Tomorrow is the Kentucky Derby. In just more than two weeks is the Kentucky Democratic primary. State Attorney General Jack Conway has a horse running in the first, and is running himself in the second.

The Washington Post writes about it in a column in the Sports section today.

Running a campaign is hectic enough without adding a racing schedule to it. On April 10, Conway spoke at a rally with the Northern Kentucky Women's Network and a young Democrats convention. Then, that same afternoon, he rushed from Louisville to the Keeneland racetrack in Lexington to appear in the winner's circle after Stately Victor galloped away with the Blue Grass Stakes.

The horse's surprising win was the first time in six starts that he appeared on the board after his maiden victory on the Saratoga turf last September. He went off at 40-to-1 odds and had the largest betting payout in the race's history.

National Journal's politics writer Jim Barnes, who's taking in the races in Louisville this weekend, takes a more political angle on the story.

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