Godolphin Horse Racing

NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Torre sat in the third-base dugout at Citi Field watching the rain fall. As much as he was looking forward to another three-game series in New York, he was thinking ahead to the Kentucky Derby this weekend.Someone asked him about Homeboykris, suggesting he was a 50-1 choice."My horse? 72-1," Torre quickly corrected, reminding everyone that odds on Homeboykris had risen from 40-1 in December.He may be used to managing favorites in the dugout, but at the track he's a long shot.Torre's next game in New York was pushed back when the Los Angeles Dodgers' matchup with the Mets was postponed by rain Monday night. The teams will play a traditional single-admission doubleheader Tuesday, with the first game starting at 4:10 p.m.While the pressure of managing the Yankees became a grind from 1996-07, especially when he failed to win the World Series after leading New York to four titles in his first five seasons, Torre is more relaxed since taking over the Dodgers before the 20...

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