41.   Joe Orseno, who was sending Thunder Blitz to the Belmont on Saturday, believes horses should run only once every four weeks, and he lives by it.

42.   John Asher, vice president of racing communications at Churchill Downs, said there are reasons, other than unsoundness, why horses now run fewer races.

43.   Michael was sure there was something he could do to get the horse to run.

44.   Museum renovations and road projects are timed to finish by the time the horses are running.

45.   My horse ran hard but the other horse was too good.

46.   No one really knows how this horse will run or what prompts him to excel in one stakes and flake out in the next.

47.   No one else will have as many horses running.

48.   Owned by Frank Stronach, the horse had run a remarkable race in the Preakness, finishing fourth after stumbling badly at the start.

49.   Players go nonstop for one or two hours, or until riders and horses run out of steam.

50.   She will visit with a handful of friends who plan to attend the race, watch her horse run and then head home.