Kentucky Derby Saturday

Congrtulations Barry..you sure can pick em!!

Watched the race. Brilliant win. Well done Barry Irwin and team

hibernia Wrote:

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> Congrats Barry and teamX( RACE REPLAY


Thanks for the link Hibs - Quite a race from a horse who has never run on the dirt!

My fav from derby day

Cheers Sly and they say "The sun aint going to shine anymore" ................()

Well done to Barry and Team Valor. To own and breed a Kentucky Derby winner must be the ultime any racing entusiast would want to achieve.
Animal Kingdom well named, his father's name means The animal king , a brasilian bred stallion and a german bred dam (I am sure that this is where the stamina comes from) winning in america !

Well done Barry and Team!

Mazels Barry!!!

Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom will be heading for the Preakness Stakes the second leg of the triple crown at Pimlico on Sat 21st May............................

I believe I am the first Clansman to win the Kentucky Derby.

I wanted to portray myself as a Clansman, but in America, especially the Southern parts, a Clansman means something slightly different than a fellow that like to place wagers on horses.

Thanks for all of the well wishes. Much appreciated.

Only once in my racing life have I ever felt the same weakening of the knees and uncontrollable crying that I experienced after the Derby and that was when I sent out a 51 to 1 chance to win the famed Santa Anita Handicap. That day we paid $40,000 to supplement him to a $1 million race, we bet and we cashed big time. I was so weak legged that my wife had to prop me up to make it down stairs. I was so emotional that I couldn't speak a word to the press.

It was fun. And I made a lot of grown men happy as hell as they achieved their racing dream of a lifetime.

Thanks guys.

Fantastic stuff - well done -D

Barry, isn't the other kind of "Clansman" spelt with a K??