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The first 10 Kentucky Derby portraits finished for 2024!

Dornoch

Sierra Leone

Catching Freedom

West Saratoga

Track Phantom

Forever Young

Domestic Product

Honor Marie

Fierceness

Endlessly

Resilience

I'm feeling good about this year's experiment with oil paints, though the gold paint I used for the backgrounds did NOT scan well at all, so I had to do some pretty extensive photoshop to get it looking ok.

I have the next 9 paintings done (+1 Deterministic who didn't enter), and just sketched the last 3 entrants today (Encino + the 2 AEs) I plan to pain Encino tomorrow and will wait before painting the other two to see if they'll draw into the field.

#so good!

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West Saratoga trains for the 2024 Kentucky Derby

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#west saratoga #horse racing #racehorse #thoroughbred #kentucky derby

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Thorpedo Anna trains for the 2024 Kentucky Oaks

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#thorpedo anna #horse racing #racehorse #thoroughbred #kentucky oaks

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California Chrome galloping this morning at Los Alamitos.

#california chrome

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Forever Young trains for the 2024 Kentucky Derby

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#forever young #horse racing #racehorse #thoroughbred #kentucky derby

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Tarifa trains for the 2024 Kentucky Oaks

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#tarifa #horse racing #racehorse #thoroughbred #kentucky oaks

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He's so good looking. I rewatched the Southwest the other day and damn if he didn't look pretty good drawing away from the field. Might get rain in Louisville this week as well, so he might have a sneaky chance (I tend to think that about everyone most of the time, so y'know, pinch of salt and all). Don't know how strong that race was, but his Arkansas Derby run wasn't disgraceful either.

#mystik dan

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Mystik Dan (outside) trains for the 2024 Kentucky Derby

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#mystik dan #horse racing #racehorse #thoroughbred #kentucky derby

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Tapit Jenallie trains for the 2024 Kentucky Oaks

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#tapit jenallie #horse racing #racehorse #thoroughbred #kentucky oaks

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White Abarrio

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#white abarrio #horse racing #racehorse #thoroughbred #horse

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Fierceness trains for the 2024 Kentucky Derby

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#fierceness #horse racing #racehorse #thoroughbred #kentucky derby

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Lemon Muffin trains for the 2024 Kentucky Oaks

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#lemon muffin #horse racing #racehorse #thoroughbred #kentucky oaks

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Just Steel trains for the 2024 Kentucky Derby

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#just steel #horse racing #racehorse #thoroughbred #kentucky derby

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Wearing a garland of roses, Assault stands in the Kentucky Derby winner’s circle. Jockey Warren Mehrtens with owners, Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Kleberg Jr. of the King Ranch. (1946)

#assault

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Sierra Leone trains for the 2024 Kentucky Derby

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#sierra leone #horse racing #racehorse #thoroughbred #kentucky derby

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West Saratoga trains for the 2024 Kentucky Derby

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#west saratoga #horse racing #racehorse #thoroughbred #kentucky derby

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So....who do we like?

#do I trust Fierceness? not really #Sierra Leone is probably going to drop right out of it so I don’t think his post matters as much #i like Honor Marie and Encino #it would be so fun if Forever Young won but I just don’t think he will #basically: 🤷🏻‍♀️ #kentucky derby