weather to take part in the festivities.

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Sidney's Candy (20) went off as one of the prerace favorites.

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It's never a good idea to be in the back of a 20-horse pack, especially under difficult track conditions.

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Super Saver (No. 4) maintained his position on the inside rail.

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Jockey Calvin Borel (right) bided his time early in the race, then made his move down the stretch to win going away.

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Borel is the first jockey to win three Derbys in four years; Bill Hartack won three from 1960-64.

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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.

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Conveyance broke out to an early lead, but finished 15th.

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Calvin Borel deftly tucked Super Saver (white helmet) along the rail Saturday.

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Sloshing through the slop aboard Super Saver, jockey Calvin Borel won his third Kentucky Derby in four years.

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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.

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Saturday's Derby win by Calvin Borel was ever-so-sweet for trainer Todd Pletcher.

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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.

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Borel won a shocker in the 2009 Kentucky Derby aboard 50-1 long shot Mine That Bird.

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Jockey Calvin Borel gestures as he enjoys his third Derby victory.


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