We’re just over a month away from the Breeders’ Cup which will be held for the second consecutive year at Churchill Downs.  Nothing can get you more excited about the event than watching replays of past races. What about last year’s stunning Breeders’ Cup Classic as the undefeated mare Zenyatta was nosed out of her 20th straight victory by the unstoppable Blame under the lights at Churchill Downs? Or what about Calvin Borel winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile on Street Sense at Churchill Downs in 2006 before coming back in May to win the Kentucky Derby?

• "Three-time Kentucky Derby-winning jockey Calvin Borel was arrested and jailed Saturday night in Evansville, Ind., on a drunken driving charge. Borel, 44, took off his Sunday mounts at Ellis Park in nearby Henderson, Ky., where he has been riding this summer. The 44-year-old Louisville, Ky., resident was released on $100 bond Sunday morning from the Vanderburgh County Jail in Evansville after being arrested the night before.

T M Fred Texas (pictured) defeated the heavy favorite, Grilla, to win the Grade 1 $52,500 The President of the United Arab Emirates Cup. The winning jockey was Santos Chavez, winning trainer was Ronald Martino, and the winning owner was Sam A. Vasquez. Dixies Valentine, ridden by Louisville-based jockey Calvin Borel, finished 9 1/4 lengths back in second after setting the pace through much of the 1 1/4 mile race. Jockey Corey Lanerie and Ovour the Top finished another 16 1/2 lengths back in third. The favorite Grilla was 4 1/2 lengths back in fourth.

In a field of twenty young horses, running further than they ever have before, over a new surface or race track, it's a difficult thing to pick the winner. The Grade 1 Kentucky Derby is one race in which no amount of handicapping prowess will direct bettors to the likely winner. Calvin Borel said it best when he said something like, "if you've got a horse, you've got a shot." This was in response to a reporter asking him how he thought his longshot, Mine That Bird, would fare in the Derby.