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Deal frees Calder to simulcast races
Churchill Downs Inc. and the Florida Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association have reached an agreement on a 2008 purse contract at Calder Race Course in Miami. The two sides also agreed on a slots contract when the track, which is operated by...Tags: Pittsburgh Penguins, Calgary Flames, Bob Costas, CBS Corp., Major League Baseball
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Deal frees Calder to simulcast races
Churchill Downs Inc. and the Florida Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association have reached an agreement on a 2008 purse contract at Calder Race Course in Miami. The two sides also agreed on a slots contract when the track, which is operated by...Tags: Pittsburgh Penguins, Calgary Flames, Bob Costas, CBS Corp., Major League Baseball
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Clean racing
Blood tests on all nine horses who competed in the Belmont Stakes on June 7, including winner Da' Tara and last-place favorite Big Brown, came back negative for any illegal substances. Dr. George Maylin of the Cornell University Equine Laboratory, who...Tags: David A. Paterson, Triple Crown, Cornell University, Big Brown, Belmont Stakes
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Loose Nail In Big Brown's Hoof
Owner Michael Iavarone said he has finally found hard evidence, an exposed nail and a dislodged shoe, to explain why Triple Crown hopeful Big Brown finished last in the Belmont Stakes June 7. A photo by free-lancer Bob Mayberger posted Tuesday on...Tags: Triple Crown, Big Brown, Belmont Stakes
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Tar Heels trio out of NBA Draft
North Carolina underclassmen Ty Lawson, Wayne Ellington and Danny Green will return to Chapel Hill next season after removing their names from the NBA Draft on Monday. All three had participated in the predraft camp in Orlando before working out for...Tags: Maurice Richard, Nashville Predators, Field Hockey, Boston Bruins, Jacksonville Jaguars
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Starting Lines
International Olympic Committee officials say they have made progress resolving complaints about Chinese security measures that threaten TV coverage of the Beijing Games. "There has been some progress in the last two weeks, I can tell you that," IOC...Tags: Beijing Games, Sports Organizations, Dwayne Johnson, NCAA Tournament, Florida State University
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Churchill Downs to unveil rendering of Barbaro statue
Churchill Downs and the owners of Barbaro plan to unveil a rendering of the bronze statue that will honor the late 2006 Kentucky Derby champion and the name of the artist chosen to create it during the week leading up to the May 3 Derby. Owners Roy and...Tags: Sculpture
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'Brown' coming up big as Derby takes shape
No argument from Rick Dutrow about who the favorite should be for the Kentucky Derby. That would be Big Brown, the trainer's 3-year-old rising star who will take a 3-for-3 record to Churchill Downs for the May 3 Derby. So what, he said, if Florida Derby...Tags: Palm Beach County, Boynton Beach
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Filly fever
From the dawn of time - when Adam forgot to put the seat down back behind the Tree of Knowledge - the battle of the sexes is a rivalry that has played out over and over. Joan of Arc, Gloria Steinem, Billie Jean King, Hillary Clinton, Danica Patrick. And...Tags: Gloria Steinem, Hillary Clinton, Getty Images Incorporated, Danica Patrick, Equestrian
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Digging dirt
The pre-race buzz all seems to surround the aptly named Big Brown. The hype has infected everyone, even Churchill Downs' oddsmaker, Mike Battaglia, who essentially admitted that despite the horse's lousy post position, the confidence and bluster from...Tags: Arlington Park, Elkton, Gaming and Lotteries
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