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Sunday, April 07, 2002
 
The Sport of Kings

The Kentucky Derby is now less than four weeks away. I think there's a pretty good chance that I will make it to Louisville for the festivities. Came Home won the Santa Anita Derby yesterday and will be one of the horses to watch in the Run for the Roses. Reading this article though, I suspect that he might not be big enough to sustain a lot of early bumping from some bigger horses and still make it a mile and a quarter. There are still a few big prep races left that will ultimately help decide the field. Boy, this is a great time of year for sports. The Stanley Cup playoffs are ready to get underway and horse racing is gearing up for the Triple Crown races. Who needs baseball where you have to pay $10 to park, $15 for bad seats, $5.50 for a beer, $3.50 for a hot dog, and then sit around for four hours watching a pitcher shake-off the first three signals on every pitch? Not me.