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Old 04-30-2007, 01:25 PM
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Yum! Brands is apparently going to give a bonus if the winner wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths. The million will be divided evenly between the owner, trainer, jockey, and a charity. The charity this year is the Barbaro Fund. Interesting idea.

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18400076/
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Old 04-30-2007, 02:10 PM
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you neglected to mention that its being called the yumfecta, since yum! foods is the sponsor.
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Old 04-30-2007, 02:26 PM
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They are really going out on a limb.

I'll give the winner a million bucks if his rider carries a seltzer bottle instead of a whip.
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Old 04-30-2007, 02:29 PM
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I'd insure that bet for $100, because there's about a 1 in 10,000 chance of that happening.
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Old 04-30-2007, 03:18 PM
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They are really going out on a limb.

I'll give the winner a million bucks if his rider carries a seltzer bottle instead of a whip.
doesnt yuck! foods own taco bell?

what i'd like them to do is replace a jockey in the derby with that little chihuaha (sp?) that used to star in the taco bell commercials. perhaps on a pletcher horse.
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Old 04-30-2007, 03:51 PM
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Yum! Brands is apparently going to give a bonus if the winner wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths. The million will be divided evenly between the owner, trainer, jockey, and a charity. The charity this year is the Barbaro Fund. Interesting idea.

Here's the link.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18400076/

also to be split with the equibase chart caller
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Old 04-30-2007, 03:52 PM
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doesnt yuck! foods own taco bell?

what i'd like them to do is replace a jockey in the derby with that little chihuaha (sp?) that used to star in the taco bell commercials. perhaps on a pletcher horse.

How much worse than Fernando Jara could he be?
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Old 04-30-2007, 04:18 PM
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Yum! Brands is apparently going to give a bonus if the winner wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths. The million will be divided evenly between the owner, trainer, jockey, and a charity. The charity this year is the Barbaro Fund. Interesting idea.

Here's the link.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18400076/

Still having a hard time with this whole Yum Brands crap. Oh well...change is inevitable I guess...


LDK1....good to see you around hun. This your one post for the month of April??
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Old 04-30-2007, 04:23 PM
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How much worse than Fernando Jara could he be?
dam thats cold.....

typically i dont really consider riders, but is the derby one of those races that having a pressure rider might make a difference? I guess maybe not, stuart elliot won the dang thing.
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Old 04-30-2007, 04:32 PM
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also to be split with the equibase chart caller
good one. I don't see anyone winning by that much this year and apparently neither does Yuck Brand. I think they own KFC.. Kentucky Fried Chicken Ky Derby makes more sense then "Yum!"
hmmm. maybe KY Jelly can sponser the Derby next year

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I imagine when Juan Leyva is up by 5 at the 1/16, he'll go to his strong left hand just to get the bonus.
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Old 04-30-2007, 04:39 PM
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I imagine when Juan Leyva is up by 5 at the 1/16, he'll go to his strong left hand just to get the bonus.
would you wrap up on a horse with a cool 250k on the line, thats like winning a 4 million dollar race!
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Old 04-30-2007, 04:57 PM
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I imagine when Juan Leyva is up by 5 at the 1/16, he'll go to his strong left hand just to get the bonus.

Oh, I think he will be more than five behind the 19th horse.
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Old 04-30-2007, 05:10 PM
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good one. I don't see anyone winning by that much this year and apparently neither does Yuck Brand. I think they own KFC.. Kentucky Fried Chicken Ky Derby makes more sense then "Yum!"
hmmm. maybe KY Jelly can sponser the Derby next year

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lol, the KY Derby sponsored by KY.

Has a nice ring to it.


Maybe the winning owner gets a $1million worth of the "warming" jelly.
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Oh, I think he will be more than five behind the 19th horse.
Oh, I don't believe that.

The only obstacle to my Juan Leyva strong left hand whip theory is that I don't believe Juan Leyva has a left hand, at least I don't recall ever seeing him use it.
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Old 04-30-2007, 07:46 PM
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Oh, I don't believe that.

The only obstacle to my Juan Leyva strong left hand whip theory is that I don't believe Juan Leyva has a left hand, at least I don't recall ever seeing him use it.

Maybe he studied under Jean Cruget.
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What a silly bonus concept. Shame Visa stopped having the balls to have the Triple Crown bonus....but how many lengths to win by? Huh. Silly.
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doesnt yuck! foods own taco bell?

what i'd like them to do is replace a jockey in the derby with that little chihuaha (sp?) that used to star in the taco bell commercials. perhaps on a pletcher horse.
Trivia time.

Without Googling, who was the voice for the Chihuaha in those commercials?

Somewhat known actor, at least in a TV show (comedy), and a movie spinoff from the show...
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Yum! Brands is apparently going to give a bonus if the winner wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths. The million will be divided evenly between the owner, trainer, jockey, and a charity. The charity this year is the Barbaro Fund. Interesting idea.

Here's the link.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18400076/
They are admitting to the world; 'we have no clue what the Ky. derby is really about.'
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Old 04-30-2007, 09:34 PM
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Trivia time.

Without Googling, who was the voice for the Chihuaha in those commercials?

Somewhat known actor, at least in a TV show (comedy), and a movie spinoff from the show...

without googling.. hmm everyone thinks it's Jason Alexander.. so I'll say it's...
watshisname... ? is it Jason Alexander?
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