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05-08-2006, 01:46 AM
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Barbaro appears healthy day after Derby victory (http://thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=63692&subsec=2)
Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Barbaro was eating grass outside his barn at Churchill Downs on Sunday morning and is being pointed to the Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course on May 20. Thoroughbred Times (http://thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=63692&subsec=2)

Wagering records fall on Kentucky Derby day (http://thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=63697&subsec=1)
With Kentucky Derby (G1) day attendance totaling 157,536, second largest in the race's 132-year history and a slight increase over last year's 156,435 figure, fans wagered an on-track record $24,463,927 on the day's 12 races—a 10.6% increase compared to last year. Thoroughbred Times (http://thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=63697&subsec=1)

Overnight rating for Kentucky Derby is NBC's lowest ever (http://thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=63693&subsec=1)
The National Broadcast Co.'s May 6 telecast of the Kentucky Derby (G1) registered a preliminary overnight rating of 7.4—the lowest since NBC began broadcasting the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City>Derby</st1:City> in 2001. Thoroughbred Times (http://thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=63693&subsec=1)