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Article: Prado Gets His Derby Win on 7th Try
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MIKE FARRELL, For The Associated Press
AP Online
05-07-2006
Dateline: LOUISVILLE, Ky.
Jockey Edgar Prado salutes spectators after Barbaro's victory in the 132nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, Saturday, May 6, 2006 in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Mike Fisher)
For a split second, Edgar Prado had to be one worried jockey.
Barbaro stumbled out of the starting gate in Saturday's Kentucky Derby, but quickly regained his balance and went on to give Prado his first Derby victory in his seventh try.
Four years ago, Derby and Preakness winner War Emblem stumbled out of the gate in the Belmont Stakes, never regained his form and lost his Triple Crown bid.
The stumble looked scary, but Prado never ...