Archive - Kentucky Derby 2008
 
Kentucky Derby 134
Derby Day 2007!
134th Kentucky Derby
May 3, 2008
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My Stable had it's best year ever finishing up in
161 st place with 193 points after peaking
one week priior to The Derby in 145 th (168 pts.).
Road to the Roses 2008 - Overall Standings
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Cool Coal Man Tale of Ekati Anak Nakal Court Vision Eight Belles Z Fortune Big Truck Visionaire Colonel John Z Humor Smooth Air Bob Black Jack Monba Adriano Denis of Cork Cowboy Cal Gayego Big Brown
1 Cool Coal Man
2 Tale of Ekati
3 Anak Nakal
4 Court Vision
5 Eight Belles
6 Z Fortune
7 Big Truck
8 Visionaire
9 Pyro
10 Colonel John
11 Z Humor
12 Smooth Air
13 Bob Black Jack
14 Monba
15 Adriano
16 Denis of Cork
17 Cowboy Cal
18 Recapturetheglory
19 Gayego
20 Big Brown
NAME: Jim Joanne Moose Gary Rock Sweeney Mike
TOP PICK: 
(finished)
Big Brown
1st @ 9/5
Big Brown
1st @ 9/5
Eight Belles
2nd @ 13-1
Big Brown
1st @ 9/5
Big Brown
1st @ 9/5
Big Brown
1st @ 9/5
Pyro
8th @ 5-1
LONGSHOT: 
(finished) 
Bob Black Jack
16th @ 29-1
Denis of Cork
3rd @ 27-1
Z Fortune
10th @ 19-1
Adriano
19th @ 28-1
Visionaire
12th @ 25-1
Tale of Ekati
4th @ 37-1
Court Vision
13th @ 17-1
Big Brown - Derby 134
Horse Win Place Show
Big Brown $6.80 $5.00 $4.80
Eight Belles $10.60 $6.40
Denis of Cork $11.60
Big Brown at Spires
© Matthew Stockman / Getty Images My mom wins for the 3rd consecutive year! - You're finally gonna see a Triple Crown Winner! © Al Berhman / AP
Runner-up Eight Belles broke both front ankles after the race and was euthanized 2008 KY Derby Festival Photos
Archive - Preakness 2008
Preakness 133 Big Brown captures the 133rd running of The Preakness Stakes at 'Old Hilltop'!
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Macho Again Tres Borrachos Icabad Crane Yankee Bravo Behindthebar Racecar Rhapsody Big Brown Kentucky Bear Stevil Riley Tucker Giant Moon Gayego Hey Byrn
Macho
Again
Tres
Borrachos
Icabad
Crane
Yankee
Bravo
Behindatthebar
Scratched
Racecar
Rhapsody
Big
Brown
Kentucky
Bear
Stevil Riley
Tucker
Giant
Moon
Gayego Hey
Byrn
NAME: Jim Joanne Moose Gary Rock Ken Sweeney Mike
TOP PICK: 
(finished)
Big Brown
won @ 1-5
Big Brown
won @ 1-5
Big Brown
won @ 1-5
Big Brown
won @ 1-5
Big Brown
won @ 1-5
Gayego
11th @ 9-1
Big Brown
won @ 1-5
Yankee Bravo
10th @ 23-1
LONGSHOT: 
(finished)
Yankee Bravo
10th @ 23-1
Hey Byrn
7th @ 34-1
Macho Again
2nd @ 39-1
Kentucky Bear
6th @ 13-1
Racecar Rhapsody
4th @ 25-1
Riley Tucker
12th @ 36-1
Icabad Crane
3rd @ 22-1
Yankee Bravo
10th @ 23-1
Preakness 133 Kent Desormeaux aboard Big Brown Big Brown Preakness Action Big Brown Preakness Finish
133rd Preakness ©Matt Roruke-AP Desormeaux & Big Brown ©Rob Carr-AP Big Brown ©SI Big Brown Finish  ©Jim Mccue-MJC
Moose collected the exacta - Gary cashed for $60 on the undercard  (Pays to Dream in The Dixie) - Jim hit a $540 trifecta at Scioto later in the day!!!
Archive - Belmont Stakes 2008
Belmont '08
DA' TARA SPOILS
Big Brown's Quest for The Triple Crown
in the 140th Running of The Belmont Stakes
- Belmont Park - Elmont, NY -
Da' Tara Wins Da' Tara's Jockey Alan Garcia Celebrates
© Stan Honda/AFP/Getty © Brendan McDermid/Reuters
look back at this year's
KENTUCKY DERBY and PREAKNESS
Belmont Field
NAME: Jim Joanne Moose Gary Rock Sweeney
TOP PICK: 
(finished)
Big Brown
eased (last) @ 1/5
Big Brown
eased (last) @ 1/5
Big Brown
eased (last) @ 1/5
Big Brown
eased (last) @ 1/5
Big Brown
eased (last) @ 1/5
Big Brown
eased (last) @ 1/5
LONGSHOT: 
(finished)
Ready's Echo
3rd (dh) @ 28-1
Icabad Crane
8th @ 17-1
Macho Again
5th @ 17-1
Icabad Crane
8th @ 17-1
Denis of Cork
2nd @ 7-1
"All"
(dumbest bet in history)
Nobody won the Belmont, but Jim cashed his only bet on the undercard (Dancing Forever in The Manhattan), and Scioto saved the day once again just as it did on Preakness Day!!
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