INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Ted Cruz ended his presidential campaign Tuesday, eliminating the biggest impediment to Donald Trump's march to the Republican nomination.
The Texas Senator, a conservative tea party firebrand who cast himself as the only viable alternative to Trump, announced his exit after a stinging defeat in Indiana's Republican primary.
The Run for the Roses — aka the Kentucky Derby — at legendary racetrack Churchill Downs in Louisville is considered an all-day event. In reality, the 20 Thoroughbred horses called to the post of the Derby began racing toward the winners circle even before they were conceived. The contest, historically called "The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports" is rich in tradition and pageantry, its lineage is ancient, yet it follows strident-state-of-the-art regulation.
