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Printable Kentucky Derby Trivia Questions and Answers
by T.O. Whenham - 4/27/2010

If there's one thing that is obviously undeniable it's that girls dig guys who are good at trivia. The more obscure the better. If you can answer all of these Kentucky Derby trivia questions properly then you'll be a trivia god, and the girls will be all over you on Derby day. Be warned, though - these questions are very hard:

Kentucky Derby Favorite Eskendereya Out
by T.O. Whenham - 4/25/2010

In the biggest shock of the 2010 Kentucky Derby, Eskendereya, the heavily-favored, Todd Pletcher-trained horse that was likely to go off at less than 2/1 after winning the Wood Memorial in stunningly powerful fashion, has been scratched from consideration for the race less than a week before post time. Pletcher isn't being very specific, but a left leg 'issue' was detected after his workout on Saturday, and it didn't resolve itself overnight.

Horses that can Win the 2010 Kentucky Derby
by T.O. Whenham - 4/23/2010

If there is one thing that Mine That Bird last year, and horses like Giacomo and Monarchos before him, have taught us it's that any horse that starts the Kentucky Derby can win it. That being said, there are some horses that just plain have a better chance of winning it all than others. When lesser horses have won the race it's typically because a strange pace scenario has forced horses to throw out their gameplans and just make it up as they go along. A bad pace - too fast usually - can cause the whole race to explode, and leave it for an unlikely horse to pick up the pieces.

Todd Pletcher at the Kentucky Derby
by T.O. Whenham - 4/22/2010

Some editions of the Kentucky Derby feature one storyline that eclipses all others. Two years ago it was the dominance of Big Brown. In 2000 it was as if Fusaichi Pegasus was the only horse on the planet. This year the story is unquestionably the ridiculous embarrassment of riches that trainer Todd Pletcher has at hand.