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This is the second straight year that the winner of the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness fell just short in the final leg of the Triple Crown.
Thus, competition in a market characterized by increasing returns is--as it must be--a sort of demolition derby in which only some of those who enter cross the finish line.
-- Jim Derby
In his speech, Bradley handed Gore the perfect metaphor to make this point: baseball's home run derby between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa.
Having won the Kentucky Derby at 31-1 odds (the longest long-shot winner since 1940), he surprised the bookmakers again by winning the Preakness at 8-1.