by Richard E. Glover, Jr., Director of Communications, National HBPA
It's Kentucky Derby time, and what kind of horse racing industry blog would this be if we didn't post our Derby picks?
I surveyed the National HBPA staff and affiliates, and the following are the responses (in alphabetical order) from the people who were brave enough to make their picks public:
Jennifer Vanier Allen, Advertising Director, The Horsemen's Journal
1st: Awesome Act
2nd: Ice Box
3rd: Super Saver
Dave Basler, Ohio HBPA Executive Director
1st: Ice Box
2nd: Awesome Act
3rd: Lookin at Lucky
Remi Bellocq, NHBPA CEO
1st: Awesome Act
2nd: Sidney's Candy
3rd: Noble's Promise
Mike Brown, Indiana HBPA Executive Director
1st: Sidney's Candy
2nd: Stately Victor
3rd: Super Saver
Justin Cassity, Oklahoma HBPA Executive Director
1st: American Lion
2nd: Sidney's Candy
3rd: Dublin
Ronda Denham, NHBPA Office Manager
1st: Super Saver
2nd: Awesome Act
3rd: Line of David
Jerry Fudge, Nebraska HBPA President
1st: Devil May Care
2nd: Dublin
3rd: Sidney's Candy
Richard E. Glover, Jr., NHBPA Director of Communications
1st: Awesome Act
2nd: Noble's Promise
3rd: Dublin
Bob Jeffries, Tampa Bay Downs HBPA President
1st: Jackson Bend
2nd: Lookin at Lucky
3rd: Devil May Care
Laura Plato, NHBPA Operations Manager
1st: Paddy O'Prado
2nd: Stately Victor
3rd: Devil May Care
Joe Santanna, NHBPA President & Chairman
1st: Awesome Act
2nd: Lookin at Lucky
3rd: American Lion
Kent Stirling, Florida HBPA Executive Director
1st: Stately Victor
2nd: Sidney's Candy
3rd: Ice Box
The National HBPA wishes you all a safe, fun Kentucky Derby Day on Saturday!
Don't forget that Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra is running in the La Troienne Stakes (Gr. II), which will be run as the sixth event on a 12-race Kentucky Oaks (Gr. I) program at Churchill Downs today. Post time for the La Troienne is 1:26 p.m. Eastern, which means it will be shown live on HRTV but will not be part of Bravo's telecast of the Oaks, which runs from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Eastern.
