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Kentucky Derby 134 Update - Friday, February 22

February 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Kentucky Derby 134 Update - Friday, February 22 (PA SportsTicker)
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Barbaro’s jockey Edgar Prado among 12 nominated to racing Hall of Fame (AP)

Barbaro's jockey Edgar Prado celebrates after winning the 132nd Kentucky Derby aboard Barbaro, at Churchill Downs  in Louisville, Ky., in this May 6, 2006 file photo. Prado and fellow jockey Alex Solis  are among 12 finalists for horse racings Hall of Fame, it was announced Friday Feb. 22, 2008.

Jockey Edgar Prado, who won the 2006 Kentucky Derby aboard Barbaro and was in the saddle when the popular thoroughbred broke down during the Preakness, was among 12 finalists for the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame. Jockeys Randy Romero and Alex Solis and trainers Carl Nafzger and Robert Wheeler were among the nominees announced Friday.


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