THE KENTUCKY DERBY

THE ULTIMATE RACE , THE KENTUCKY DERBY,
NBC SPORTS AT THE STARTING GATE.
THREE YEAR OLD THOROUGHBREDS RUN FOR THE ROSES,
KENTUCKY DERBY WINNERS A LEGENDARY FATE.

THUNDERING HOOVES ON THE BACKSTRETCH,
NBC SPORTS , A CAMERA MAN’S DELIGHT.
THE OWNER , THE TRAINER , THE JOCKEY,
IT’S THE HORSE THAT MAKES IT RIGHT.

SPRING TIME IN LOUISVILLE , RACE WEEK,
NBC SPORTS TO SHOW THE WAY.
LOVE OF HORSES , A UNIVERSAL THING,
CHURCHILL DOWNS , FIRST SATURDAY IN MAY.

SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY , KENTUCKY STYLE,
KENTUCKY DERBY GET YOUR BET DOWN.
NBC SPORTS FRONT ROW SEAT,
WHICH HORSE WILL WIN THE CROWN.

WAYNE MANNION
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