2020 Horse Racing - A Big Day for Big Red
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From Steve Haskin's blog on The Bloodhorse: The scroll on ESPN's Sportscenter on the morning of May 3 had its priorities straight. The No. 1 horse racing story read: "Secretariat wins Virtual Kentucky Derby." Oh, yes, that was followed by story No. 2, which read: "Charlatan, Nadal Win Split Arkansas Derby."
The fake Kentucky Derby run on the First Saturday in May with animated horses was more important, according to ESPN, than the substitute Kentucky Derby with real-life horses that was won by two undefeated potential superstars trained by America's most popular and successful trainer Bob Baffert.
On Monday morning, Nick Wright of Fox Sports' morning show First Things First, who is an admitted big bettor, did not waste any time bragging about getting Secretariat at odds of 7-2 and touting him Friday as a huge overlay.
Before the race, NBC's Randy Moss said, "If Secretariat doesn't win this simulated race, we're going to have an objection on the first Saturday in May for the second consecutive year. And this one is going to come from me."
http://cs.bloodhorse.com/blogs/horse-racing-steve-haskin/archive/2020/05/04/a-big-day-for-big-red.aspx
The virtual Derby post was way more popular than the Arkansas Derby post here. Comparing horses of different eras is a lot of fun I see. Folks, Nidal is a real nice horse and is still undefeated after winning a division of the AR Derby. If he stays sound he could be just about anything.
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