Articles filed under Horse Racing
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The Birds and other Belmont runners doing fine day afterJun 07, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Belmont Stakes winner Summer Bird and the next three finishers in the final leg of the Triple Crown came out of the race in good shape and will be rested befo...
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It's a bird who wins Belmont -- Summer Bird!Jun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- This was a Belmont for the Birds. It was Summer Bird, not Mine That Bird and jockey Calvin Borel, who came roaring down the long stretch and won the final je...
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Personal Triple for Borel?Jun 05, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - A Cajun, a cowboy and a tough little gelding have teamed up to make this Triple Crown season one to remember. In Saturday's Belmont Stakes (4:30 p.m., Channel...
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Mine That Bird goes from longshot to favoriteJun 04, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - In the days leading to the Kentucky Derby, just about everybody ignored the little gelding tucked away in his stall at Churchill Downs. Mine That Bird, a late...
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Arlington riders, racetrack to assist injured jockeyJun 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Arlington Park jockey colony will gather in the Paddock area Saturday to sign autographs for fans while raising money for their injured colleague, Rene Douglas, who rema...
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Joe Kristufek's Belmont Stakes lineJun 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Here is how Daily Herald handicapper Joe Kristufek sees the field for Saturday's $1 million Belmont Stakes, a 11/2-mile race for 3-year-olds at Belmont Park. Advance wag...
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Fund established to help injured jockey DouglasJun 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Family and friends of jockey Rene Douglas have established a bank account to receive donations for the injured rider and his family, and now a national effort is under w...
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Fundraiser for jockey Douglas to be held June 26-28Jun 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Stretch Run Sporting Club and Grille OTB will hold a fundraiser for injured Arlington Park jockey Rene Douglas on Friday through Sunday, June 26-28, at its downtown loca...
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Jockeys' families dealing with emotionsMay 31, 2009 11:00 pm - It's a tale of two families dealing with two different kinds of pain. While the family of injured jockey Rene Douglas holds a round-the-clock vigil at his bedside at Nor...
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Mine That Bird ready for BelmontMay 31, 2009 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Calvin Borel is back on Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird and everyone in the thoroughbred's camp is happy about it. And, Borel says, even the hors...