Nyquist won the Kentucky Derby
Bay colt Nyquist won the Kentucky Derby by 1 1/4 lengths on Saturday after coming in as the favorite with 2-1 odds. In posting a time of 2:01.31 and holding off Exaggerator, he's now 8-0 in his career.
"This is such a special horse," said trainer Doug O'Neill. "You can see it in his eye on a daily basis, and he's such a professional. Any human sport, he'd be the top-notch athlete. He's just first-class.''
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today’s big questionHow will a small-market World Series affect baseball?
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