Articles filed under Horse Racing
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Winning debut for apprentice jockey MeierMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Apprentice rider Brandon Meier, 19, son of popular local jockey Randall Meier, made Sunday's professional debut a winning one when he guided Frank C. Calabrese's Housebo...
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Track tips for Saturday, May 10May 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Despite his dominating Kentucky Derby performance, as many as a dozen 3-year-olds intend on lining up against Big Brown in next Saturday's Grade I Preakness Stakes, the ...
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Jockey Club safety committee to review racing health issuesMay 08, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The Jockey Club has formed a committee to study equine health, including track safety and the rules of racing, five days after the death of the filly Eight B...
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Eight Belles' trainer defends jockeyMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The trainer of euthanized filly Eight Belles adamantly defended the way jockey Gabriel Saez handled the Kentucky Derby runner-up. In an interview with ...
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Big Brown generating Triple Crown buzzMay 04, 2008 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Big Brown gobbled up a few peppermints and did some leisurely laps around his barn Sunday while camera-snapping admirers gawked at the dominant winner...
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Desormeaux in elite class: 8th jockey to win 3 DerbysMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Kent Desormeaux was in such a slump that he had to do something, even if it meant moving his family from California to New York. On Saturday, Desormea...
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Valiant run ends in sadness for fillyMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Boy, did Eight Belles hang with the boys. All that heart and her gallant fight, however, ended in the worst of all possible ways: a breakdown, an ambu...
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Big Brown wins Derby; filly Eight Belles euthanizedMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Big Brown was pulling away from the field, accelerating with every powerful stride toward the finish line in the Kentucky Derby. The crowd of 157,770 ...
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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...