It’s too bad that no news outlet had a reporter stationed in the jockeys’ room during the 137th Kentucky Derby because it would have been priceless to watch the reaction of Robby Albardo as Animal Kingdom, the horse he was supposed to be riding, won the roses with John Velasquez in the saddle.
Albarado rode the […]
Entries from June 2011
The Derby’s Dance of Musical Saddles
May 16th, 2011 · No Comments
Tags: Churchill Downs · Horse Racing · Kentucky Derby
A Case Study in Collegiate Character-Building
May 16th, 2011 · No Comments
Good morning, class, and welcome to Character Building in College Sports 101. Our topic today is Mr. Tony Woods, a former student-athlete at Wake Forest University. When Mr. Woods was in high school, he was branded with a five-star rating in the recruiting meat market, at least partly because he stands 6-feet-11 and can run […]
Tags: Basketball · University of Kentucky · University of Louisville

