Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Big Brown jockey: Don't blame meJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Jockey Kent Desormeaux still can't figure out what went wrong in Big Brown's last-place finish in the Belmont Stakes. "Regardless of whether I had to earn it or not, I d...
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Curlin's sharp in return to U.S.Jun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Curlin looked as good in his return to the United States as he did when he left. The reigning horse of the year won for the fifth straight time Saturd...
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Curlin heavy favorite todayJun 13, 2008 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A week ago, with Big Brown on the cusp of the first Triple Crown in 30 years, Curlin trainer Steve Asmussen said he'd be curious to see how the curren...
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Dutrow would let Desormeaux ride againJun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. still blames Kent Desormeaux for Big Brown's stunning last-place finish in the Belmont Stakes, but he wouldn't object to the jockey r...
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Big Brown trainer pins blame on jockeyJun 09, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. still blames Kent Desormeaux for Big Brown's stunning last-place finish in the Belmont Stakes, but he wouldn't object to the jockey r...
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Desormeaux 'numb' after defeatJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- His first Triple Crown bid ended in defeat by a nose. This one was over way before Big Brown closed on the finish line. Ten years apart, the pair of crushing...
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Big Brown comes in last at BelmontJun 07, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- When Big Brown turned for home, something wasn't right. Jockey Kent Desormeaux knew the big bay colt was finished. Trainer Rick Dutrow Jr., who guaranteed ra...
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Time to bring home the Triple CrownJun 06, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The Triple Crown trail is littered with colts whose feet failed them along the way. Less than 24 hours before the biggest horse race in three decades, favori...
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Big Brown comes in last at Belmont, spoiling Triple Crown bidJun 06, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Big Brown failed in his bid to become horse racing's 12th Triple Crown winner when he finished dead last to Da' Tara, the longest shot on the board, in the B...
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Can Big Brown deliver?Jun 06, 2008 11:00 pm - "It used to be Atlantic City or Las Vegas if you wanted to do any other type of gambling," said Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day. "Now there's gambling on every street corner...