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Thoroughbred 'Gronk' closer to Derby berth
Gronkowski is a step closer to competing in the Kentucky Derby. Not Rob Gronkowski, the New England Patriots tight end, but the horse named after him. The horse won the Kentucky Derby conditions stakes on Wednesday night at Kempton Park in southwest London, giving Gronkowski 20 qualification points for the first race of the Triple Crown at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, in May.
Kerri Radcliffe of Phoenix Thoroughbreds, which owns the horse, said the height -- the same as Gronkowski (6-foot-5) -- and size of the horse made Gronkowski an appropriate name.
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