Coal Battle bumped but not broken

Coal Battle did precisely what he was supposed to do until absorbing an unexpected jolt from heavily favored Journalism in the backstretch of Saturday’s 151st Kentucky Derby — but the colt with Clarke County ties may race in the Preakness. Coal Battle surged cleanly out of the starting gate from the 16th post and jockey Juan Vargas promptly nudged him into the middle of the muddy track, stalked the leaders and even had the thoroughbred ahead of Journalism halfway through the race. But when Journalism drew even on the outside, the two horses slammed into each other — trainer Lonnie...

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