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The Preakness

  • Horses head for the track for a workout at Churchill Downs Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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    An Alabama horse owner hopes to win the Kentucky Derby
    Pat Duggins
    Alabama is known as “football country.” But, this Saturday, a Thomasville grocery story owner has his sights on something other than the CFP College Football Championship. Robbie Norman owns Coal Battle--an unproven racehorse he reportedly bought for $70,000 two years ago. Coal Battle has paid back that investment with a shot at the so called “run for the roses.”