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2013 Prognostication Quiz: Question 7, Horses

7. Horses (May 4) The 139th running of the Kentucky Derby will have America's finest three-year-old thoroughbred horses challenge each other in the annual Race for the Roses. Working from a list of over three hundred aspiring entrants, I have split the horses into approximately equal groups. This takes into account horse naming psychology, which seems to lean toward S names. What letter will the Kentucky Derby winner's name start with? a. A or B b. C or D c. E, F, or G d. H, I, J, K, or L e. M, N, or O f. P, Q, or R g. S h. T, U, V, W, X, Y, or Z Orb, Goldencents, and Verrazano were the favorites going into the Kentucky Derby. Orb started out near the back of the pack in sloppy track conditions, but came out on top with a time of 2:02.89 to win a purse of $1,414,800. In case you're slow with the math, that's $11,512.73 per second of racing. Golden Soul finished second and Revolutionary came in third. Orb's win means that the answer to Question 7