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Article: Derby week will be tribute to Barbaro's legend; The 2006 Kentucky Derby winner died in January after battling injuries suffered in the Preakness, but his legacy grows on.(SPORTS)(Rachel Blount)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- May 1, 2007
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Byline: Rachel Blount; Staff Writer
With only four days to go until the 133rd Kentucky Derby, no 3-year-old thoroughbred has yet separated himself from a tangled field of contenders. Curlin has blown away his competition but didn't race as a 2-year-old. Street Sense has run only twice this year and lost his last race by a nose. Circular Quay hasn't run in eight weeks.
Hard Spun's blazing Monday workout at Churchill Downs further complicated a Derby picture so blurry, it's inducing headaches among handicappers. There are lots of horses to like. Whichever one is wrapped in roses Saturday afternoon will cross the wire in the shadow of one for the ages: ...