Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Injury threatens I Want Revenge's racing careerMay 04, 2009 11:00 pm - LEXINGTON, Ky. -- A veterinarian says the injury that kept I Want Revenge out of the Kentucky Derby will sideline him for months and threatens his career if he doesn't r...
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Derby gets highest TV ratings in 17 yearsMay 03, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The Kentucky Derby's television ratings are the highest in 17 years. NBC says Saturday's coverage of 50-1 long shot Mine That Bird's win drew a 10.2 overnigh...
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Longshot Derby winner will run in PreaknessMay 03, 2009 11:00 pm - BALTIMORE -- Mine That Bird is headed to the Preakness. The trainer of the gelding who won the Kentucky Derby at 50-1 odds said his horse will run in the May 16 Preaknes...
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Mine That Bird pulls off upset in Kentucky DerbyMay 02, 2009 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The cowboy and his horse beat them all. Four Hall of Fame trainers. The ruler of Dubai. Two very sentimental favorites. Trainer Bennie Woolley Jr. hit...
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I Want Revenge scratched from derbyMay 02, 2009 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Jeff Mullins rarely spoke publicly this week about I Want Revenge, the horse he was training for the Kentucky Derby. When he did, it was to stress the...
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McCarthy taking on big boysMay 01, 2009 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - "Is that the one-horse guy?" a visitor asked as he walked past Tom McCarthy's rented stall on the backstretch at Churchill Downs. Indeed, it was. The 7...
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For Duchossois, no opening day is the sameMay 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Ten minutes before Arlington Park officially opened for the season on Friday, Richard Duchossois was up in the luxury suites, frowning at a large round table. "It's too...
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Kristufek's line for Saturday's Kentucky DerbyApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Here is Daily Herald handicapper Joe Kristufek's line on the Kentucky Derby, Saturday's $2 million race over 1ΒΌ miles at Churchchill Downs: ...
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Arlington Park looking to shine in tough economyApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Even "staycations" are too expensive for many people this summer - go to Wrigley Field or Great America and you start spending money just to get in a parking lot. But a...
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For Barajas, Arlington home to lots of memoriesApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Asked to list some of his favorite memories at Arlington Park, former track superintendent Javier Barajas is quick to tick off the 2002 Breeders' Cup ("It was drizzling ...