Derby time!

The Kentucky Derby is about to begin. I'm rooting for Denis of Cork because of his Irish-sounding name and Notre Dame connection. My second choice is Smooth Air, because of ESPN's sappy human-interest story about 70-year-old trainer Bennie Stutts. Go Denny & Bennie!

Once again, I'll miss Dave Johnson's call. "And down the stretch they come!"

UPDATE: Big Brown (the favorite, and Obama's third-place pick) won the Derby. But the big story is the tragedy that befell second-place finisher Eight Belles (the filly, and Hillary's pick). Eight Belles suffered a devastating injury, and had to be euthanized immediately after the race. Denis of Cork (my pick) finished third.

Comments

[Alasdair]

Silly Brendan - you shoulda *known* that any horse of Cork would be a lightweight !

(grin)