plus, al gets his hat on at the kentucky derby. first this is "today" on nbc. >>> this morning on "happy mother's day today," a salute to everyday moms. sunday is the day for kids young and old to honor the woman who played a key role in defining who they are. we found a group of harlem village academy high schoolers who were more than willing to reveal how much they treasure their moms. ♪ >> i'm into basketball. >> my name is rodney. i'm a sophomore. >> my name is candice. i like to talk to my mom, and text. >> my name's eric brown. i'm in 9th grade. >> i'm lorenzo. >> i'm into fashion and music. >> my mom is pretty, very outgoing. she often speaks her mind. >> she's like the person that when i have a problem i can go to her and ask her anything. >> she helps me with my schoolwork and friends. >> she's a smart person. you always see her reading in her free time. >> she's not afraid to wear something that nobody elsele could wear. >> my mother, sometimes i feel like she's a sports agent. she doesn't take no for an answer. >> she

derby. >> i think riding in the kentucky derby is a big deal no matter what gender you are. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. the libyan government tonight is condemning the u.s. and nato for missile strike yesterday that killed one of moammar qadz avi's sons and three grandchildren. here's the latest. libyan officials say that attack at a qaddafi compound in tripoli. today's qaddafi's forces shelled misurata and violence against at least two western embassies in tripoli has been reported. mabdee clark has the latest now from benghazi, libya. >> reporter: the libyan government has now given journalists two tours of the scene of the bombing. and today showed what it said for the bodies of the victims. this they said was qaddafi's son, saif al arab. the corpses wrapped in green shrouds were said to include a friend and one of the three grandchildren reportedly killed. looking at this destruction, it's hard to believe that anyone could have escaped. but libyan officials say qaddafi and his wife made it

it marks it 137th running of the kentucky derby. a heart pounding american institution that's been going on since 1875 where our very own jenna wolfeis there in louisville, kentucky for what we can expect today. good morning. >> good morning. >> you know, they say a horse is a horse of course, of course. don't tell that to people here in churchill downs. because here, the real stars are not the fancy hats or the minute minutety julips. the real stars are the horses themselves. >> they're off in the kentucky derby. >> it's the academy award of horse racing. >> star after star after star. oh, not those stars. not on derby day. tonight's stars will be studded. for one magnificent day, clooney, cruise, and pitt will be replaced by mucho macho man, archarc archarcharch, and pants on fire. >> you can feel the magic, derby fever is palpable. >> reporter: an affair that shared over 100,000 founds who will pour in to chunlg hill downs for the most prestigious horse of the year. >> who are we rooting for? >> factor. >> you know who you want t

love that. >>> at the kentucky derby, jockey john velazquez got a lucky break, literally. the jockey who was supposed to ride animal kingdom broke his nose earlier in the week, so velasquez got the call only because the horse he was supposed to ride, uncle mo, the favorite, was scratched on friday. velazquez rode animal kingdom, a 20-1 long shot, to victory. maybe it wasn't luck, but destiny. check out the hats at churchill downs. nearly 165,000 people in attendance, setting the record for the largest crowd at churchill downs. nice hat there. 19 horses in the field, and they are off in the 137th running of the kentucky derby. here's the stretch call. sound up. >> roaring down the center of the track! here comes animal kingdom in the middle of the racetrack to grab the lead. and nero. and shackleford. it's animal kingdom and john velazquez to win the derby! >> animal kingdom wins the kentucky derby by just 2 3/4 lengths. he never raced on dirt before. nero was second. muchomacho man finished third. animal kingdom was not available for comment after the race, but his jockey

churchill downs, 137th running of the kentucky derby, the most exciting two minutes in sports. picture perfect day in louisville, kentucky. my hometown. and the hats on derby day making those at last week's royal wedding look tame. as for the race itself, 19 horses would leave the gate after uncle mo had to withdraw yesterday. a clean start and now the animal kingdom. >> animal kingdom roaring down! here comes animal kingdom! it's animal kingdom! >> animal kingdom at 20 to 1 odds was 12 horses back, wins the derby. he was set to ride uncle mo. he replaced the jockey. how about that luck of the draw. animal kingdom, you are kentucky derby champion. >>> detroit pitcher flirted with a perfect game today in toronto, but settled for his second career no hitter. he took a perfect game into the eighth, so with one out, he walked a player, so the perfect game is gone. the next batter grounds into an inning ending double play. a no hitter, through eight. two outs outs in the 9th. ends it, the seventh one in tiger history. detroit wins it 9-0. >>> the sharks can close out the redwings in

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3-year-old hours after their kentucky derby win they will come in for the prequill. >>> a car rammed into a bus at philadelphia road. let's go live to cheryl conners. >> reporter: that accident was just clean up. it happened along 7 east at a bus stop near the beltway. one woman crying as her 3-year-old son had to be transported to the hospital. we arrived shortly after the call came out and you can see bus passengers lifted onto stretchers and transported to the hospital. a spokesman with the baltimore fire department says that the bus was stopped at route 7 picking up passengers when a car ran into the back of it. there were 14 people involved between the bus and the car. one person in the car. 12 were transported with minor injuries including chelsea's 3-year-old son who was complained of neck and head

john velasquez wins 137th running of the kentucky derby. next leg is in baltimore two weeks from now. >>> fc dallas hosting united. josh wolf in the box flicks it to fred but kevin hartman makes a ridiculous save. see it again. fred here tries the header but hartman there with the save. . that was nice. d.c. united coach ben olsen after the game says, hey, man, nice save. game ends in a scoreless tie. >> perhaps the caps should see what he's doing next season. >>> that's all. saturday night live is up next hosted by tina fey. till then, that's the news. almost two billion tons of freight move around this country every year... and control centers like this keep track of it all. it takes advanced telemetry and satellite tracking acoustic detectors and friction modifiers. high tech innovations that help rail move our economy. freight rail companies invest billions of their own dollars - not taxpayers' money - to make rail safe, reliable, efficient and affordable. it takes tons of technology to haul tons of freight. & today the pentagon release

kentucky derby. >> the rail. and naiiro. middle of the racetrack. animal king kingdom. >> got to love the underdog. the 20:1 shot animal kingdom wins in his first ever race on a dirt track. the morning favorite dialed in. >>> justin verlander became just the second pitcher this week to throw a no hitter. >> the wind up. the 2-2 pitch. swing and a pitch. >> justin verlander has done it again. his second career no hitter and number 7 in tigers' history his teammates pour out of the dugout and rob him by the mound. >> this has been a special day. perfect day last year on mother's day. you get a no hitter on eve- mother's day. >> happy mother's day to all the moms by the way. >> golf legend seve balestheras passed away last night. he was dealing with complications from a brain tumor. he was 54 years old. >> he would give players the ultimate compliment if his mind which was to call them a champion. i know he said that after the ryder cup in 1995 i believe. he said you are a great champion. that's like the highest hon

. >>> the trainer and the 3-year-old hours after their kentucky derby win they will come in for the prequill. >>> a car rammed into a bus at philadelphia road. let's go live to cheryl conners. >> reporter: that accident was just clean up. it happened along 7 east at a bus stop near the beltway. one woman crying as her 3-year-old son had to be transported to the hospital. we arrived shortly after the call came out and you can see bus passengers lifted onto stretchers and transported to the hospital. a spokesman with the baltimore fire department says that the bus was stopped at route 7 picking up passengers when a car ran into the back of it. there were 14 people involved between the bus and the car. one person in the car. 12 were transported with minor injuries including chelsea's 3-year-old son who was complained of neck and head pain. >> we were coming down and we hear the back of the bus was hit by the car. i had to take my son to the hospital. >> reporter: chelsea says she was on the bus heading to her mom's house before she had to make the detour to the hospital. the driver of the car a

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>> much more on the build-township the kentucky derby. we'll preview the front-runners and have reaction from the winning jockey. the horse probably won't have much to say. we'll have reaction on sunday. >> he can eat a big meal though. >> thanks, guys. speaking of the derby, let's head to churchill downs for a check of the weather from the dashing mr. roker. >> that's right. when you see the loser of the kentucky derby don't ask, hey, why the long face? anyway, let's show you what's happening as far as the derby is concerned. the forecast is of some concern. as far as the weather we are looking at showers, maybe thunderstorms in the afternoon. temperatures will get up to about 68 degrees. if it does rain it's less than a quarter of an inch. i don't think it will be that much. let's check out saturday up and down the east coast. pretty good with clouds and showers in new england. sunny and mild gulf coast, florida into texas and the southwest. sunday, more sunshine through the gulf coast. strong storms, texas into oklahoma where we are ex

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and churchill downs, the 137 running of the kentucky derby. a picture perfect day in louisville, kentucky. of course, the hats on derby day making those at last would be's royal wedding look tame. as for the race itself, 19 horses would leave the gates after uncle mo had to withdraw a clean start and now we go to the animal kingdom. >> animal kingdom roaring down the center of the track. here comes animal kingdom in the middle of the racetrack. and shackleford. but it's animal kingdom has gone the extra len to win the derby? >> animal kingdom, 20-1 odds wins the kentucky derby. john velasquez was aboard. he was supposed to ride uncle mo who was scratched and the jockey broke his nose and he replaced him. how about that for the luck of the draw. animal kingdom, the kentucky derby champion. to the nabokov. celtics down 0-2 to the heat but they are back in boston and the heat is off. celtics with a must-win. late second quarter, lebron finds dwyane wade. the two hand jam. wade 423. boston came out firing in the third. paul pierce one of his five

hits animal kingdom will win the derby! >> animal kingdom had 20 to 1 odds in the kentucky derby. the jockey was said to ride uncle mo who was scratched but john velasquez replaced another jockey. how about that for the luck of the draw. animal kingdom, the kentucky derby champion. >>> celtics down 0-220 the heat but they are back in boston and the heat is off. celtics with a must-win. late second quarter, lebron finds dwyane wade. the two hand jam. wade in 23. up 2 at the break. boston came out firing in the third. paul pierce one of his five trace. he had 27. velez ticks up 8. later a scary moment. wade takes rondo down. pretty gruesome. rondo dislocates his left elbow but he would return to the game and make the difference in the fourth. with the bad arm, lay-in with the good arm and leads the velez ticks to 97-87 victory. boston now trails in the series 2-1. >>> in the west, grizzlies and thunder. to kevin durant. the lay-in. oak city would build the 16-point lead. memphis rallies in the fourth. grizzlies within 7. under 4 to play. mike conley pulling up and hit being. grizzli

>> 20 to 1 odds wins the kentucky derby. velasquez replaced the rider who broke his nose earlier in the week. >> to the n.b.a., the heat is off in boston. celtics with a must win. late second quarter. lebron finds dwyane wade. boston fires in the third. he had 27. celtics up by 8 but a scary moment. wade seems to take rondo down. he dislocates his left elbow but he would make the difference. still with a bad arm and la it in with good arm. 97-81 victory. boston trails in the series 2-1. >> in the west, thunder and grizzlies, oklahoma city in control. an alley-oop, oklahoma city would build a 16-point lead but memphis rallies in the fourth. sam young flying in the one hand thunder. grizzlies within 7. under four to play, grizzlies down 84-83. it would head to overtime. zach randolph with a tip in. memphis takes 2-1 series lead with a 101-93 victory. and man any wins a decision over sugar mosley and in nascar, reagan smith wins his first ever southern 500. a happy mother's day for everyone out there. >> up next, two california

a long shot wins the kentucky derby. it was an exciting race. it was wo >>> 9news now is brought to you in part by the cayman islands. far from home closer than expected. >> you even look at the maryland athletic director. already replaced ralph. now he has to replace gary williams. seems to be doing pretty well with his choices. we will see. another big coach search for the new athletic director anderson. someone to replace gary williams. you've got to be quick at a time like this because you have two star recruits that are possibly starting to look elsewhere. anderson and ravens owner already in las vegas supposedly meeting with this guy, university of arizona shawn miller. he did wonders at arizona this season taking them to the elite 8 plus an east coast guy. pittsburgh. played point guard for panthers. in seven seasons at head coach. five at xavier then last two at arizona miller has an overall record of 136 wins. he led two elite appearances and pac-10 coach of the year this season. very good recruiter which is something gary williams was

the 137th running of the kentucky derby. >> they are off in the kentucky derby. they are into the stretch. naiiro on the outside. animal kingdom roaring down the center. here comes animal kingdom in the middle of the racetrack. it is animal kingdom to win the derby. >> the 20:1 shot. animal kingdom works in his first ever race on a dirt track. the morning favorite dialed in finished eighth. >>> justin verlander became the second pitcher this week to throw a no hitter. >> the wind up. the 2-2 pitch. swing and a miss. justin verlander has done it again. his second career no hitter. and number 7 in tigers' history. his teammates pour out of the dugout and mob him by the mound. this has been a special afternoon. >> last year you get a no hitter on the eve of mother's day this year. >> happy mother's day to all the moms by the way. >> as and royals. josh willingham wouldn't be around to see the finish. 8th inning. as down 3-0. smack ag three-run shot to left. second homer of the season for the as short stop. then in the 9th. hits a fly ball to shallow left but with a

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but always a little with the kentucky derby. the horse with john on board, the thorough bred has another gear. the incredible dash to the post. holding up macho man. animal kingdom claims his first kentucky derby championship and a big payout. $43.80 on a $2 bet. sounds like we will indeed see animal kingdom come to baltimore in a couple weeks. >> and wbaltv is your station for the preakness. we'll have live coverage and you can browse our photos and share your own. just click on slide shows. >> the pentagon today released new home video6 c13 >> the pentagon today released new home video of osama bin laden. the videos were part of an intelligence treasure trove seized during the raid that resulted in his death. there are outtakes, practice runs and more unreleased tapes. officials removed the audio saying they did not want bin laden to speak from the grave. >> lastsplimpses of osama bin laden. including unreleased messplge to the american people. apparently taped last october or nficorber. this received during the raid released

kentucky and hats on derby day makes the royal wedding look tame. race itself 19 horses would leave the gate. uncle mo and now we go to the amp kingdom. >> animal kingdom! it's animal kingdom all the way. >> animal kingdom at 20-1 odds with john velasquez. he replaced jackie borata that broke his nose earlier in the week. animal kingdom the champ yochb. >> celtics have shaq back. now in a battle. details as we e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

. -- hindering practice for the kentucky derby, if you will. it has cleared out there and now in our valley. we'll get nice weather tomorrow. today it will be damp and chilly through the day. the temperatures averaging 15 degrees below normal. i don't think we may not even get to 58. seasonable temperatures overnight. and tomorrow looks to be a day near 70, that is normal for this date. mostly sunny. and a little breezy. friday is not a dad bay. and we'll mention a chance for a shower. 73 on saturday. mother's day is trending away from the good. i'm not going discuss a watchout. but the -- washout. but the forecast is still nothing like yesterday. don, take it away. >>> want to draw your attention to the advisories on the bottom of the screen and these ones coming up from sharon. >>> we have picked up the first accident of the morning. it is in jesup. watch for it on congo avenue. and watch this debris on old east avenue. it is blocking the left lane. our first delay of the morning on 295 southbound slow approaching 175. there's a look at your

we are still focused on the kentucky derby. of course there are going to be showers rolling through kentucky today and that is going to make for potentially a wet track. already seeing that there are light showers rolling through the midwest and that could time just around the time of the race, which is around 6:00 typically around 6:05 or so. we'll keep an eye on that. for us a few clouds around for us. we are between systems now, high pressure is in control for today and early tomorrow and then the next system coming through is going to take off for -- tail off i should say to south of us. it's going to bring potential showers primarily south of the metro area. while we have a chance of showers in the forecast for late tonight and at times tomorrow, really it's not a big part of our forecast. i'll keep stressing that. have a backup plan in case there are showers, but a lot of us will not see them. only a 20% chance. 74 today going down to 48 tonight. 74 tomorrow with areas of clouds and sun. and then with a chance of showers

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we have an extended bay area newscast because of the kentucky derby earlier this afternoon. and we begin in fairfield where a dispute inside a home ended in violence early this afternoon. nbc bay area has more on the latest developments. kimberly? >> reporter: we were told minutes ago a search warrant has been written for the home that has been involved. fairfield police are just waiting for the search warrant to be signed so police officers can go into the home in question. really they're looking into what led up to the shooting that left three people dead and another person injured here. fairfield police say they got the call just after noon today. the caller said he was shot inside the house and said the gunman was also inside continuing to fire his weapon. when police arrived, they say they found four victims, two people were dead, another had non-life-threatening injuries. he was taken to the hospital, treated, and released. and a fourth person was taken to the hospital as well. he later died. police determined this fourth victim was, in fact, the shooter. and he died f

the kentucky derby will be this weekend and a 23 year-old female jockey rosy will be writing on pants on fire which is the name of the horse she called an unbelievable opportunity for self and the horse racing field. in a first party race at the age of 7 and so far no female jockey is ever won in the kentucky derby. mother's day celebrations and tom skilling as the fall forecast next. [ dog ] i have a gut feeling i am gonna ace this checkup. my vet thinks my insides are in mint condition. [ female announcer ] vets agree a healthy checkup starts inside. our breakthrough iams premium protection formula is developed with vets with cutting edge ingredients for the lifelong health of your pet. [ dog ] healthy inside and out. come on, up high! [ female announcer ] iams premium protection. our most advanced iams nutrition. ever. [ dog ] i am an iams dog. ♪ ♪ woof. to keep in balance after 50, i switched to a complete multivitamin with more. only one a day women's 50+ advantage has gingko for memory and concentration plus support for bone and breast health. a great addition to my routine.

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and finally america's most loved horse race the kentucky derby is just around the corner where dialed in has been touted as the early four to one flavors and they one hundred thirty seven running at this famous event it's all for the starting place is the most exciting two minutes in sport it's made at churchill downs in their spell dials and is trained by two time one exceeds the number eight host ten horses have won for that position second favorite uncle mo to the number eighteen post narrowcast a third choice at sixty one until the nineteenth post the other seventeen horses were all listed as double digit odds for the kentucky derby is the first and already biggest legacy united states triple crown racing however the horse needs to win all three races to claim it all to the trail. and that's. i think. we'll. review the latest in science and technology from around russia. we've done the future coverage. and. hungry for the full six we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers on r.t. . if you. would be so much brighter if you knew t

tonight's "beyond the scoreboard" starts beyond the race course for the kentucky derby and its owner, churchill downs. rick horrow is a sports business analyst and c.e.o. of horrow sports ventures. always nice to see you. the kentucky derby this saturday, the biggest public profile event for the church hill downs corporation. no doubt about it. but take a look at these numbers here in terms of where churchill downs is making its money. last year most of its earning came from racing, 41%. but look at that slice in orange, 34% from gaming, a double-digit increase. so it seems like the business of horse racing is less and less about horses. >> well, i have another perspective for you. the handle, the bets two years ago $12 billion nationally, thoroughbred, not bad. but 66 billion casino, india-- indian casino, so the industry now is about entertainment, it's about getting people to the track, per se. not necessarily watching the horse racing. >> tom: and we're seeing this really play itself out in the share price of churchill downs which is publicly traded. stock price this year has been

and finally to a different kind of racing as america's most loved horse race the kentucky derby is just around the corner where dialed in has been touted as the early forty one favorite in the one hundred thirty students running the space about and the daughter starting places in the most exciting two minutes since water was made at churchill downs and there is still dull then is trained by two time when exists over and receive the number eight host home course is the one from that position second favorite uncle mo drew that number eighteen post ball no rope was a slow choice at sixty one until the nineteenth post seventy horses were listed double digit holds the kentucky derby is the first and all of you biggest leg of the united states triple crown racing however the horse needs to win all three races to trade the ultimate trophy. and that's all sports news for this person i've been a. green for the feel we've got. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers.

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>>> animal kingdom charges across the finish line in the kentucky derby a 21-1 long shot turned champion now beguning for the triple crown. "today," sunday, may 8, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a sunday morning. i'm lester holt. >> and i'm jenna wolfe. first and foremost to the 85 million moms including my mom, sheila, who is probably at home with her cup of coffee watching, happy mother's day to everybody. >> to all the moms out there, happy mother's day. busy news day. the videos of bin laden. >> there's that and what happened with the race yesterday. there's just a lot of news across the board. it's a busy day. >> we'll show you the pictures seized during the raid in pakistan. they show the al qaeda leader holding a remote control watching himself on tv. it's a fascinating glimpse into his life in hiding. the tapes are revealing in many ways. we'll show you how the u.s. government is using and what more they may tell us about his life. >> and take a look at this. this is memphis fighting to hold back the mississip

. >> thor comes from behind to win the 137th running of the kentucky derby. >> jimmy: thor won the kentucky derby on saturday. he did it without a tiny little man on his back like the other horses. there's a new episode of "dancing with the stars" here on abc tonight. five celebrities are left. each celebrity had to do two dances tonight. which is very bad news for an injured ralph who has a ruptured cyst on the back of his knee and no mr. miyagi to rub his hands together. chelsea cane got the highest score. my pick to win this year, hines ward of the pittsburgh steeler. he was mistakenly taken into custody by police who thought he was riding in a stolen car. this is true. turned out the woman who was driving the car reported it stolen last month when the valet couldn't find it but then forgot to report it unstolen when the valet found it. this is security camera footage. i guess tmz got a hold of it. they're at a gas station. that's his female companion. they had their duaguns drawn. hines ward coming out of the car. he also is backing up. just out of frame. and then he makes a -- he's a f

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as far as the kentucky derby goes, lot of questions about the rain there. we are going to see showers during the afternoon. i think there is a good chance of showers ends before the race goes off. coverage on incomes 4:00 to 7:00. calling for 30% of showers during the race. a good chance of showers for the earlier race. so your saturday forecast, there is the showers. moving through missouri and storms through illinois. eventually into kentucky. also some light rain in the northwest and northeast. your mother's day forecast does not -- looks probably a lot worse than it is going to be. virginia and south carolina, through pennsylvania, that's just scattered showers. also some scattered storms in the northern plains. alex, much of the country will see a dry weekend and dry mother's day forecast. i delivered you a fantastic forecast thing weekend. that's my gift. >> thank you, bill. i will take it. i appreciate it. >> that's you will i could come up with. >> good enough. that's you will i ask for. latest in the weather in your area, logon to weather.com. paul

no one has gotten a good look at animal kingdom since the kentucky derby. he took his place at the famed barn, the preakness stakes barn that houses the likes of second start, seattle slew and he looks great. >> he ran on synthetic track, like rubber. is it an advantage, a disadvantage? >> what happened with the kentucky derby, all conventional training wisdom has gone out of the window. he had not run over dirt. he had not raced for six weeks. you're not supposed to win the kentucky derby like that. but animal kingdom did. graham motion has done a brilliant job of training him. it turned everything upside down. it's hard to say how to get a horse ready and bringing him in his own training grounds and bringing him in the day of the preakness, that might be the way it is from here on. >> how is the preakness different this year than previous years, kenny? >> i think one of the big things this year is that there's not that buzz about a big horse, about like a big brown that came in or when's the filly rachael alex and are a came in. so much excited about that

when she was three years old, why didn't you race her in the kentucky derby? >> shirreffs: you know, she wasn't... as a three-year-old, she... she wasn't ready to race. you know, it took her a long time to... to mature in... into the horse she is now, and we just had to be patient with her. >> simon: shirreffs gave zenyatta time to grow up and insisted on doing it at his own pace, without ever losing his temper. he thinks horses know when people are tense, and they don't like it. we spent nearly a week with zenyatta and, for a celebrity of her stature, we had unusual access. we could watch her beauty treatments in the morning, the bandaging of her legs in the afternoon. we played with her on the lawn, which was planted just for her. >> that's what's so amazing about her: she chooses to be gentle all the time. >> simon: zenyatta's owners, ann and jerry moss, who made their fortune in the music business, knew how to pamper their starlet. >> jerry moss: she's touched and handled by 14... oh, at least 14 people a day. >> simon: she's touched by 14 people a day? >>

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saturday, that's the day of the kentucky derby, that big prep race three weeks from this weekend. we'll go ahead and throw it back inside. >> how about that. don't miss the cbs lineup starting with "the good wife" followed by eyewitness news at 11. >>> the derby is known as a horse race, but some are breaking out their mattresses. take a look. you're looking at the derby festival event and the great bed races at the louisville race ground. >> i hope more than one person took part. >> they need a whole week of events. it started with a huge fireworks show. marty's from there. >> thank

. >>> although the kentucky derby is a few weeks away, the celebration in kentucky is under way. the bed races never disappoint. competitors took sharp corners around the basketball courses. we put those crashes in there for you. >> berry week is so much fun. >> have you ever been? >> no, i haven't been. >> you need to do that. >> i enjoy that. >>> time now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. >>> fresh off celebrating the wedding of his son, prince charles will make a trip to our nation's capital. he'll visit the supreme court and tour an urban farm in washington. >>> today is world press freedom day. it's an opportunity to celebrate the fundamental of the area. >>> on capitol hill, lawmakers will be on hand for the dedication of a statue in honor of former president gerald ford. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this m

now he brings the kentucky derby champion. he had not run in six weeks and had not run on dirt and had an unfamiliar jockey on board. despite all that, animal kingdom dominated down the stretch. he will come to baltimore, arriving as the lonely -- the only did horse with a chance to win the triple crown. the university of maryland quickly targeted a hopeful replacement for gary williams. kevin anderson flew to las vegas to meet with arizona head coach sean miller. he had expressed interest to local ties with the job. miller spurned the offer and got an extension in arizona. los angeles lakers made their last stand to avoid a sweep. the mavericks destroy the lakers by nearly 40 points. highlights tonight at 11:00. the celtics point guard taken down by dwyane wade, a gruesome dislocation of his elbow. it said rondo to the locker room. he returned in the second half. austin won with an effort that will be discussed 30 years from now. -- boston 1. >> regardless of what happened, obviously my shot was not going, but i thought i cou