Sunday, May 6, 2012

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Union Rags pinched at start, fails to be a factor LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Union Rags never had a chance after a brutal start in the Kentucky Derby. Union Rags' Kentucky Derby chances ended right out of the gate LOUISVILLE, Ky. - From a sixth-floor balcony above the finish line at Churchill Downs, Chadds Ford's Phyllis Wyeth strained to find her horse through her binoculars as the field of the 138th Kentucky Derby passed by the first time. Kentucky Derby Results: Union Rags' Choke Job Destroys Momentum for Preakness Union Rags entered the Kentucky Derby with 9-2 odds, right behind favorite Bodemeister. He was the experts' consensus pick, the logical option—even more so than Bodemeister.  But after a seventh-place finish at Churchill Downs on Saturday, there aren't a lot of people who are going to wager on him in the next big race. Leading up to the Derby, Union Rags trainer Michael Matz propagated a lot of ... Derby notebook: Slow start dooms Union Rags Louisville, Ky. • Union Rags never had a chance after a brutal start in the Kentucky Derby. Barbaro Trainer Pushes Union Rags to Second-Favorite Derby Odds Michael Matz says he likes his chances with Union Rags in the Kentucky Derby as much as he did six years ago with Barbaro. Union Rags: Why Breeders' Cup Runner-Up Must Win the 2012 Kentucky Derby The time is now for thoroughbred heavyweight Union Rags, who is a 9-2 favorite to take home the 138th Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs on Saturday. Union Rags, who will be ridden by jockey Julien Leparoux on Saturday, has not won a Grade I race since Champagne at Belmont Park last October.  Unlike other sports though, horse racing is less forgiving to underachievers, who have a season at ... Union Rags pinched at start, never a factor LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Union Rags never had a chance after a brutal start in the Kentucky Derby. The Dixie Union colt ridden by Julien Leparoux was pinched back at the break and caught … Time to answer Kentucky Derby question for Union Rags LOUISVILLE, Ky. - As the sun first popped over the trees at Churchill Downs on Friday, Union Rags galloped for the last time before Saturday's 138th Kentucky Derby. Union Rags: Inside Post Position Will Be Too Much to Overcome in Kentucky Derby Union Rags has never been out of the money in six starts and he's running well this year, but his inside post position figures to be too much to overcome in the 2012 Kentucky Derby. Union Rags is certainly good enough to win at Churchill Downs this year, but the fact of the matter is, he was hit with the No. 4 post position on Wednesday and he's sandwiched in between two legit contenders in Take ... Union Rags' trainer, Michael Matz, has had quite a ride Matz, a three-time Olympian as an equestrian show jumper, later trained beloved 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro. Union Rags, second choice in this year's Derby, has been compared to that horse. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Michael Matz has had his share of life-altering moments. He was a three-time Olympian and carried the flag in the closing ceremony in Atlanta. He saved the lives of four young ...
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