Run For The Roses 2006! – 132nd Kentucky Derby - *Live Thread*

www.kentuckyderby.com ^ | May 6, 2006

[HairOfTheDog]

Kentucky Derby 132 Entrants

Program #	Silks	Horse	Morning Line	Trainer	Jockey
1		Jazil	30-1	Kiaran McLaughlin	Fernando Jara
2		Steppenwolfer	30-1	Daniel Peitz	Robby Albarado
3		Keyed Entry	30-1	Todd Pletcher	Patrick Valenzuela
4		Sinister Minister	12-1	Bob Baffert	Victor Espinoza
5		Point Determined	12-1	Bob Baffert	Rafael Bejarano
6		Showing Up	20-1	Barclay Tagg	Cornelio Velasquez
7		Bob and John	12-1	Bob Baffert	Garrett Gomez
8		Barbaro	4-1	Michael Matz	Edgar Prado
9		Sharp Humor	20-1	Dale Romans	Mark Guidry
10		A.P. Warrior	15-1	John Shirreffs	Corey Nakatani
11		Sweetnorthernsaint	10-1	Michael Trombetta	Kent Desormeaux
12		Private Vow	50-1	Steve Asmussen	Shaun Bridgmohan
13		Bluegrass Cat	30-1	Todd Pletcher	Ramon Dominguez
14		Deputy Glitters	50-1	Tom Albertrani	Jose Lezcano
15		Seaside Retreat	50-1	Mark Casse	Patrick Husbands
16		Cause to Believe	50-1	Jerry Hollendorfer	Russell Baze
17		Lawyer Ron	4-1	Bob Holthus	John McKee
18		Brother Derek	3-1	Dan Hendricks	Alex Solis
19		Storm Treasure	50-1	Steve Asmussen	David Flores
20		Flashy Bull	50-1	Kiaran McLaughlin	Mike Smith

[HairOfTheDog]

2006 Kentucky Derby National TV Schedule

*All times Eastern.

DAY/DATE	TIME*	SHOW	NETWORK
Sat. May 6	9 a.m.- noon	Breakfast @ Churchill	ESPN2
Sat. May 6	noon-3 p.m.	Racing @ Churchill	ESPN2
Sat. May 6	3-5 p.m.	Kentucky Derby Special	ESPN
Sat. May 6	5-6:30 p.m.	Kentucky Derby	NBC
Sat. May 6	6:30-7 p.m.	Kentucky Derby Wrap-up	ESPN2

[lysie]

Nice thread. Thanks.

[HairOfTheDog]

Pinging a few folk that have been following the Derby threads this week... and the Saddle Club. It's Derby Day!

Watching all the lead in now on ESPN2. I love the back stories on the horses... I don't have a favorite yet, every one of them has a dream :~D

Ping!

[yoe]

Many thanks!!! Looking forward to a beautiful and frosty Mint Julep! Good luck to all..........

[gate2wire]

Very nice.

[GodfearingTexan]

that damn barbaro looks menacing.

[apackof2]

Sweet!

I'll be in front of my set and here at race time

And dear Lord, may we please have a Triple Crown winner this year?

[HairOfTheDog]

Here you are :~D

[gate2wire]

@nd at Churchill- Prediction- Dump Bailey

[I'll be your Huckleberry]

I will be boxing the 5,2,3

both exacta and trifecta

Good Luck All

Huck

[HairOfTheDog]

I always hope for a Triple Crown :~D

I'm going to be going on a trail ride this morning, [if we get our rears in gear]... but I'll be back in plenty of time for the race :~D

[gate2wire]

Ping

[gopwinsin04]

The men in the stable area say AP Warrior has been running the fastest. I always go with the guys in the barn!

[jpsb]

thanks!

[HairOfTheDog]

Great picture of the hat :~D

[gopwinsin04]

Anyone have a picture of the $1,000.00 Mint Julep this year?

[CindyDawg]

Cause to Believe

[jpsb]

I've have my money on A.P. to win.

[gopwinsin04]

Limited-edition drink 'mint' for good cause By Sarah Fritschner sfritschner@courier-journal.com The Courier-Journal

Is any mint julep worth $1,000? Would you pay that much if the mint in your julep was imported from Morocco? What if the sugar came from the South Pacific and was hand-crushed by Brown-Forman's master distiller, Chris Morris?

For 50 sippers, it's all that and more, when Brown-Forman whips up $1K juleps to promote its Woodford Reserve bourbon and donate the dollars to the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation.

The foundation rescues horses that no longer have a racing career because of age, performance and injury issues. But this drink is so much more than some imported mint and sugar. It's the cup, plated in gold by New England Sterling, the same company that crafts the solid-gold Derby trophy.

It's the silver straw, which bisects a tiny silver Woodford Reserve bottle. All this hardware is packed in its own wooden box made from the same white oak that ages the bourbon, complete with a certificate of authentication.

To make the drink, they've searched for the sweetest sugar they could find, according to Morris, and the water for ice was fetched by "our Finlandia (vodka) people" who went to the Arctic Circle to collect it.

The bourbon, he says, was chosen after lengthy tasting from a few chosen barrels by Churchill Downs chef Gil Logan and Levy Restaurants' beverage director Bob King, among others, to get the right flavor for the end result.

Only 50 drinks will be made, all on Derby Day at the Downs, which is co-sponsoring the sales along with Levy Restaurants and Brown-Forman.

Half of the mint juleps have been pre-ordered, and 25 more will be ordered on Derby Day. All will be prepared individually in front of the buyer by King, Morris or Brown-Forman's Tim Laird.

"We'll mix them the old-fashioned way," Morris said. First, by using a wooden-handled spoon to mix a few leaves of mint with "a level teaspoon of sugar" and a few drops of Woodford in the bottom of the mint julep cup.

The straw is added, and ice is tightly packed into the bottom half of the cup. Add Woodford, then finish with ice and a mint garnish. When you sip the drink through the straw, said Morris, it draws the bourbon down through the packed ice, chilling it as cold as possible, grabbing a little mint and sweetness on the way up.

For more information on the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, go to www.trfinc.org.

[gopwinsin04]

Pretty nice 15-1 shot, huh! lol...