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Jockey Anna Napravnik put herself in position to become the first female rider to win the Kentucky Derby by guiding Pants On Fire to a mild upset victory on Saturday at Fair Grounds in the Grade 2, $1 million Louisiana Derby, a race in which favored Mucho Macho Man finished third after losing a front shoe leaving the gate.
Pants On Fire ($14.40) was coupled in the wagering with Nacho Business, both trained by Kelly Breen and owned by George and Lori Hall. He was near the front throughout, and held off bids by 36-1 shot Nehro and Mucho Macho Man to prevail in 1:49.92 for 1 1/8 miles on the fast main track.
Pants On Fire beat Nehro by a neck, with Mucho Macho Man another half-length back in third, beaten three-quarters of a length after racing with three shoes for the entire 1 1/8 miles.
Kathy Ritvo, the trainer of Mucho Macho Man, held the front shoe in her hand after the race. It was given to her by a member of the gate crew, who spotted it as soon as the horses left the gate. All the nails were still in it, and a piece of flesh was laying on it.
Instead of the day belonging to Ritvo, the crown was worn by Napravnik, 23, who has been a sensation here this winter, leading the standings.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/triplecrown2011/news/story?id=6261900
Pants On Fire ($14.40) was coupled in the wagering with Nacho Business, both trained by Kelly Breen and owned by George and Lori Hall. He was near the front throughout, and held off bids by 36-1 shot Nehro and Mucho Macho Man to prevail in 1:49.92 for 1 1/8 miles on the fast main track.
Pants On Fire beat Nehro by a neck, with Mucho Macho Man another half-length back in third, beaten three-quarters of a length after racing with three shoes for the entire 1 1/8 miles.
Kathy Ritvo, the trainer of Mucho Macho Man, held the front shoe in her hand after the race. It was given to her by a member of the gate crew, who spotted it as soon as the horses left the gate. All the nails were still in it, and a piece of flesh was laying on it.
Instead of the day belonging to Ritvo, the crown was worn by Napravnik, 23, who has been a sensation here this winter, leading the standings.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/triplecrown2011/news/story?id=6261900
