European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 5, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse May 2007 stars and stripes Mideast edition Page 29 Pennsylvania Power Keystone state horses look to follow Barbara by Dan Gelston the associated press bar Baras owners will get another Chance to relive his Kentucky Derby Victory just a few furlongs Tram the Churchill Downs track where the strapping Bay Colt wore the every half Barbara wins big again on a High definition Oval screen in the Kentucky Derby the video is part of an exhibit Honor ing the previous years Roy and Gretchen Jackson will be Back in town this weekend and Hope to watch Barbara in his Fin est 2 obviously there will be some tears in the Gretchen Jack son said thursday from her farm in West it was certainly one of the Best Days of my Barbaro want the first Penn Sylvania horse to captivate the and he might not be the hard spun and great Hunter Fly the Keystone state Flag this trying to follow on the successful heels of Fleet Alex and Smarty those horses Gritty roots or inspiring stories firmly put the state in the winners Circle of the last three triple Crown forget the of Kentucky it seems the place to find a win Ner these Days is in its just going to get Larry who trains hard the last four years have been a Boon to a mid Atlantic Region never known As a major player on the triple Crown maybe cheese steaks will be washed Down by mint juleps this week end at the Churchill Downs con cession Smarty Jones won the Derby and Preakness in 2004 Fleet Alex took the Preakness and Bel Mont in 05 and Barbaro won the Derby before his horrifying breakdown in the he was euthanized in All three had Philadelphia own Fleet Alex and Barbaro won their first races at Delaware Smarty Jones was stabled at Philadelphia 133rd Kentucky Derby full Field set for Churchill Downs Twenty 3yearolds will Start the running of the Kentucky Derby with Curlin in the 2 Post position As the slight 72 up horse Odds Sedgefield 501 Curlin 72 Zane of 301 storm in May 301 501 cow town cat 201 Street sense 41 hard spun 151 301 Teu Flesberg 301 ban Abul 5q1 no Biz like Showbiz 81 201 scat daddy 101 Tiago 151 circular Quay 81 St ormello 30ri any Given saturday 121 dominican 201 great Hunter 151 a great Hunter is owned by Phil lip who lives on Ivy Dell farm outside of and the Rick Porter owned hard spun was originally under the care of Smarty Jones John both Are Pennsylva who knew a horse would bring Home the championships Philly sports fans have waited nearly 25 years for or that the champs would wind up drinking out of a Backstretch trough instead of Tak ing a swig out of the Stanley cup i think its a pendulum and its just swung into our area right Gretchen Jackson till be somewhere else in another five but it is if hard spun she that would be something but the Cash generated from Slot machines at key Stone state racetracks should help produce even More contend ers for the Preakness and Delaware Park has been Able to offer larger purses and upgrade facilities and amenities for Philadelphia which Drew National attention with their Smarty has boosted Purs with the addition of Slot machines in that area has a Good Breeding program and Good especially with Philadelphia Park and All of Pennsylvania now hav ing Jones there putting Money into the and Money gets you better hours that Only helps the foals born it Doest explain Smarty and the weve got a lot of places where you can race and but Why they All came out of i dont have an Porter no one has a better but most Pennsylvania horsemen Are Content to go along for the Servis missed out on a Chance to return to the Derby with hard spun after he and Porter ended their nearly 15year professional that How the horse landed in Jones maybe i would have been bit Ter if it haunt been for said who won his career race earlier this but the fact Ive been there and done not at Servis has a couple of sentimental rooting interests in the Derby besides hard jockey Stew Art Elliott is the first member of team Smarty to return to the this time aboard Teufler and Servis trained great Hunters like Elvis or the Smarty Jones and Barbaro surged in popularity once their Ca Reers nearly 500 fans turned out wednesday at the Breeding farm where Smarty Jones stands at another 600 fans turned out for barbaras birthday party at Delaware Park last they All wanted to rekindle some Mem ories of the triple Crown races that jolted the Amy scat an entrant in saturdays 133rd Kentucky gets a Bath after a workout Friday morning at Churchill Downs in entire Derby Field tested for drugs the associated press for the first All 20 horses in the Ken Tucky Derby were administered Surprise tests for performance in dancing Kentucky environmental and Public Protection Cabinet spokes Man Mark York said the decision to test All the entrants was not motivated by suspicions or allegations of but to ensure enforcement of the states medication there were no particular con York weve been doing pos Trace but weve added 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