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Black trainer Larry Demeritte brings his $11,000 horse to the Kentucky Derby

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – If Larry Demeritte is searching for positive signs ahead of his first Kentucky Derby as a trainer, that is where his horse is assigned.

The longtime West Saratoga competitor resides in Barn 42 at Churchill Downs, the same location that housed Seattle Slew before he won the 1977 Derby and captured the Triple Crown. This was the first Derby during which Demeritte took part.

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He is now the second black trainer since 1951 to saddle a horse in the one hundred and fiftieth Derby on Saturday. The second, Hank Allen, finished sixth in 1989 with the Northern Wolf team.

Black coaches dominated the Derby’s early years, winning seven of the first 17 between 1875 and 1891.

“We are so grateful to be here and enjoy every minute of it,” Demeritte said.

For the 74-year-old from the Bahamas, all the pieces has mattered since he was diagnosed with cancer in 1996 and underwent chemotherapy. His father was a coach in the islands, and Dermeritte still has the accent of his native country, where he was a number one coach for 2 years.

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“My motto is: ‘I do not buy low cost horses. I purchase good horses cheaply,” he said with a smile.

Purchased for $11,000, West Saratoga is the pride of the 11-horse Demeritte stable at The Thoroughbred Center in nearby Lexington. The stallion earned $460,140.

“He’s getting better with every start,” he said. “I’ve been around a lot of good horses and this horse is really up there with a lot of them.”

The costliest horse in the 20-horse Derby is second-choice morning horse Sierra Leone, purchased for $2.3 million.

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This is owner Harry Veruchi’s first derby.

“I bought my first horse in 1982, and two weeks later he won at Centennial Race Track in Littleton, Colorado,” Veruchi said. “I believed: This is straightforward. Now, being here, who would have thought of it? I do not know anyone who has run in the Kentucky Derby, and even anyone who has won a graded stakes.

West Saratoga is known as after the street in Littleton where Veruchi grew up. It is positioned six blocks from the Centennial track, which closed in 1983.

The just one of their group with any Derby experience is jockey Jesus Castanon. In 2011 aboard Shackleford he finished fourth. They set the pace and led at the eighth pole, only to be overtaken by the eventual winner Animal Kingdom.

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“I thought I was going to win it,” Castanon said. “I was going crazy in my mind.”

Demeritte has led horses in the Derby in recent times.

“I’ve been practicing,” he said, his smile revealing the gap in his front teeth. “I used to pray to get to the Derby. I feel blessed with this horse.”

Demeritte looks to the sky on Saturday, when the forecast calls for a 43% likelihood of rain. The gray stallion never ran on a wet track, but his father did.

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Exaggerator finished second in the 2016 Derby and went on to win the Preakness and Haskell. Both races took place on uneven tracks.

“It’s really amazing how we managed to get this position on this horse,” Demeritte said. “I hope people see our history and take an interest in the sport because this horse proves that anyone with a dream can get on the Derby stage.”


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Mara Brock Akil “Forever” renewed by Netflix for the second season

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Love story about maturing with the participation of Lovie Simone and Michael Cooper Jr. It was renovated for season 2 just per week after the viewers were captured.

Congratulations are for the forged, crew and producers of Netflix “Forever” hits since it was renovated for the second season! Both Netflix and the Instagram page have provided excellent news.

“Season 2 was renovated forever!” Read the signature Netflix websiteWith a photograph of Lovie Simone, which has two sets of room signs, which, as we assume, represents the renewal of the second season.

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“Forever” Brock Akil is an adaptation of Judah Blume’s book of the same name. The program, which was an awesome hit from the gate for presenting black love, parenting and a careful and thoughtful representation of the black teenage love story, took place on social media.

Made by Mara Brock Akil with the participation of Lovie Simone, Michael Cooper Jr., Wood Harris and Karen Pittman, amongst others, the desire to be caught in a various, authentic experience of the black community from wealthy to attending to getting and never putting them directly in a difficult situation, but not known, but a well-recognized, but familiar way.

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Karen Pittman, who plays Dawn Edwards – a mother on the men’s leader, Justin – shared a message with thanks and appreciation On her website IG.

“Season 2 !!!!!! Thanks to millions of people who tuned, @Foreveronnetflix was renovated for season 2! Less than a week! Thank you very much … omg. I’m humiliated. And so excited! Let’s see what #dawnedwards gets to the next …”

Congratulations to everyone involved in “forever”, once we expect the second season and where they resolve to take the characters.

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ICEM: Tracee Ellis Ross’s Blunt Ponytail and more – essences

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ICEM: Tracee Ellis Ross's Blunt Ponytail and more

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Warm or cool? Dark or blonde? The celebrities have been divided over the past week, which caused their argument for a lot of beautiful appearances to see what sticks. From the tonal division into eye shadows to a tie between blunt cutlets and hair extension, the most effective moments existed in indecision.

While Jorja Smith and Alva Claire decided to, respectively, on a denim and stone cold eye shadow, red lip of Ayo Edibir, blushing and brown bob suited her warm disposition. Very long ARI Lennox water waves mean long blond hair (combined with small pink makeup).

On the opposite hand, Tracee Ellis Ross and the star Essence March/April Tyra Banks was consistent: blunt and raw cuts are an unexpected trend this season. But Rihanna, noticed at Fenty Beauty, meeting in Paris, preferred to stay classic. Her powdered under the eyes combined with a standard lip: a dark insole and a brand new one Gloss bomb lip oil In “Rose Amber”.

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Mara Brock Akil wants to make a movie “Girls” – only needs financing

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Until now, the cultural trace of the story of Mara Brock Akil is undeniable. Her latest series, “Forever”, had all of us in our feelings last weekend (including this creator). But for fans of her earlier work “Girlfriends”, “Love Is” and “The Game” there’s also also also one query that never disappears: Will we ever receive the precise sending for ladies “girls”?

Apparently Akil wants it as much as we do.

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In a recent seat in “Sherri” Akil said she was trying to revive the movie “Girls”

“I want to tell this story … I want to write an epic film (” Girls “); I tried to tell this story, “Akil admitted before I revealed that its biggest road blockade on this project was financing.

“So I have a good idea for us now,” she added. “Where is your phone? Do you know someone who has $ 50 million on your phone? Do we have five people who have $ 10 million? Do we have 10 million (people) who have five?”

Considering what variety of viewers Akil loves the work, social media users were shocked, hearing that the creator of “girls” is trying to get financing their projects.

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“From the CV Mara Brock Akil should not be begging you to invest in her stories. This is crazy,” commented one user About the actual fact.

“If sex and city got two spinoff films, we can finish girls, someone will open their wallet” Another user wrote on Twitter.

While Shepherd was joking about “handing over the album” to finance the film, she also emphasized how difficult it’s to get projects in Hollywood, even throughout the case of essentially probably essentially essentially essentially probably probably essentially essentially essentially essentially probably probably probably essentially essentially essentially essentially essentially probably essentially essentially essentially essentially essentially essentially essentially essentially essentially probably probably essentially essentially probably probably probably essentially essentially probably probably essentially probably probably probably probably probably essentially essentially essentially essentially essentially essentially essentially probably essentially essentially probably essentially probably essentially essentially probably probably probably probably probably essentially essentially probably essentially probably probably essentially probably essentially essentially probably probably probably essentially probably essentially essentially essentially probably probably essentially probably essentially probably probably probably essentially essentially probably probably essentially probably essentially probably essentially probably essentially probably essentially essentially essentially probably probably essentially probably essentially essentially probably probably probably probably probably essentially essentially probably essentially essentially essentially essentially probably probably essentially essentially probably essentially probably probably probably probably probably probably probably probably essentially essentially probably essentially essentially essentially probably essentially essentially essentially essentially probably essentially essentially probably probably probably essentially essentially essentially essentially essentially probably probably essentially essentially essentially probably essentially probably essentially probably probably probably essentially essentially essentially probably probably probably probably probably probably essentially probably essentially probably essentially probably probably probably probably essentially probably probably probably probably probably essentially essentially essentially probably probably probably essentially probably essentially essentially essentially essentially probably essentially essentially probably probably essentially probably probably probably probably probably probably essentially essentially probably essentially probably essentially essentially essentially probably probably probably essentially probably essentially probably essentially essentially essentially essentially probably essentially essentially essentially probably essentially probably essentially probably probably probably probably probably probably probably essentially essentially essentially probably essentially essentially probably essentially probably probably essentially essentially probably essentially probably essentially probably essentially essentially essentially probably essentially probably essentially essentially essentially probably essentially essentially probably probably essentially probably probably probably essentially essentially probably probably essentially essentially essentially probably essentially essentially probably essentially probably probably essentially probably probably probably probably essentially probably probably essentially probably essentially essentially probably probably essentially probably probably essentially probably probably probably essentially essentially essentially essentially essentially probably essentially essentially essentially essentially probably essentially essentially probably essentially essentially essentially probably essentially probably probably probably essentially probably probably essentially essentially essentially probably essentially probably probably probably probably probably essentially probably probably probably essentially probably probably probably probably probably probably essentially essentially essentially probably probably essentially probably the most respected names in the game. The premiere of “Girlfriends” in 2000 and ran for eight seasons, giving us 172 episodes with the participation of Tracee Ellis Ross, Golden Brooks, Jill Marie Jones, Persia White and Reggie Hayes. The program suddenly stopped in 2008 through the writers’ strike, leaving too many unanswered fans about Joan, Toni, Maya, Lynn and William.

Still, Akil didn’t lose hope. And she didn’t lose gratitude for the fans base, which stays to be going to history.

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“I really want to thank the audience because you didn’t let go and (I),” Akil added.

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