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[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Didn't see it either. A jock from the MD/PA circuit played Jacinto Vasquez.

Speaking of Baeza, talk about bad luck. He was the regular rider of both the Phipps monster Buckpasser and the highly touted Graustark in the same year, and yet neither made it to the Kentucky Derby. Not sure if he picked up another mount for the race.

He still had a live mount in the race - amazingly. Finished 4th - friggen Earlie Fires was on the 3rd place horse.



Looks like the winner earned it - 22 and change opening quarter - and 3rd place was 7 lengths out after that 46.20 half mile. Not many Derby winners make their final prep at Bowie anymore.