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  • 138 Kentucky Derby Winner: Twitter Reacts

    The 138th Kentucky Derby saw many powerful contenders; those who placed bets found themselves hard-pressed to choose between the collective favorite–“Union Rags”–and the talents of the many trophy winners who competed this year.

    The Derby, which takes place each year at Churchill Downs in Louisville, saw a perfect day for racing today: not too hot, with sunny conditions and a dry track. Celebrities came out in droves, bringing their outrageous hats and bow ties to fit in with the blue-blooded Kentuckians who filled the stands. The 20 best race horses took the track to vie for a $2 million purse after a day of much speculation (and bourbon drinking) to see “Bodemeister” and “Trinniberg” fight it out for the lead for most of the race, only to have “I’ll Have Another” come up from behind at the last second to win the race.

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    Kevin Sullivan    I’ll Have Another! Kentucky Derby winner and my personal policy always…(image) 1 minute ago via Twitter for iPad ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

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    chris    “I’ll have another” first ever winner from post 19 in Kentucky Derby(image) 1 minute ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

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    Sarah Mielke    Ill Have Another Is the winner of the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby!!!!! Wow! That was an incredible last 10 seconds!!!!!(image) 1 minute ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

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    Kenneth Hodges    Best 2 minutes in sports! The Kentucky Derby! Took it to the wire for the winner!(image) 2 minutes ago via UberSocial for BlackBerry ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

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    Tyler    the wife just picked the kentucky derby winner. Her bet of $0 just earned us $0.(image) 1 minute ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

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    Andrew Griffith    My 4 year old just picked the Kentucky Derby winner.(image) 2 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

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    Brandon Deaderick    Wow a first time winner, underdog from Mexico wins the Kentucky Derby on Cinco de Mayo…. Seems kinda fitting(image) 1 minute ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

  • Kentucky Derby 138: Ky’s Most Exciting Two Minutes

    Dubbed “the most exciting two minutes in sports”, the Kentucky Derby is an event steeped in tradition that draws people from all over the world every year. Kentuckians have grown up with those traditions–which include outrageous hats, cigars, and mint juleps–and most can’t help but look forward to the day that sees the 20 best race horses vie for the garland of roses.

    This year for the 138th Derby, many of the contenders have impressive resumes, including several trophy and championship winners. While “Union Rags” is the overall favorite to win this year, “Hansen”–a gorgeous all-white horse with a fairy-tale look–is widely regarded as perhaps the most interesting one in the group.

    Like any other year, 2012 has seen many celebrities in attendance at Churchill Downs, including Cyndi Lauper, Debra Messing, Ice-T, and Terry O’Quinn. R&B singer Mary J. Blige belted out the National Anthem in a rose-red dress and matching hat, garnering whistles and raucous applause after she hit several high notes.

    Viewers are placing their bets, both at home and at the track:

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    BigNLiddle    Picked my number for our betting for the Kentucky derby…my horse is at gate 9 http://t.co/kmdVGkaL(image) 2 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

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    ryan    jennifer love hewitt is picking hansen to win the kentucky derby because of mmbop, i love her(image) 3 minutes ago via TweetDeck ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

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    Kyle Miller    Still don’t understand how a 2 minute race can have a 6 hour pregame. That said, for the Kentucky Derby, rooting for the IA horse Dullahan!(image) 1 minute ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

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    Beth Duncan    Wow. RT @darrenrovell: Owner of the winning Kentucky Derby horse gets $1,459,600. That’s up 46% from a decade ago.(image) 2 minutes ago via HootSuite ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

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    John Jay Willoughby    Watching the Kentucky Derby so do you bet the Horse or the Jockey??? Hard not to bet on the Jockey he controls the entire race?(image) 3 minutes ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

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    J.D. Youngblood    Before I die. I’m going to go to the kentucky derby.(image) 4 minutes ago via Twitter for Android ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto