And the winner is...

I don't know much about horses, nor do I follow horse racing in general. But I always try and watch the three Triple Crown races, probably because there hasn't been a Triple Crown winner in 28 years. Or because most of the horses have really weird names. Or maybe a combination of both.

Only eleven horses have ever won the Triple Crown. This current drought of a Triple Crown winner is the longest gap between winners. The last to do it was Affirmed in 1978.

This year's Triple Crown contestant is Barbero, (pictured above) who blew away the other nineteen horses in the field by winning the 132nd Kentucky Derby by 6 1/2 lengths, in 2:01.36. In the 10 or so years since I've been consistently watching these races, I don't think I've seen a more dominant victory.

So it's on to the Preakness Stakes on May 20, at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, MD.

Here's the story from ESPN.com.

And your winners:
Win: Barbaro (2:01.36)
Place: Bluegrass Cat
Show: Steppenwolfer