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Never headed
The Into Mischief colt Authentic went to the front early in the Kentucky Derby, and never saw another rival, writes Melissa Bauer-Herzog
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EPTEMBER IS traditionally a busy time in Kentucky, and it was even busier this year when the month kicked off with the rescheduled Grade 1 Kentucky Derby on September 5.
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There was an eerie feel to the track as horses raced in front of the near-empty stands throughout the week with just connections in attendance as protests took place around Louisville. If that wasn’t enough drama for the
weekend, the Derby itself added even more to the storyline in the paddock. The down part of a year full of ups and downs for Bob Baffert’s three-year-olds was put on even bigger display when Thousand Words had to be scratched in the paddock,
