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Kentucky Derbys horse tie to French Camp
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Applebite Farms owner Joan Rogers who passed away earlier this year bred a grey colt known as Lusty Latin that would go on to run in the Kentucky Derby. The French Camp Farm operation folded in 2010. - photo by Photo Contributed
FRENCH CAMP – It’s a funny thing, this horse racing business. Every once in a while you’ll read about somebody shelling out millions of dollars for a one-year-old – a yearling – only for it to absolutely flop when it gets out onto the track. Maybe it doesn’t like the starting gate.