"Going Off The Grid" is a weekly survey of sports execs and personalities offering their thoughts on a handful of pressing (and trivial) issues in sports and pop culture. This week, with the Kentucky Derby running on Saturday, we polled a group of those involved on their favorite horse racing expression, the best spot in Louisville for food and their favorite Derby pastime.
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Louisville Courier-Journal sports reporter Jonathan Lintner, a Louisville native who is covering his third Derby for the paper.
- NBC Sports horse racing reporter Donna Brothers, who has been a part of every NBC broadcast since the net began covering the race in '01.
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Churchill Downs Inc. Senior VP & Track President Kevin Flanery, whose favorite Derby moment was cashing a ticket for over $300 on Real Quiet in '98.
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Favorite horse racing expression? |
Best spot in Louisville for food?
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Top issue facing the sport?
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Favorite Derby pastime? |
10 years from now, what will have changed about the race?
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Jonathan Lintner |
"Can he make the distance?" Kidding. Has to be "upset"
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The Silver Dollar, for the atmosphere as much as anything
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Lack of relevance outside Triple Crown season |
A cold drink once all the stories are filed
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Hopefully not much, but could see a Lasix-free push |
Donna Brothers
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"Coulda caught a pigeon," which simply means the horse was flying
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Corbett's
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The use/overuse of Lasix (furosemide) |
Interviewing the winning rider on horseback
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Nothing. That's what makes it great
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Kevin Flanery |
"And they're off!" |
Anywhere on Bardstown Road |
Creating a racing and entertainment product that is attractive to the selfie generation |
Going to the backside to watch the Derby contenders workout before the big day |
The "Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series" will be nationally televised
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