What horse race is known as 'The Run For The Roses'?
Run for the Roses (song) Run for the Roses (song) "Run for the Roses" is a song on the album "The Innocent Age", written and recorded by singer/songwriter Dan Fogelberg in 1981. Released as a single the following year, it peaked at number 18 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. It has since been used as an unofficial theme for the Kentucky Derby. The chorus mentions "the chance of a lifetime in a lifetime of chance" at once describing the experience of horse racing and life itself. The song was commissioned by the ABC television network for the 106th running of the Derby in 1980. It
Doomben Roses won the Doomben Roses–Queensland Oaks double: Two trainers have won this race twice: Two jockeys have won the race twice: Doomben Roses The Roses, registered as The Doomben Roses, is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old filles, run under Set Weights conditions over a distance of 2000 metres at Doomben Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival. Total prizemoney is A$175,000. It is currently the main lead-up race for the Queensland Oaks. The most notable winner of the race is 2001 winner Ethereal, who went on to win that year's Melbourne Cup. In