Articles filed under Horse Racing
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What's in a name? Lots for Derby horsesMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- When it comes to picking a Kentucky Derby favorite, a lot of people simply play the name game. Be it cute, curious or catchy, that can be the deciding...
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Some good, some bad at Arlington's openerMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The good and the bad from Opening Day at Arlington Park: Bad: The dire weather forecast for Friday afternoon no doubt kept many fans away. So much so that early on it se...
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Proud Spell pulls away late in Kentucky OaksMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Larry Jones' fillies are making the self-proclaimed "dumb cowboy" look like a genius. Proud Spell drew away in the stretch to win the $500,000 Kentuck...
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Kristufek: This Derby is a three-horse raceMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Five weeks ago, following Big Brown's monstrous win in the Florida Derby, I stated in my Horseplayer PRO blog that he would not hit the board in the Kentucky Derby. The ...
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Will Derby end happily for Tale of Ekati?May 02, 2008 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - They told Charles Fipke he was on a fool's errand, combing through Canada's barren Northwest Territory with microscope in hand, digging for buried trea...
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Big Brown gets chance to prove he's big-time coltMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- All week, the chatter along the Churchill Downs backstretch has been about Big Brown running away with the Kentucky Derby. The talk ends today and the...
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Unbeaten Big Brown comes through to win Kentucky DerbyMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Big Brown backed up his trainer's boasts with an explosive finishing kick and won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, a commanding victory turned somber b...
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Colonel John preparing for Derby marchMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Colonel John's marching orders are simple: win the Kentucky Derby. Not an easy task, especially with 19 other horses making the same mad dash through t...
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Apprentice jockey Wade ready to ride again at Arlington ParkMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - "Man, Randy, he's in trouble." Those five words from the first paramedic on scene at Hawthorne Race Course still echo with veteran jockey Randy Meier. As Meier lay on th...
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People are confident Big Brown will deliverMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- No one knows Big Brown better than Michelle Nevin. The exercise rider for the unbeaten Kentucky Derby favorite has ridden the big bay colt more than 1...