"AND THE CONSPIRACY THEORIES ARE OFF!"

Since reading The Da Vinci Code, our heads were on swivels looking for conspiracies when this just fell into our lap:

Tired of horses that can't win the last leg of the Triple Crown, NBC has created a genetically perfect horse to capture the Triple Crown and give the network a much-needed ratings boost.

Consider:

NBC has barely passed FOX for third place on the Network Ratings
Katie Couric is leaving the "Today Show" for "CBS News"
The upcoming "May Sweeps" period, in which networks will do anything for ratings

And if you don't believe that, just take a look at this year's Derby "favorite" - Brother Derek:


Is that Matt Lauer???

Here is their cover-up story, if you are interested.