Derby Saturday was, and is, always a special day in my house. Being the first weekend in May, we are usually blessed with beautiful weather. A day spent outside, working in our own barn under the sun, and at just about five o’clock we tromp back into the coolness of the house, and get ready for the race.

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We love the exposées on the trainers, and the owners, and the jockeys, but thehorsesare the stars. I can count on my fingers the number of American traditions I’ve embraced and am cultu...