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Barbaro Trainer Pushes Union Rags to Second-Favorite Derby Odds Michael Matz says he likes his chances with Union Rags in the Kentucky Derby as much as he did six years ago with Barbaro. Union Rags: Why Breeders' Cup Runner-Up Must Win the 2012 Kentucky Derby The time is now for thoroughbred heavyweight Union Rags, who is a 9-2 favorite to take home the 138th Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs on Saturday. Union Rags, who will be ridden by jockey Julien Leparoux on Saturday, has not won a Grade I race since Champagne at Belmont Park last October.  Unlike other sports though, horse racing is less forgiving to underachievers, who have a season at ... Union Rags, Kentucky Derby Pick, Forged at Saratoga Union Rags showed he had what it took for the Kentucky Derby in a win last August and a loss in November. Union Rags is Michael Matz's latest encounter with fortune Michael Matz, the trainer of Kentucky Derby contender Union Rags, is intimately familiar with good and bad fortune. Union Rags' trainer, Michael Matz, has had quite a ride Matz, a three-time Olympian as an equestrian show jumper, later trained beloved 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro. Union Rags, second choice in this year's Derby, has been compared to that horse. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Michael Matz has had his share of life-altering moments. He was a three-time Olympian and carried the flag in the closing ceremony in Atlanta. He saved the lives of four young ... Union Rags: Inside Post Position Will Be Too Much to Overcome in Kentucky Derby Union Rags has never been out of the money in six starts and he's running well this year, but his inside post position figures to be too much to overcome in the 2012 Kentucky Derby. Union Rags is certainly good enough to win at Churchill Downs this year, but the fact of the matter is, he was hit with the No. 4 post position on Wednesday and he's sandwiched in between two legit contenders in Take ... Time to answer Kentucky Derby question for Union Rags LOUISVILLE, Ky. - As the sun first popped over the trees at Churchill Downs on Friday, Union Rags galloped for the last time before Saturday's 138th Kentucky Derby. Union Rags has shot in wide-open Kentucky Derby LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The 138th Kentucky Derby tomorrow at Churchill Downs is a confusing affair. Voters on The Post's online poll are leaning 17 percent for Gemologist, but Union Rags (15 percent), Bodemeister (14 percent), and Creative Cause and Dullahan (13 percent each) are breathing down his neck, while 25... Kentucky Derby 2012 Horses: Popular Favorite Union Rags Will Disappoint at Derby Union Rags is easy to root for. As a specimen, he is one of the finest at this year's Kentucky Derby. He has the look of a winner, of a horse that could end the sport's long Triple Crown drought. It's little surprise that many have made Union Rags the favorite to win this race. And he has a compelling backstory as well. Union Rags was sold by owner Phyllis Wyeth, but after having a dream that ... Kentucky Derby 2012 Weather: Bodemeister, Union Rags Must Fear the Rain Factor Bodemeister and Union Rags have to be breathing a slight sigh of relief as the rain is expected to just miss being a part of the 2012 Kentucky Derby . This event that has every bit of promise to be a special one could well have a surprise winner Saturday, as rain still has a chance to make itself a part of this year's Run for the Roses. According to Weather.com, chances are that the rain doesn't ...
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