Kentucky Derby

Delegating Denver #21 of 56: Kentucky

Snow Job

A Sporting Chance

Colorado sports went on a downhill slide in '99.

Place Your Bets

But whatever you do, don't place them on the favorite in Saturday's Kentucky Derby.

Hurrah for Hay-Burners

Horse racing nears the finish line.

Avs and Av-Nots

Dedicated roller-hockey players shoot for their chance to score a pro league.

Horse Sense

Nine things you need to know before the Kentucky Derby.

Going for Three

A new Triple Crown could be the spice that broken-down horseplayers need.

Drink of the Week

Ten High Bourbon Whiskey and 7-Up

Drink of the Week

Mint Julep

Steel Magnolias

There are no shrinking violets in the BACC's metalwork exhibit.

Smarty's Party

A fairy-tale horse runs for the Triple Crown, and all the railbirds cheer.

Serves Them Right

Women's tennis is the latest from the new Pi dynasty.

Rosy Dreams

Derby fantasies stand on the spindly legs of a colt at CSU.

In the Lead

Bill Shoemaker, though small, stood as tall as any athlete.

Bucking the Odds

Seabiscuit races to the front of the cinematic pack.

End Run

Long shot Arapahoe Park seeks a place in the winner's circle.

Horse Play

Funny Cide, the people's choice, embodies every railbird's dream.

Go Crazy!

Get your sculptures ready

Place Your Bets

You don't have to gamble on the food at Red & Jerry's.

Horse Sense

You don't have to gamble on the food at Red & Jerry's.

Quarterback Sneak

You don't have to gamble on the food at Red & Jerry's.

Run, Barry, Run

You don't have to gamble on the food at Red & Jerry's.

The Vanishing Horse

You don't have to gamble on the food at Red & Jerry's.

Season's Greetings

You don't have to gamble on the food at Red & Jerry's.

Losing at the Track

You don't have to gamble on the food at Red & Jerry's.

The Third Time for Charm

You don't have to gamble on the food at Red & Jerry's.

Diamonds Are a Mogul's Best Friend

You don't have to gamble on the food at Red & Jerry's.

A Horse by Only This Name

You don't have to gamble on the food at Red & Jerry's.

RBI=MC

You don't have to gamble on the food at Red & Jerry's.

Crash Course in Politics

You don't have to gamble on the food at Red & Jerry's.

Splendor in the Bluegrass

You don't have to gamble on the food at Red & Jerry's.

BURNING UP THE TRACK

You don't have to gamble on the food at Red & Jerry's.

DERBY DAZE

You don't have to gamble on the food at Red & Jerry's.

A SPORT PULLS UP LAME

You don't have to gamble on the food at Red & Jerry's.

BOLTS OUT OF THE BLUE

You don't have to gamble on the food at Red & Jerry's.

FILLIAL LOVE

You don't have to gamble on the food at Red & Jerry's.

TALE OF TWO CITIES

You don't have to gamble on the food at Red & Jerry's.

WORKING OVERTIME

You don't have to gamble on the food at Red & Jerry's.

THE SCIENTISTS OF BASEBALL

You don't have to gamble on the food at Red & Jerry's.

STORMING THE OUTFIELD WALLS

You don't have to gamble on the food at Red & Jerry's.

3014 learns the cold, hard fax of surviving on Colfax

You don't have to gamble on the food at Red & Jerry's.

Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day and more

A Flickr photo.​Mother's Day is Sunday -- so if you haven't yet made arrangements for a beautiful bouquet and fabulous brunch for Mom, get moving. Also on the culinary calendar this week: Cinco de Mayo and a little race called the Kentucky Derby...

Get ready to run for these five winning rosés

​We knew something was up when we noticed Denver-area wine shops stocking up and tasting customers on the 2010 rosés a good four weeks ago. And by "something," we mean the notion that maybe -- just maybe -- dry rosés have finally kicked that monkey of pink wine-prejudice off its undeserving ... More >>

The White Stuff

​We knew something was up when we noticed Denver-area wine shops stocking up and tasting customers on the 2010 rosés a good four weeks ago. And by "something," we mean the notion that maybe -- just maybe -- dry rosés have finally kicked that monkey of pink wine-prejudice off its undeserving ... More >>

Photos: The White Trash Derby Bash

​One hundred years from now, if anthropologists were to use these photos from Saturday's White Trash Derby Bash to try to determine the cultural meaning of the term "White Trash," they would probably conclude that it involves the drinking of lagers and a lot of sleeveless shirts. Conceived fo ... More >>

Moscato: The wine to drink when you don't feel like getting drunk

​Last weekend's back-to-back Cinco de Mayo and Kentucky Derby party shenanigans left us feeling more than a little ready to lay off the sauce for a minute. Yet by noon on Sunday, there we were, staring down the wine list at brunch, feeling that familiar urge. That's when it hit us: There is a ... More >>

Green Tea Mint Julep and Cupp O Spring at Row 14

​I stopped by Row 14 Bistro & Wine Bar, the stylish new restaurant in the Spire whose bar is stashed behind floor-to-ceiling, chain-link drapes, just before the Kentucky Derby -- which was why the bartender's suggestion of a Green Tea Mint Julep ($10) seemed like a sacrilege. Some things, lik ... More >>

End of a ban on slaughterhouse inspections could have gourmands horsing around

​Former Westword critic Jason Sheehan was interested in trying horsemeat, "considered a staple in France, a delicacy in Japan and a treat among Italian, Dutch and Belgians." But he couldn't find a source in this country -- and then in 2006, Congress banned funding of horse-meat inspections, es ... More >>

Tebowing, the horse: Not too late to buy piece of filly who can even outrun Tim Tebow (PHOTOS)

More pics below.​Gary Fenton of Woodland Hills, California's Little Red Feather Thoroughbred Racing was caught off-guard by the attention garnered by the latest horse the stable is syndicating -- but in retrospect, it shouldn't have been. After all, her name is Tebowing -- a nod to the genufl ... More >>