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Road to Derby filled with potholes

May 7, 2011 8:51 PM By ED McNAMARA ed.mcnamara@newsday.com

Horses go around the first turn during the

Photo credit: AP | Horses go around the first turn during the 137th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs. (May 7, 2011)

LOUISVILLE, Ky.

Robert LaPenta is a sharp, articulate guy, the founder and former CEO of a company that protects against identity theft. He also has spent millions chasing the Kentucky Derby dream. When Derby fever strikes, even corporate wizards can lose themselves in the quest for racing's Holy Grail.

Approximately 35,000 thoroughbreds were born in 2008, and for months LaPenta dreamed...

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