NEW ORLEANS - This has been the year of bad trips, be it stuck on the tarmac in poor weather in Austin, Texas; aboard Jet Blue flights in a snowstorm a few weeks ago at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City; or behind Slew's Tizzy, which is the predicament Circular Quay found himself in last month in the Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds.

In the winner's circle following the $250,000 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park on Monday, Jamie Sanders looked like the happiest person in the world. And why not? She trains Teuflesberg, the Southwest winner, and owns 25 percent of the colt.

"I was really happy," she said Wednesday.

Teuflesberg will now head down the trail to the May 5 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, with his next stop the Grade 3, $300,000 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn on March 17. Sanders has never run a horse in the Derby as a trainer. But, partner, this ain't her first rodeo.

Wagering and attendance figures at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday for the 2006 were up across the board, establishing North American betting records for a single race and a single card.

All-sources betting on the Kentucky Derby was a record $118,426,674, up 13.9 percent over last year's all-sources wagering total of $103,985,374. The Derby field included 20 horses in both 2005 and 2006.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The top three choices from the on May 20 at Pimlico, their respective trainers said Sunday morning at Churchill Downs.

Barbaro, who was the second choice, "looks bright," his trainer, Michael Matz, said Sunday morning.

Barbaro was scheduled to go to Matz's barn at the Fair Hill training center in Maryland on Sunday afternoon. Matz said he would likely come to Pimlico a couple of days before the Preakness.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Apprentice rider Julien Leparoux, the leading jockey in the country by wins, scored the first graded-stakes victories of his career Friday by guiding Man of Illusion to victory in the Grade 3 Aegon Turf Sprint and Stream Cat to victory in the Grade 3 Crown Royal American Turf.

By winning those races, the 22-year-old Frenchman proved he could more than hold his own against the nation's elite riders, many of whom were in town to participate in the Kentucky Oaks and the many stakes that supported the card.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The historic day began in their hotel lobby where Roy and Gretchen Jackson watched on television as George Washington, a horse they bred, won the prestigious 2000 Guineas at Newmarket in England.

"Phew, that was exciting," Gretchen Jackson said a few hours later. "Really exhilarating."

And the day only got better from there.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Fresh, trainer Michael Matz believed all along, was best. Barbaro proved it on Saturday at Churchill Downs, recording a runaway victory over 19 rivals in the 132nd to become the first horse to win the Derby off a five-week layoff since Needles in 1956.

Barbaro ($14.20), who received a perfect trip under jockey Edgar Prado, surged to the lead nearing the top of the stretch, opened up a commanding lead at midstretch, and breezed home 6 1/2 lengths best over 30-1 shot Bluegrass Cat. Steppenwolfer, a 16-1 shot, rallied for third, two lengths behind Bluegrass Cat.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The wide-open nature of the 132nd Kentucky Derby may be best illustrated by the win odds after preliminary wagering closed Friday at Churchill Downs. With $421,152 already in the win pool, Barbaro was the favorite at 5-1, followed by Sweetnorthernsaint (7-1), Sinister Minister (7-1), Point Determined (8-1), Brother Derek (9-1), and Lawyer Ron (9-1).

The highest odds for a favorite in Derby history was Harlan?s Holiday, who finished seventh as the $6.00-1 choice in 2002.

Here follow the Derby odds, as of the 6:30 p.m. Eastern closing:

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Something's gotta give. Whether it's the unbeaten record of Barbaro or Showing Up, the lengthy winning streak of Brother Derek or Lawyer Ron, or the front-runners that many trainers expect to set a blistering pace, something's gotta give in the on Saturday at Churchill Downs.

A full field of 20 was entered in this Derby, and it is one of the most compelling in years, not only because of the quality of this group of 3-year-olds, but also because of the myriad emotional story lines.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A majority interest in Lawyer Ron, one of the favorites for the Kentucky Derby, has been sold to Stonewall Stallions of central Kentucky, but the colt will race in the name and silks of his breeder and owner, the estate of James T. Hines Jr., in the 132nd Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs.