In his first Washington season, he unseated a white starting quarterback who was a hometown favorite.

And the hometown favorite, Easy Now, never got into the race and ran far up the track in fifth place, 11 lengths away.

What could match our new hometown favorite, Applegate Farm?

After all, he would be the hometown favorite.

"A hometown favorite, but she don't got it."

Wendell's might have been a hometown favorite.

Could this be a big year for the hometown favorite?

But Mr. Lam is not just another hometown favorite.

Michael Andretti, the hometown favorite, started third, and was looking to win the race for the third time in his career.

And Coronado's Quest, one of the hometown favorites, will work out tomorrow.