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Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
For the first time since 2008, horse racing has an athlete with an opportunity to win the Triple Crown. I'll Have Another, the winner of the Kentucky Derby, put together another dazzling performance on Saturday, coming through down the stretch to win the Preakness. Up next is the Belmont Stakes ...
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Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
The odds were stacked against I'll Have Another in the Kentucky Derby Saturday. The horse was coming out of post position number 19 and it wasn't purchased for some crazy amount of money like many Derby horses are. It didn't matter as I'll Have Another came from behind to become ...
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Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
The popularity of horse racing is almost universally accepted to be at an all-time low. The mascot for the upcoming Preakness Stakes only lends support to that notion. The second leg of the Triple Crown recently unveiled "Kegasus," an epic and legendary centaur used to promote Infieldfest at this weekend's ...
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Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
Barry Irwin won't deny that he has been very vocal over his career in horse racing. To many, it was hardly a surprise that he created a stir in the winner's circle following the Kentucky Derby victory by Animal Kingdom -- a horse owned by a syndicate that is managed ...
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Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
Zenyatta's film vault has plenty of clips of her winning amazing races. The most compelling of all, however, may be the one where she lost.
After starting her career 19-0, Zenyatta's legacy was to be capped off with career-ending victory in the Breeder's Cup Classic. Instead, she started poorly or at least ...
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Friday, May 7th, 2010
Bud Allen. Marv Levy. Karl Malone. Dan Marino. Patrick Ewing. Ted Williams. Barry Sanders. Not Todd Pletcher. That list may sound impressive, but Todd Pletcher is glad to be off of the list of the "best never to win the big one." Pletcher's horse, Super Saver, won the star trainer's ...
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Monday, May 3rd, 2010
The 136th racing of the fastest two minutes in sports is in the books. I'm referring of course to the Kentucky Derby, which was won Saturday at Churchill Downs by Super Saver. In the lead up to the race, Super Saver was as high as a 15:1 favorite to win ...
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Monday, May 4th, 2009
Like every year, I put some dough on the Derby. Unlike the past few years, I got buried this year. I never play my own picks and I've been able to receive good advice. This year, everyone I spoke to said that there were some horses that didn't belong in ...
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Friday, May 1st, 2009
I'd be lying if I said I know much of anything about horse racing. I know I like to gamble on just about anything, and I know that I always watch the Kentucky Derby. Match made in heaven! Something about the anticipation of those two minutes and all the hoopla ...
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