Trainer Zito shooting for 3 in Kentucky Derby
Summary from United States, from articles in English
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Sitting on a bench in the middle of Gulfstream Park, Nick Zito reached over and knocked three times on a wood fence that frames the walking ring, as if to say: Lookin good, so far. (article 1)
Last year, of course, Funny Cide won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, thrusting his trainer , Barclay Tagg, into the national spotlight. (article 3)
A winner of five of six races, Read the Footnotes would reaffirm his status as the top 3-year-old with a victory in the $1 million Florida Derby tomorrow at Gulfstream Park. (article 3)
The second and more subtle is the question that lingers, like a piano's pedaled note: What will the race mean in the larger context of the Triple Crown. (article 4)
After his Tapit joined nine others in the field for the $1 million Florida Derby on Saturday at Gulfstream Park, the Maryland-based Dickinson said: " If he finished third, I'd be delighted. (article 6)
Trapped inside horses most of the race, Tapit barged to the outside down the stretch and stormed to a 4 3/4 -length victory. (article 6)
That was back in 1979, when Jimmy Carter was in the White House and men - well, some men - wore bell-bottoms. (article 2)
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Story keywords
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Derby, Footnotes, Violette, Tapit, Kentucky |
Source articles
- Trainer Zito shooting for 3 in Kentucky Derby (suntimes.com, 03/12/2004, 508 words)
- Ex-Juvenile champ tries to act like a grown-up (dallasnews.com, 03/10/2004, 851 words)
- There's a winner's tale in 'Footnotes' (baltimoresun.com, 03/12/2004, 822 words)
- Footnotes has Derby references (dallasnews.com, 03/12/2004, 748 words)
- It's a Derby-flavored weekend (baltimoresun.com, 03/13/2004, 701 words)
- Show would be a 'go' for Tapit (baltimoresun.com, 03/11/2004, 626 words)
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