cnn's joe carter is at churchill downs with all the details. well, on a very rainy day, a favorite finally wins the kentucky derby. it happens to be a kentucky born and kentucky bred horse. orb rallied from the back of the pack. it is a first for both jockey and trainer. orb is running red hot right now having won five races in a row, including the florida derby and the kentucky derby. >> see all the people there. it's something i'm -- unbelievable to see it. like right now, you know, i win the kentucky derby. it's like a dream. >> i'm not going to have to worry about it any more because i've worried about it for a while and i might not let anybody know that, but inside, inside that thought was always there. >> some other notable finishes. the only female jockey finished in fifth. fifth year jockey finished in six sixth. now it's on to baltimore and the preakness. if orb can manage to win there, one win away from our first triple crown winner in 35 years. joe carter, cnn, louisville, kentucky. >> boy, he got the big straw on that one, didn't he

joe carter joins us live now from churchill downs. there's a lot of potential there. and all that despite the fact that you've got a wet track. >> oh, it is wet! you remember last year when we talked, i was here at the kentucky derby, it was hot, it was human, we were talking about the fashion. that's all gone away. people are hiding from the rain. they're bundled up because it's actually really cold here and it's been raining since about 8:00 eastern time. the track is very sloppy. we just saw a race not too long ago go off, and i can tell you that the jockeys and the horses are full of mud. they've had the tractors out here all day long grading this thing, trying to keep it in somewhat good condition. but this sport will go off in the rain. so we should see a race at 6:24-ish eastern time today. obviously there's severe weather in the area. they won't race at that time. but doesn't look like there's going to be any severe weather, just a lot of rain. >> wow. so as i look at the track behind you, i mean, i'm no expert, but just from my naked eye, i'm seeing puddles.

joe carter is live at churchill downs. joe, a woman has a chance to make history today, right?reporter: you are right, victor. she has a really good chance. her name is rosie napravnik, and she will be riding the horse my loot. why they say she has a good chance is because what she has been able to accomplish in the last two years. she rode a different horse and finished ninth. last year alone she won several games collecting over $12 million in purses. >> to be honest with you, the female aspect to me has i think worked to my advantage in a lot of respect with publicity and being recognized for things that i have accomplished that may not have been such a big deal if it was just another male jockey. if you are winning races it's irrelevant what gender you are. >> reporter: again, her horse's name is my loot. if she wins today she will be the first female jockey to ever win the kentucky derby. another big story line is rick pitino. of course he won the national championship just a short time ago and also named to the basketball hall of fame, and he is co-owner of a race today,

let's bring in joe carter. joe, this is interesting.e grizzlies can do now is what no nba team has ever done before. >> yeah, they have a lot of making up to do. basically memphis has to win four games in a row to advance to the western conference finals, but no team in nba history's ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff series. memphis was unbeaten on their home floor in the playoffs. they had a chance to keep that streak going last night. in the final seconds they found themselves with the chance to win. the game was tied at 86, but the shot would not fall, which forced overtime. that's when the spurs took total control of the game. san antonio cruised in overtime. they won the game by 11 points. now the spurs just stand one win away from sweeping that series. this is awesome video. great finish in the rockies-giants game yesterday. san francisco's down by one run in the tenth. angel pagan hits it off the wall. that scores the tying run. pagan's got a triple, right? instead he pushes it one base further. the third base co

. >> meanwhile, joe carter has more on this morning's bleacher report.orning, jeff. >> good to see you again too, guys. lebron james, we talk a lot about him, but he had one heck of a game last night. and i'll tell you, it seems like he might have saved the series for the miami heat with his play in the third quarter. he potentially lifted them into a position where they'll be back in the championship in a matter of days. and this series has been described as an extremely physical one. you see it there, when chris anderson and tyler hansbrough get into it. in the third quarter, when the heat came out of the half, they were down by four. lebron james gave him a pep talk, and he was inspired by himself, because he outscored the pacers by himself in the third quarter alone, 16 to 13. miami broke it occupy from there. they won the game by 11 points and now they lead the series three games to two. game six, a very important one for both teams, obviously, is saturday night in indiana. >>> this video you're seeing is not from a window washer, but it's from a he

if orb can win there, we'll be one win away from our first triple crown winner in 35 years, joe carterisville, kentucky. >>> a strong jobs report on friday pushed the dow up past the 15,000 mark for the first time ever. some investors have questions about what's next for the markets and the economy. among them, warren buffett. he is one of the world's richest men and advisor to president obama. our poppy harlow caught up with buffet and asked him about the markets and the economy. >> i talked to warren buffett here at the berkshire hathaway annual shareholder meeting in omaha, nebraska, where tens of thousands of faithful investors flock to hear from the oracle of omaha himself. we talked specifically about the stock market. given the record high we've seen, does he think the market is overvalued right now? he said as long-term investor, he doesn't look at what the market is going to do in week, a month or a year. he did note that because of current fed policy, because of these low interest rates, it is pushing assets up accredits the board, including stocks. we also talk about jobs an

joe carter is here with more. good morning, joe. >> good morning. is the best basketball player in the world. he didn't have a bad game last night. he did commit two turnovers in the final minute which ultimately led to a crucial road win for the indiana pacers. game one and game two have been fantastic. we're looking forward to the rest of the series. indiana's paul george, boy, he's a rising star. that dunk in the third quarter right there really set the tone for the pacers. they're no pushover. they're not going away quietly. lebron james has played in a bunch of playoff games in his career. 125 to be exact. he's never turned the ball over twice in the final minute until last night. the pacers capitalize on his two mistakes. they even the series 1-1 with the win. heat fans were stunn ened last night. >> first thing i look on the stat sheet is my turnovers. i had two key ones in a big point of the game. very disappointed in my judgment and my plays down the stretch. you know, i'll make up for them. >> just a few months ago, robby rogers told the w

joe carter is here with this morning's bleacher report., but good for the winner. >> great story for the winner. but orb, the horse that everyone was looking at as the favorite was never able to find his rhythm yesterday like he did at the kentucky derby. he raced from behind the entire time finishing a disappointing fourth place. orb's loss means the triple crown drought will extend to 36 years now. the horse that spoiled the party was oxbow. it is really great to see the horse's jockey, gary stevens win. stevens is a legend in the sport, a hall of fame jockey who retired back in 2005. he actually tried his hand at acting for a while, tried his hand as a tv analyst but in the end he still had the fire for racing and now at the age of 50, we see him back in the winner circle. gary stevens and oxbow your winner yesterday. >>> the miami heat finally have an opponent for the eastern conference finals. the indiana pacers are headed to south florida after eliminating the knicks in six games last night. the knicks did put up a fight. carmelo sco

joe carter has the bleacher report. >> yeah, wolf.tiz is taking that memorable quote and printing it on baseball bats and selling them for charity. we remember that moment, just after the boston bombings when ortiz stood in front of the fenway crowd and had no problem saying exactly what was on his mind. now, ortiz and the company that makes his current bats are partnering up to make these bats. not only does the bat have the quote, it also has a silhouette of ortiz pointing to the sky and the words never forget and boston strong. now, unsigned bats are going for 125 bucks. autographed ones are going for $500. you can purchase them on his website, big papi.com. 100% of the proceeds go to the bombing victims. >>> let's talk basketball, the new york knicks, they're in trouble after last night's loss. 11-point loss to indiana. the knicks are down 3-1. carmelo anthony had 24 points, smith had 19. the rest of the knicks, ice cold. indiana's george hill, on the other hand, had another solid game. he's been the driving force behind the pacer

joe carter is live at churchill downs, excellent assignment. ngs are looking good for pinto, pettino, sorry. >> reporter: no problem, i got you. he co-owns a horse golden cents, who gets a lot of connection because of the casino, and because of the jockey as well, kevin krieger, the only african-american jockey running in today's race. if he wins he'd be the first african-american jockey to win since 1902. he says he's always knew he wanted to be a jockey since he was 5 years old. >> i was born to become a jockey. i don't know how i had that in skill in me but i always wanted to be a jockey when i was in kindergarten i told my mom that was what i wanted to do and she thought i was kidding but look at what i'm at today. >> reporter: what a month for rick pitino winning the college basketball championship, elected into the basketball hall of fame and potentially golden cents winning the kentucky derby. another horse is mylute and her jockie rosie napravnik. she is a contender here because of what she's been able to accomplish over the last year. s

joe carter is here with the bleacher report. he certainly changed everything in the third quarter last night. he turned a potential loss into what can you call a defining win. indiana seemed to have the upper hand in the first half. in the third quarter, lebron james gave the team a pep talk. which seemed to take the tone. lebron james took the people team, put them on his shoulder. they outscored them. miami broke it open and won by 11 points t. heat now lead the series three games to two. game six is saturday night in indiana. well, speaking of that long night at the ballpark for the royals and if cardinals, boy, oh, boy, this game started an hour late because of rain and was delayed during the 9th inning because of more rain. 10:32 central time tarps rolled out on the field. ten they would wait, 4 hours, 32 minutes later, they were able to get back onto the field. can you see, nobody has left in the ballpark. at 3:14 a.m. central time, the last out was made. the game was originally scheduled to start at 7:15, ended almost 8 h

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. >> joe carter has more in this morning's bleacher report. >> lebron james, you could say, may haver the miami heat last night, because he turned a potential loss into a defining win. players have certainly described this series as extremely physical, and you could call this a boiling point last night. chris anderson, tyler hansbrough, each of them got into it. the officials slapped anderson with a flagrant fly and lee might come back later with a further punishment. you can see lebron giving his team a pep talk. james outscored the pacers in the third quarter by himself, 16-13, miami broke it open from there, they won by 11. they lead the series three games to two. game six is saturday night. the yankees' center fielder just donated $5 million to help his alma mater, to help pay for a new baseball stadium. see, in 2002, he graduated from the university of illinois at chicago. and this past february, the school decided to retire his jersey and he vowed to help them build a new ballpark. it's going to be an open air brick stadium and cost about $7 million. so certainly his $5 million

joe carter joining us this morning with the bleacher report. good morning. >> good morning. going to take that memorable quote and put it on baseball bats and put it on charity. just after the boston bombings, ortiz stood in front of the fenway crowd live on tv and said exactly what was on his mind. in addition to the quote this is our [ bleep ] city, it has a silhouette of ortiz pointing to the sky and words never forget and boston strong are on those bats. for 125 bucks you can get one that's unsigned. $500 and you can get one that's autographed and buy them at big pappy.com. >>> the nicks were ice cold. indiana's george hill on the other hand was solid again. he's really been the driving force behind the pacers playoff success. after the game carmelo gives his take on the knicks situation. >> at this point, you know, it's do or die. we got to win the next game and take it one game at a time. but there's no need for nobody to hang their heads at this point. we still got a game to play. we still got to play basketball. >> all right. the most competitive series you can say g

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joe in the mask is, maryland, democratic caller. -- in damascus, maryland. caller: i read an article about the presidents that were intellectuals. madison, lincoln, wilson, carterey added obama to the list. diverse question is, how do you think think that the fact that he is an intellectual plays into this perception of aloofness? the second question has to do with the expectations and biases that people had or have with the first african-american president, i think there is a tremendous amount of pressure on him because of that. i am wondering how that plays into perceptions also. guest: being an intellectual, i mean, i have interviewed president obama a number of times now. he is very smart and very cerebral. intellectual, i think it means two different people, he does respect the life of the mind and is interested in ideas. if you define that as being an intellectual, he certainly qualifies for that. he does like to dissect things. if you look at his policies or talk to him personally -- as a journalist, many times people are struck by the idea that there's not a lot of chit chat to begin with. he is very no-nonsense. other presidents i have talked to and pe

joe in the mask is, maryland, democratic caller. -- in damascus, maryland. caller: i read an article about the presidents that were intellectuals. wilson, lincoln, carter.they added obama to the list. diverse question is, how do you think think that the fact that he is an intellectual plays into this perception of aloofness? the second question has to do with the expectations and biases that people had or have with the first african-american president, i think there is a tremendous amount of pressure on him because of that. i am wondering how that plays into perceptions also. guest: being an intellectual, i mean, i have interviewed president obama a number of times now. he is very smart and very cerebral. intellectual, i think it means two different people, he does respect the life of the mind and is interested in ideas. if you define that as being an intellectual, he certainly qualifies for that. he does like to dissect things. if you look at his policies or talk to him personally -- as a journalist, many times people are struck by the idea that there's not a lot of chit chat to begin with. he is very no-nonsense. other presidents i have talked to and

joe in the mask is, maryland, democratic caller. -- in damascus, maryland. caller: i read an article about the presidents that were intellectuals. madison, lincoln, wilson, carter to the list. diverse question is, how do you think think that the fact that he is an intellectual plays into this perception of aloofness? the second question has to do with the expectations and biases that people had or have with the first african-american president, i think there is a tremendous amount of pressure on him because of that. i am wondering how that plays into perceptions also. guest: being an intellectual, i mean, i have interviewed president obama a number of times now. he is very smart and very cerebral. intellectual, i think it means two different people, he does respect the life of the mind and is interested in ideas. if you define that as being an intellectual, he certainly qualifies for that. he does like to dissect things. if you look at his policies or talk to him personally -- as a journalist, many times people are struck by the idea that there's not a lot of chit chat to begin with. he is very no-nonsense. other presidents i have talked to and people around wa