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Coffee Break: Derby names

Big Brown with exercise rider Michelle Nevin runs on the track during the morning training for the Kentucky Derby on April 29, 2008 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.
Big Brown with exercise rider Michelle Nevin runs on the track during the morning training for the Kentucky Derby on April 29, 2008 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.Andy Lyons/Getty Images

by Anna Reed

May 04, 2018

The 2018 Kentucky Derby - a horse race that is held annually in Louisville, Kentucky - is taking place tomorrow.

Our weekend pals Bill DeVille and Mac Wilson will be diving deep into the Kentucky Derby for this weekend's Honey Do list, but we want to do our own take on things.

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear where the title could be a competing horse's name?

For some inspiration, here are some of the more notable previous winners' names:

Always Dreaming
California Chrome
Orb
I'll Have Another
Super Saver
Street Sense
Smarty Jones
Real Quiet
Silver Charm
Thunder Gulch
Go for Gin
Sunday Silence
Lucky Debonair

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive. Or, when you register for a Minnesota Public Radio account, you can send requests via Alexa, too Just say "Alexa, ask The Current to play Song by Artist" e.g. "Alexa, ask The Current to play Left of the Dial by The Replacements."

Songs played

Wilco - Casino Queen
Rod Stewart - Hot Legs
Tame Impala - Solitude Is Bliss
America - Sister Golden Hair
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
George Jones - White Lightning
D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Sugah Daddy