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For some reason, NBC was reluctant to tell viewers about the jockeys during Saturday’s Kentucky Derby coverage from Churchill Downs. Who knows … maybe the network received complaints that panelist, former jock and hall of famer JERRY BAILEY was giving too much credit to the riders as opposed to those who prepared those being ridden? For sure, they couldn’t say enough about trainer CHAD BROWN , or so it seemed … In the run up to the 150 th Run for the Roses, IRAD ORTIZ JR was on fire, with four winners including three in a row through Race 7 … of 12 in all … You would think NBC’s talking heads (and there were lots of them) would concentrate on Ortiz Jr., winner of the Eclipse (best jockey) Award five of the last six years, but there were too many times when the casual viewer didn’t know who the winning jockey was until interviewed at the end … For example, GRAHAM MOTION -trained Trickari, a 47-1 long, LONG shot led the field in a turf race...