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Eric Crawford
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OMAHA BEACH AND RICHARD MANDELLA
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TRAINER RICHARD MANDELLA WITH KENTUCKY DERGY FAVORITE OMAHA BEACH THE MORNING AFTER HE WAS SCRATCHED FROM THE RACE WITH A THROAT AILMENT. MANDELLA WAS HOPING FOR HIS FIRST CAREER KENTUCKY DERBY VICTORY, AND OMAHA BEACH WAS HIS BEST SHOT YET.
THE DERBY ESSENTIALS
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MINT JULEP, RACE PROGRAM, CIGAR, ALL THE ELEMENTS HERE. FROM KENTUCKY OAKS DAY AT CHURCHILL DOWNS.
DOWNTOWN AT DERBY TIME
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MOST OF THE TIME YOUR ATTENTION ON KENTUCKY DERBY DAY IS ON THE TRACK. THIS WAS SHOT FROM THE ROOFTOP OF CHURCHILL DOWNS, BACK AT THE CITY.
AN OUTRIDER'S SAVE
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CHURCHILL DOWNS OUTRIDER GREG BLASI RUNS DOWN POSITIVE SPIRIT AFTER THE FILLY LOST HER RIDER AT THE START OF THE KENTUCKY OAKS.
DERBY DAY DAWNS
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KENTUCKY DERBY MORNING ON THE CHURCHILL DOWNS BACKSIDE.
STARTING THEM YOUNG
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WE START THE KENTUCKY DERBY STYLE EARLY IN LOUISVILLE.
JOHN ASHER PORTRAIT
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IT WAS THE FIRST KENTUCKY DERBY SINCE THE DEATH OF JOHN ASHER, AND HE WAS ON A LOT OF OUR MINDS. HERE, A PORTRAIT OF HIM IN THE CHURCHILL DOWNS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE, AS SEEN FROM THE PRESS ROOM OUTSIDE.
DISATISFYING DERBY
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I THOUGHT THIS MAN SUMMED UP THE FEELINGS OF MANY ON DERBY DAY.
OBJECTION
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JOCKEY LUIS SAEZ, ABOARD MAXIMUM SECURITY, SEES THE OBJECTION SIGN FLASH UP AFTER CROSSING THE FINISH LINE FIRST. HE WOULD BECOME THE FIRST HORSE EVER DISQUALIFIED ON THE TRACK AFTER FINISH THE DERBY FIRST. A LAWSUIT CHALLENGING THE DECISION OF STEWARDS IS ONGOING.
CASTLEMAN STATUE
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PASSING THE BATON
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DAVE STONE PASSES A CEREMONIAL BATON TO KYLE IDLEMAN AS STONE STEPS DOWN AS SENIOR MINISTER AT SOUTHEAST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, THE LARGEST CONGREGATION IN KENTUCKY AND ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE NATION.
SPIRITED REMEMBRACE
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ON MEMORIAL DAY EVE AT VETERANS PARK IN JEFFERSONTOWN, A SPIRITED REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES.
MEMORIAL DAY, 2019
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ONE OF MANY TO PAUSE AND REFLECT ON MEMORIAL DAY EVE AT VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK IN JEFFERSONTOWN.
STRIKEOUT
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LOUISVILLE PITCHER NICK BENNETT CELEBRATES STRIKING OUT THE SIDE IN LOUISVILLE'S VICTORY OVER ILLINOIS CHICAGO TO OPEN NCAA REGIONAL PLAY AT JIM PATTERSON STADIUM.
Eric Crawford
Sports Reporter
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