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The statue of Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro sits outside the main entrance of Churchill Downs, Wednesday, April 10, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. With a Sugar Bowl football win and a men's college basketball national championship within the past six months, and the Kentucky Derby horse race less than a month away, it's a great time to be a sports fan in Kentucky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Barbaro’s death still lingers, 10 years after fatal accident in Preakness Stakes

By David Ginsburg - Associated Press

Jockey John Velazquez cools down Union Rags after his victory in the 1 1/2-mile Belmont Stakes on Saturday. (Associated Press)

Belmont win puts Union Rags in conversation for horse of year

By Stephen Whyno - The Washington Times

Union Rags with jockey John Velazquez up, right, charges past Paynter with jockey Mike Smith to win the 144th Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., on Saturday, June 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Union Rags surges late to win Belmont Stakes thriller

By Stephen Whyno - The Washington Times

After Barbaro, Matz pins hope on Union Rags

The Washington Times

Hot walker Cesar Zarco works with Kentucky Derby hopeful Union Rags at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Monday, April 30, 2012. The Kentucky Derby horse race is scheduled for Saturday, May 5. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Does Derby favorite belong to Matz or Baffert?

By Beth Harris - Associated Press