Oxbow upsets in the 138th Preakness

Gary Stevens leaves the broadcast booth for a front row seat aboard Oxbow to win this year's Preakness. It was another 1-2-3 finish for descendants of the Dancer. Oxbow is the grandson of another Canadian Hall of Famer in Deputy Minister son of Vice Regent another Canadian Hall of Famer.

Oxbow - great great grandson x3
Itsmyluckyday - great great grandson
Mylute - great great great great grandson

images from AP and Getty - that's Oxbow in a morning workout from AP

video of race
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqwkSQWEUTo

Orb wins 139th Kentucky Derby

It was the first Kentucky Derby for hall of famer Shug McGauhey and another big win for jockey Joel Rosario. It was a 1-2 finish for descendants of Northern Dancer with longshot Golden Soul finishing second and co-favourite Revolutionary third. Orb is a great great great grandson of the Dancer's son Nijinsky and Golden Soul a grandson of Northern Dancer's son Sadlers Wells.

Image from AP

video of race
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70BAs0p9enA

great photo gallery from yahoo sports
http://sports.yahoo.com/photos/2013-kentucky-derby-139th-run-for-the-roses-slideshow/horse-racing-139th-kentucky-derby-photo-232610488--rah.html

Kentucky Derby #139

I know where I will be between 5-6 pm tomorrow. Glued to my TV watching the great grandkids of Northern Dancer compete in the 139th run for the roses. I will be rooting for Verrazano but their are 17 others descended from my little hero.

image of Verrazano from Getty

link to the Derby website
http://www.kentuckyderby.com/