Jockey Calvin Borel hopes Take Charge Indy can deliver his fourth Kentucky Derby on Saturday. They have already won March's Florida Derby and will start off among the favorites for the 2012 "Run for the Roses."
Can Take Charge Indy deliver? —
Jockey Calvin Borel hopes Take Charge Indy can deliver his fourth Kentucky Derby on Saturday. They have already won March's Florida Derby and will start off among the favorites for the 2012 "Run for the Roses."
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Borel struggled to hold back tears at a press conference after winning the 2009 Kentucky Derby on Mine That Bird in a massive upset result, having come from a long way behind.
Emotions run high —
Borel struggled to hold back tears at a press conference after winning the 2009 Kentucky Derby on Mine That Bird in a massive upset result, having come from a long way behind.
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Borel celebrates after winning his first Kentucky Derby atop Street Sense in 2007. He was hugged by President George W. Bush at the White House after that victory.
Winning sense —
Borel celebrates after winning his first Kentucky Derby atop Street Sense in 2007. He was hugged by President George W. Bush at the White House after that victory.
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Borel also crossed the finish line first on Super Saver in 2010. The sight of him hugging the rail is so familiar that fans know him as "Calvin Bo-Rail" -- while Kentucky Derby race caller Mark Johnson has nicknamed him "The Paint Stripper."
'The Paint Stripper' —
Borel also crossed the finish line first on Super Saver in 2010. The sight of him hugging the rail is so familiar that fans know him as "Calvin Bo-Rail" -- while Kentucky Derby race caller Mark Johnson has nicknamed him "The Paint Stripper."
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