Horse Racing Action

Here\’s a look at Monday\’s sports in brief around the country.

Churchill Downs is going back to the traditional \”luck of the draw\” to determine post position for the May1 Kentucky Derby, the track said Friday.

Churchill Downs is scrapping the two-tiered post-position draw that has been used for the Kentucky Derby since 1998 and will revert to the traditional draw for the 136th running on May 1.

Preakness Stakes, Haskell Invitational and Woodward Stakes winner Rachel Alexandra has been named American Horse of the Year. The filly beat Zenyatta for the award, obtaining 130 first-place votes to 99 for Zenyatta from a total of 232 votes. Owner Jess Jackson told ESPN that “as long as Rachel is able to run and compete at [...]

The 39th Eclipse Awards this year was announced on Monday 18th January 2010 at the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire Hotel. And the “Horse of the Year” was titled to Rachel Alexandra who defeated Zenyatta to win the title this year. ESPN and Courier Journal report that Rachel defeated Zenyatta by 31 votes on Monday night. While [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: \”Rachel Alexandra the Horse of the …

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Jet and Cord McCoy, a pair of bull-riding brothers from Tupelo, Okla., are among the 11 teams competing on the upcoming 16th edition of CBS’s “The Amazing Race.” Other teams competing this season include a grandmother and granddaughter, a father and daughter, married high-school sweethearts, and a couple of attorney moms.

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