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Orb has what it takes to win Triple Crown in 2013 - Kentucky Derby winner has breeding, connections and talent (IrishCentral)

Sun, 05 May 2013 05:03:27 PDT

Kentucky Derby winner OrbSo for once the talking horse was the running horse tooOrb who was praised and pointed to all week by the experts for the way he was training proved it was no fluke when he ran down the front runners in the Kentucky Derby and sprinted away from the closers Orb’s turn of foot when charging from the back of the pack to the lead was truly astonishingHe did so in deeply impressive style and there could not have been a more popular winner than the Shug McGaughey horse READ MORE

Goldencents can lead all the way for Doug O’Neill in Kentucky Derby - Lines of Battle, Irish horse looks outclassed in Run for the Roses (IrishCentral)

Fri, 03 May 2013 02:03:26 PDT

Goldencents, with regular rider Kevin Krigger, a good bet for this year's Kentucky DerbyIt is a puzzling Kentucky Derby this year with no outstanding candidate and favorite Orb set to go off about 4/1There appears to be a half dozen or so horses in with a chance but on this big day it is always best to stick with those with Derby winning experienceIt takes extraordinary luck and skill to end up in the derby, the most prestigious race in horse racing Wayne Lukas, now 77, is the king of the Derby but his two runners Oxbow and Will Take Charge seem outclassed on this occasion READ MORE

Irish contender arrives in U.S. for Kentucky Derby on Saturday (IrishCentral)

Wed, 01 May 2013 06:38:37 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Irish contender Lines of Battle trained by maestro Aidan O’Brien will be the only foreign challenger in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday.

Kentucky interim coach Lance Guidry blows his kids chance to win bowl game, but makes 'great' pre-game speech! (IrishCentral)

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 04:15:24 PST

If you simply read the vanilla flavour game reports on last night's Bowl game between Western Kentucky and Central Michigan you would think the underdogs from Michigan survived a dramatic late decision by Kentucky to go for it on fourth down to win the game Basically that was it That's certainly how it is being presentedHowever, if you actually watched the game, there was a number of aspects that didn't sit well after the fact READ MORE

Kentucky whiskey maker moves to Ireland (IrishCentral)

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 05:13:44 PDT

By: KERRY O'SHEA

Dr. Pearse Lyons, native of Ireland and founder and president of Alltech in Kentucky, has decided to move a portion of the company’s whiskey producing sector back to his homeland in Ireland.

The Irish Examiner reports on the move, which will help spur some job creation and will see a type of “full-circle” movement for whiskey production.

Kentucky Derby could fall to Irish American challenger Dullahan this year (IrishCentral)

Sat, 05 May 2012 04:19:40 PDT

By: SEAN O'SHEA

This year's Kentucky Derby has strong Irish interest, not least because Aidan O'Brien, Ireland's most successful trainer, is back again to try for the race.

A headless horseman may well win this year’s Kentucky Derby (IrishCentral)

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 05:23:57 PDT

By: JAMES O'BRIEN

A horse called Dullahan is one of the favorites for the upcoming Kentucky Derby and he will run in the green and gold colors of Donegal Racing stables.

Louisville Kentucky Feis Photos 2011 (IrishCentral)

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:00:25 PDT

Beginner Claire R with her Louisville Feis plush horse!Waiting on results! Feis friends Megan O, Sydney M and Scout P Maggie H READ MORE

How to bet the Kentucky Derby, a beginner's guide (IrishCentral)

Sat, 07 May 2011 08:55:08 PDT

There are 19 runners in the 2011 Kentucky DerbyIn the average race in America there are seven or eight so the chances of hitting much bigger odds is far greaterType of bets: Win place and showBet your horse simply to win,your horse must win the race, place, ie come in first two or show i READ MORE

Kentucky Derby Irish contender is Master of Hounds ridden by Garret Gomez (IrishCentral)

Sat, 07 May 2011 07:10:15 PDT

Irish horse Master of Hounds will carry Irish hopes into the Kentucky Derby todayRidden by Garret Gomez, widely considered the best in the game Master of Hounds is hoping to capitalize on a very weak field as the 137th run for the roses gets under wayHe has only run once this season but Aidan O'Brien is perhaps the greatest trainer in Europe and will have the horse fit and readyHe may even surprise by racing up with the pace READ MORE

At Kentucky Derby confused fans betting on jockey Calvin Borel, not horse, see latest odds (IrishCentral)

Sat, 07 May 2011 01:10:12 PDT

Just how confusing is this Kentucky Derby field?Calvn Borel's mount Twice the Appeal, 30/1 under any other jockey, is just 7/1 and second favorite in the early bettingThat is testament to the Churchill Downs fans love and respect for Borel who has won three of the last four derbiesBut it is also a testament to how confusing and mixed up this year's derby field looksWith the withdrawal of Uncle Mo it becomes even more of a crap shoot and bettors on track on Friday were making it clear that Borel the jockey is a better bet to win the derby than most of the horses in the race READ MORE

Time to end the 20-horse Kentucky Derby and cut number of starters (IrishCentral)

Fri, 06 May 2011 04:25:08 PDT

It is time to end the 20 horse Kentucky derbyYou just have to look at the two horses drawn on the inside the past two years to see whyLooking at Lucky was the best 3-year-old colt in America last year-- so voted by racing's elite at year's end He was wiped out in the first 100 yards of last year's derby as the outside horses all came over jockeying for position READ MORE

Kentucky Derby 2011 - Irish trainer Eddie Kenneally talks about Santiva's chances - VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Thu, 05 May 2011 10:51:10 PDT

By: DARA KELLY

Eddie came to the United States in 1987 to work with sales yearlings at Pegasus Stud. He eventually went to work as an exercise rider for George (Rusty) Arnold at Keeneland in Lexington and Payson Park in Florida. He later worked for trainers Tom Skiffington and Niall O'Callaghan before becoming private trainer for Jack Kent Cooke's Elmendorf Farm. Eddie opened Kenneally Racing, a public stable in 1997.

Soldat can take Kentucky Derby with Stay Thirsty second (IrishCentral)

Wed, 04 May 2011 10:10:08 PDT

The draw has been made, the odds posted and now all that remains is to pick the winner of the 137th Kentucky DerbyLets got through the throw outs firstUncle Mo is still not definite for the race according to trainer Todd Pletcher-- not good enough in Derby Week to have such hesitationDialed In is favorite after a good draw and he will be running late but too late to catch the leaders READ MORE

Kentucky Derby Draw -- Advantage Dialed In and Nick Zito (IrishCentral)

Wed, 04 May 2011 02:55:09 PDT

It is advantage Dialed In after the 2011 Kentucky Derby draw The Nick Zito colt wound up in Gate 8, perfect for a closer while Uncle Mo his main rival is parked out in Gate 18 ArchArchArch, who had been impressing everybody this week ended up in the dreaded No 1 Gate READ MORE

Ten hot tips on how to pick the Kentucky Derby winner (IrishCentral)

Tue, 03 May 2011 03:55:09 PDT

Picking the Kentucky Derby winner is like catching mercury in a spoon there are twenty horses galloping a mile and a quarter at 40 miles per hour around Churchill DownsEvery other race in America has a maximum of 12 starters, which makes them look like a picnic compared to the cavalry charge that the Derby has become The race to the first bend is like roller derby with horses knocked this way and that READ MORE

Two Irish contenders seek Kentucky Derby glory in the Run for the Roses (IrishCentral)

Tue, 03 May 2011 12:55:08 PDT

There are two Irish interests in this year's Kentucky Derby Master of Hounds is trained by resident Irish genius Aidan O'Brien, pictured, in Ireland and is being shipped across the Atlantic for the raceThe other Irish interest is Santiva, trained by Waterford-born Eddie Kenneally who now works out of Kentucky Santiva was favorite for the recent Blue Grass stakes, a key Kentucky Derby prep but ran disappointingly READ MORE

Tom Durkin will no longer call Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown races (IrishCentral)

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 01:40:10 PDT

Irish American announcer Tom Durkan, recognized as one of the greatest race callers of all time, has decided to step down from covering the Kentucky Derby on NBC and other Triple Crown races but will continue to call New York races“It’s always been stressful,” Durkin, told Daily Racing Form adding he had seen a psychiatrist to help handle the stress“It’s just the stress got to be too much,” Durkin told DRF “When you’re walking around with a pit in your stomach for three months a year, just a general bad feeling and nervousness READ MORE

Irish contender for Kentucky Derby as Aidan O'Brien enters Master of Hounds (IrishCentral)

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:40:10 PDT

Masterful Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien,(pic), looks certain to have a runner in this year's Kentucky DerbyMaster of Hounds, second in the Dubai Derby will represent the stable providing he works well the next two weeks according to reportsMaster of Hounds ran in last year's Breeder Cup on turf at Churchill Downs, where the Derby will take place on dirt on May 7thGiven the wide open field, Master of Hounds has probably as good a chance as any in the Run for the Roses READ MORE

Mine That Bird's Famous Irish Ancestor (IrishCentral)

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:15:21 PST

Posted by Patricia Harty at 5/4/2009 4:08 PM EDT Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird has a famous Irish ancestor or two He also has an Irish Disney connection, which means that when the movie is made – and you know there's going to be a movie – perhaps we will see it on the Disney Channel Here’s the story:Going on the theory that every good horse has Irish bloodlines, I did a little investigation okay, a lot of “mining” into Mine That Bird's, and sure enough found that “the Bird” is not just any little horse, but is the descendant of a famous Irish ancestor called BirdcatcherBirdcatcher, known universally as Irish Birdcatcher, a chestnut colt, was born on the Curragh in 1833, in the Brownstown stud owned by Irish breeder George Knox READ MORE