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Cal Playing Significant Role Derby Weekend

Coach Calipari and the NCAA Championship trophy have been everywhere.

Cal is also going to play a huge part of Derby Weekend.

He is already the grand marshal of the Pegasus Parade and now it looks like he will be heard all over the world on Saturday.

[LEFT][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial][I][URL=”http://blogs.courier-journal.com/rickbozich/2012/04/26/calipari-drawing-kentucky-derby-assignment/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RickBozich+%28Rick+Bozich+-+Louisville+sports%29″]Rick Bozich of the [I]Courier-Journal[/I] is reporting[/URL] that Kentucky head coach John Calipari could be delivering the “Riders up!” command to jockeys a the beginning of the storied race.[/I][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial][I]Fresh off of a national championship with Kentucky, Calipari is riding the wave of media coverage and celebrity that comes with it.

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