The Bucks, champions of the Central Division, assured themselves of home court over Miami should both teams advance past the first round of the playoffs. Keeneland'' Day on the favorite. Put Corey Nakatani on the second choice. Throw Jerry Bailey, Hall of Famer, into the mix. And Edgar Prado and John Velazquez and the promising Greta Kuntzweiler.
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So Dollar Bill, the slightest of favorites who rallied from last to finish third in the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes yesterday, will be in the field for the 127th Kentucky Derby on May 5 at Churchill Downs, his home racetrack. Yesterday's charts The Day at the Races Alannan's long-shot victory in the Commonwealth Breeders' Cup was bittersweet. Soon afterward, Tammaro disappeared, and last week his body was found in his car submerged in a Florida canal. His death was ruled an accident. The spirit of the 1999 World Cup lived again at RFK Stadium.