And, as winter approaches, we long for a fresh case of Derby fever.

I'm also afraid I might get Derby fever and run him just to know.

Are they contenders, or pretenders smitten by Derby fever?

But if anything equals Derby fever, it's Derby luck, and it can be mostly bad.

But Derby fever is hard to subdue in the springtime.

Derby fever is still in its early stages, and few owners can ultimately resist the strain.

I was born and raised in Lexington, and I've had Derby fever.

Now the owners were trying to cope with the onset of Derby fever.

Schwartz said he doesn't think he has been smitten with Derby fever, which happens to many owners at this time of year.

The Kentucky Derby is less than seven weeks away, close enough that most trainers with able-bodied 3-year-olds are intoxicated by Derby fever.