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Unbeaten Big Brown the 3-1 Derby favorite in 20-horse field
Trainer J. Larry Jones places the colors for filly Eight Belles in gate 5 during the post position draw for the Kentucky Derby horse race, in Louisville, Ky., Wednesday, April 30, 2008.

BREAKING EQUESTRIAN SPORTS NEWS STORIES

A-Rod to skip home run derby
NEW YORK, July 2 (UPI) -- New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez will not take part in the home run hitting contest on July 14 before the major league All-Star game.

Report: Derby favorite trainer confident
LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 2 (UPI) -- Richard Dutrow Jr. said he expects his colt Big Brown to win Saturday's 134th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.

Kentucky Horse Park to be honored
NEW YORK, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- The Kentucky Horse Park has been selected to receive the 2007 Special Eclipse Award for outstanding contributions to thoroughbred horse racing.

Horse virus affects Churchill Downs
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 26 (UPI) -- A barn at Churchill Downs in Louisville is under quarantine because of a case of the equine herpes virus.

Report: Horse flu in Australia spreads
SYDNEY, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Three more thoroughbreds in New South Wales, Australia, have been struck down by equine influenza virus.

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