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My Old Kentucky Home by Stephen Foster North Dakota Racing Commission Derby Issue MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME BY STEPHEN FOSTER The sun shines bright in the old Kentucky home, Tis sum- mer, the people are gay; The corn-top’s ripe and the mead- ow’s in the bloom while the birds make music all the day. The young folks roll on the Post Time 5:50 pm CDT little cabin floor all merry, all happy and bright; by’n by hard times comes a knocking at the PP HORSE JOCKEY TRAINER ODDS door then my old Kentucky 1. War of Will Tyler Gaffalione Mark Casse 20-1 home—Good night! 2. Tax Junior Alvarado Danny Gargan 20-1 3. By My Standards Gabriel Saez Bret Calhoun 20-1 Weep no more my lady. Oh! 4. Gray Magician Drayden Van Dyke Peter Miller 50-1 Weep no more today! We will 5. Improbable Irad Ortiz Jr Bob Baffert 6-1 sing one song for the old Ken- 6. Vekoma Javier Castellano George Weaver 20-1 tucky home, for the old Ken- 7. Maximum Security Luis Saez Jason Servis 10-1 tucky home, far away. 8. Tacitus Jose Ortiz Bill Mott 10-1 9. Plus Que Parfait Ricardo Santana Jr Brendan Walsh 30-1 10. Cutting Humor Core Lanerie Todd Pletcher 30-1 11. Haikal Rajiv Maragh Kiaran McLaughlin 30-1 12. Omaha Beach Mike Smith Richard Mandella 4-1 13. Code of Honor John Velazquez Shug McGaughey 15-1 14. Win Win Win Julian Pimentel Mike Trombetta 15-1 15. Master Fencer (JPN) Julien Leparoux Koichi Tsunoda 50-1 16. Game Winner Joel Rosario Bob Baffert 5-1 17. Roadster Florent Geroux Bob Baffert 6-1 18. Long Range Toddy Jon Court Steve Asmussen 30-1 19. Spinoff Manny Franco Todd Pletcher 30-1 20. Country House Flavien Prat Bill Mott 30-1 AE Bodexpress Chris Landeros Gustavo Delgado 30-1 DERBY LINGO Across the Board: a bet on a horse to Paddock: the area of the racetrack win, place and show where the horses are saddled before the race Backstretch: straight portion of the far side of the racing surface between Place: a wager on one horse to finish the turns first or second in the race Box: a wagering term denoting a com- Post: another designation for the start- bination bet whereby all possible nu- ing gate meric combinations are covered for Purse: the total prize money that can certain horses be won in a race Chalk: wagering favorite in a race Run for the Roses: a traditional nick- Closer: a horse that runs best in the name for the Kentucky Derby attributed latter part of the race to the garland of red roses given to the winner Dead Heat: two or more horses finish- ing a race in a tie Show: a wager on one horse to finish anywhere in the top three Exacta: a wager in which the player attempts to pick the first- and second- Superfecta: a wager in which the play- place horse er selects the order of the first four finishers Front Runner: a horse ridden to run on or near the lead Thoroughbred: a breed of horse with roots in eighteenth century England Furlong: an eighth of a mile on the racetrack Trifecta: a wager in which the player selects the first three horses in a race in Hand: the unit of measurement for the MINT JULEP the order they finish height of a horse; one hands equals four 4 to 5 mint sprigs inches Win: a wager on one horse to finish (leaves only) first Infield: a spectator area inside the 2 sugar cubes or 1/2 ounce track at Churchill Downs simple syrup 2 1/2 ounces bourbon whis- key WHERE TO BET THE DERBY Garnish: mint sprig IN NORTH DAKOTA Place the mint leaves and sugar or simple syrup into a julep cup Belcourt: Sky Dancer Casino Muddle well to dissolve the Highway 5 West sugar and release the oil and aroma of the mint Bismarck: Lucky's Bar and Lounge Add the bourbon 2176 East Thayer Avenue Fill with crushed ice and stir well Fargo: SideStreet Grille and Pub Garnish with a mint sprig Enjoy! 404 4th Avenue Grand Forks: Rumor's (in South Forks Plaza) 1720 South Washington 2 .
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