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Several major Kentucky Derby contenders raced at Churchill Downs last year The probables for Saturday's Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville include the first five finishers from the 2011 Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Churchill. Sheikh hopes to end Derby drought Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, the prime minister of Dubai and builder of a global Thoroughbred empire, has won nearly all of the world's major races — but not the Kentucky Derby. Deep, talented field for 138th Kentucky Derby Bob Baffert is happy to be anywhere these days, considering a heart attack flattened him in Dubai last month. Kentucky Derby Week: Baffert rebounds from heart attack Bob Baffert is happy to be anywhere these days, considering a heart attack flattened him. And he's got the likely favorite with Bodemeister. Kentucky Derby workouts: Bodemeister sizzles over hard, fast track LOUISVILLE , Ky. - On Saturday, Union Rags set an extremely high standard for Kentucky Derby workouts. Sunday morning, Bodemeister did his best to emulate if not exceed that standard in his second and final Derby work since arriving in Louisville less than two weeks ago. Kentucky Derby 2012: Bodemeister looks just as good as Union Rags did a day earlier LOUISVILLE, Ky. – One day after Union Rags turned in a sharp workout at Churchill Downs, the other potential favorite for the 138th Kentucky Derby next Saturday, Bodemeister, threw down the gauntlet with a brilliant piece of work over a muddy surface. Local trainer sends Rousing Sermon to 138th Kentucky Derby Four times, Hall of Fame Bay Area-based horse trainer Jerry Hollendorfer has seen the backside of the Kentucky Derby race track, a vicinity reserved for those most familiar with the rigors and rewards of the graded stakes race. Each of those times, the 65-year-old has attempted to strike gold and nab the coveted Derby trophy and rose garland. And each time, he has come up empty. But on Saturday ... The Rail: The Rail Bookshelf: 'The Kentucky Derby' An excerpt from "The Kentucky Derby: How the Run for the Roses became America's Premier Sporting Event" by James C. Nicholson regarding the controversial 1968 race. Union Rags makes case to be Kentucky Derby favorite Trainer Michael Matz believed what he couldn't see - that Union Rags had a strong final workout amid a field of Kentucky Derby hopefuls that dotted Churchill Downs on Saturday. When he was told the times - 59. Kentucky Derby 2012: Daddy Long Legs and Long-Shots Who Will Challenge Daddy Long Legs leads a group of long-shots who have a chance to steal a win at the 2012 Kentucky Derby . By now I'm sure you already know about the favorites to win the race: Bodemeister, Union Rags, Gemologist and Dullahan. But races wouldn't be exciting to watch if the favorites always won. The reason we all love this sport so much is that oftentimes the underdogs rise above the expectations ...
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