Fans cheer for horses to win at JHR, Veach’s

No doubt, Jackson-area residents live a fair distance from Louisville, Ky., but that doesn’t mean they can’t catch derby fever. As in the Kentucky Derby, the greatest two minutes in sports.

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Sun, May 6th, 2007

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