The Top of the Strech during the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs May 3, 2013. Photo by Rick Schmitt
Steve Buttleman, bugler for Churchill Downs, plays the National Anthem on Oaks Day.
Steve Buttleman, bugler for Churchill Downs, plays the National Anthem on Oaks Day.
Steve Buttleman, bugler for Churchill Downs, plays the National Anthem on Oaks Day.
Caption: Close Hatches with Jo Lawson finishing up her work.
Morning scenes at Churchill Downs near Louisville, Ky., on April 21, 2013.
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Photo by Anne M. Eberhardt
Caption: Close Hatches with Jo Lawson stays with the pony until she starts her work.
Morning scenes at Churchill Downs near Louisville, Ky., on April 21, 2013.
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Photo by Anne M. Eberhardt
Caption: Close Hatches with Jo Lawson stays with the pony until she starts her work.
Morning scenes at Churchill Downs near Louisville, Ky., on April 21, 2013.
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Photo by Anne M. Eberhardt
Caption:  Rachel Alexandra with Calvin Borel up wins the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) at Churchill Downs near Louisville, Ky. on May 1, 2009.
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photo by Anne M. Eberhardt
Caption: Midnight Lucky
Morning scenes at Churchill Downs near Louisville, Ky., on April 21, 2013.
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Photo by Anne M. Eberhardt
The Top of the Strech during the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs May 3, 2013. Photo by Rick Schmitt
The Top of the Strech during the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs May 3, 2013. Photo by Rick Schmitt
The Top of the Strech during the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs May 3, 2013. Photo by Rick Schmitt
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