In those drizzly and touching moments after Orb won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, as his wonderful old trainer Shug McGaughey's face moved in slow motion from disbelief to uncertain joy to blinking tears, it was hard not to think of a single amazing statistic. The stat: Uber trainer Todd Pletcher has entered 29 horses in the Kentucky Derby – TWENTY NINE DIFFERENT HORSES – since Shug McGaughey la...
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In those drizzly and touching moments after Orb won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, as his wonderful old trainer Shug McGaughey's face moved in slow motion from disbelief to uncertain joy to blinking tears, it was hard not to think of a single amazing statistic. The stat: Uber trainer Todd Pletcher has entered 29 horses in the Kentucky Derby – TWENTY NINE DIFFERENT HORSES – since Shug McGaughey la...
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