Here's some more Derby winner's circle shots....no words needed to describe....


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Here's a few more Derby photos

In the paddock before the race, Carl, jockey Calvin, asst. trainer Ian Wilkes, and Street Sense's owner Jim Tafel were confident and happy. They all took time to enjoy the moments before the Derby, though they look serious here, I heard them laughing out loud a minute after I took this photo. The laughs were just pure ( Read more... )

Here is a youtube video of the Derby, and after that is commentary by jockey Calvin Borel. The video quality is not great, I hope to get a sharper video later but I'm putting this here for now.

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In a way, it really hasn't sunk in that Street Sense won the Derby. Everyone is still on cloud nine. It is so RARE when plans and events go so perfectly. It's hard to win an ordinary horse race, and even harder to win the greatest horse race in the world. While reality continues to sink in, I thought I'd post some of the celebrity photos I got on ( Read more... )

Thanks to all who wanted to see my Derby outfit. Here I am at Carl and Wanda's condo yesterday morning before heading to the track. Carl's neighbors hung these flowers on the condo gate, in honor of Street Sense.


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(((((((WOOO-HOO!!!!!!)))))))

Was that cool or what??

Street Sense!

It's 1 am and we are still rolling! Gotta get a couple hours sleep before we go to the barn in the morning to visit Street Sense. I took over 200 photos today. Thanks to all who have been following this story with me here on this blog. Here's a few photos--more later!

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Street Sense went to the track to gallop for the final time on Friday.


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Today is the last day before the Derby. We went to the barn at the usual 6 am, it was rainy again today so the normal amount of press roaming around was down a bit--I guess they were all indoors in the press area eating donuts and drinking coffee.

Be sure and tune in to CNBC today (like NOW!) to watch Jane Wells' interviews with Street Sense's ( Read more... )

It was rainy today, after several days of brilliant sunshine. Oh well. Street Sense walked today, he did not go to the track. This was pre-planned, it had nothing to do with the weather.


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This morning, Street Sense went to the track and just jogged once around. Since he breezed yesterday (timed workout), he was just out for a leg stretcher today. Clint and I talked to Pat Day, one of the best jockeys in our lifetime who retired about two years ago. Pat won the Derby on Lil E Tee in 1992, and Pat has so many other records and ( Read more... )