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Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - Posts

Hello again

Hi everyone. Sorry for my short absence from the blog. I've been bogged down as region 11 director and in switching jobs quite often (as I fill in for ladies on maternity leave). We have at least two new bloggers to introduce: Jenny Blandford and Aeisha
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The hardest thing I've ever covered: Eight Belles

Note: This is a continuation of "Covering the Kentucky Derby red carpet...then Eight Belles" Immediately following the Kentucky Derby, it was my job to get back to Churchill Downs's barn area and speak with the connections of the 19 losing connections

Covering the Kentucky Derby red carpet and then...Eight Belles

I wish I could say covering this year's Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) on May 3 was as great as last year, but I cannot. This was my second consecutive year covering "the greatest two minutes in sports" for Thoroughbred Times, an international