Top photograph of Big Brown galloping to victory by Al Behrman/AP; lower photograph of Big Eight Belles by Brian Bohannan/AP Big Brown fulfilled his role as the favorite, winning yesterday's 134th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs by four and three-quarters lengths. But the victory of Big Brown and jockey Kent Desormeaux was overshadowed by the death of the second place finisher, Eight Belles. The female horse was also favored in the race, but when......

Untitled photo of race at Belmont, by Ray Haddad at flickr It may be a long hike from Lexington Ave. to Lexington, Kentucky, and even farther to Louisville, but New Yorkers are not immune to the draw of the 'sport of kings.' The 134th running of the Kentucky Derby takes place today and many people around the city will be doing what most seem to do at the races--wagering and drinking. Mapfaced has a......