21. General sports fans do know who Baffert is because in recent years his horses have won six Triple Crown races. 22. He bought a stable five years ago, and his horses have won major races. 23. His horse has won on a sloppy track, and seemed to thrive Tuesday morning while galloping on the heavy track. 24. I hope both horses run their best, and may the best horse win. 25. If their horse wins, they take full credit. 26. If this horse wins the Derby, I think we can do it. 27. In each case the horse won the Preakness as well before just missing a Triple Crown sweep. 28. In those old Westerns, when a man has to choose between a horse and a woman, the horse always wins. 29. It is the first Kentucky Derby for all three, and their horse had never won a race until the Arkansas triumph. 30. It stands to reason that if I can make a horse lose by supporting it, I should be able to make a horse win by opposing it. |