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    May 18, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Industry practices are at the center of debate on horse safety

    Maryland trainer Chris Grove knows all too well that racehorses sometimes take fatal missteps. It happened to one of his best horses last summer during a morning workout, and Grove likens the experience to losing a child.
    Maryland trainer Chris Grove knows all too well that racehorses sometimes take fatal missteps. It happened to one of his best horses last summer during a morning workout, and Grove likens the experience to losing a child. To Grove, the animals' broken...

    Tags: Triple Crown, Punishment, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Lasix (drug), Chemicals

    2. May 3, 2012 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  2. Review: The Corner Stable

    <strong id=&quot;tinymce" class="mceContentBody " dir="ltr"></strong>It&rsquo;s pretty much a given that every neighborhood is home to a public house where locals can gather for quaffs and noshes. The latest in conviviality is The Corner Stable in the Columbia village of Kings Contrivance. This 198-seat watering hole is an offshoot of the very successful Cockeysville eatery of the same name, which has been around since 1970. Owners of the original Corner Stable (for the past 10 years) as well as the new Corner Stable (Part Deux) are Chip Reed and his wife, Randy.
    It’s pretty much a given that every neighborhood is home to a public house where locals can gather for quaffs and noshes. The latest in conviviality is The Corner Stable in the Columbia village of Kings Contrivance. This 198-seat watering hole is an...

    Tags: Bars and Clubs, Hamburgers, Dining and Drinking, Foods and Beverages, Pickles

    3. Apr 9, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Here's to a more civilized brand of equestrian enjoyment

    Every April, camera crews from ABC's &quot;Wide World of Sports" would turn up on the horse farms a few miles from where I grew up for the annual running of the Maryland Hunt Cup, part of the spring steeplechase horse racing series that graces Maryland's equestrian country from Monkton to Glyndon and beyond each spring.
    Every April, camera crews from ABC's "Wide World of Sports" would turn up on the horse farms a few miles from where I grew up for the annual running of the Maryland Hunt Cup, part of the spring steeplechase horse racing series that graces Maryland's...

    Tags: Tetanus, Ozzy Osbourne, Kegasus (fictional character), ABC (tv network), Music

    4. Oct 1, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. At Laurel Park, neighbors celebrate century of glamor and grit

    Just about every Friday morning, Karen Lubieniecki takes a leisurely stroll to Laurel Park, finds a place along a railing at the nearly empty racetrack and spends an hour or so watching the horses exercise as the sun climbs the sky.
    Just about every Friday morning, Karen Lubieniecki takes a leisurely stroll to Laurel Park, finds a place along a railing at the nearly empty racetrack and spends an hour or so watching the horses exercise as the sun climbs the sky. It isn't that she's a...

    Tags: Triple Crown, Roberta Flack, Cheng Yu-tung, The Jockey Club Incorporated, Museums

    5. Sep 15, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. A mixed feed bag at Twist and Turn

    Howard County can be proud of the fact that there are a number of interesting little individually owned eateries that provide sustenance for locals who live a tad outside the plethora of "usual" Columbia and Main Street, Ellicott City, haunts. Such a...

    Tags: Sandwiches, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Steaks, Ellicott City, Lettuce

    6. Sep 20, 2008 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Maryland Million likely to bear McKay's name in '09

    This year marks the first time the Maryland Million will be run without legendary broadcaster Jim McKay, the man who was raised in Baltimore and dreamed up the event that started in 1986. But in all likelihood, the event will bear his name starting...

    Tags: Baltimore Museum of Art, Pimlico Race Course, Death, Horse (animal), Horse and Harness Racing

    7. Oct 31, 2008 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  7. Can slots save horse racing in the long run, or are they a temporary fix?

    Money lifeline? You bet By Bill Ordine There are very few horsemen who would choose to rely on slot machines or other alternate forms of wagering to preserve their industry and an agrarian-based culture that predates the Industrial Revolution. However,...

    Tags: Lotteries, Tourism and Leisure, Damon Runyon, Casino and Gambling Industry, Casino and Gambling

    8. May 14, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  8. Mail Call - May 14

    “A positive call: I would just like to commend the bookmobile program of the Washington County Free Library. It is a great program for us seniors and limited citizens. The ladies associated with it are great.” — Halfway “I read...

    Tags: George Bush, Fidel Castro, Susan Sarandon, Republican Party, Social Security

    9. Mar 23, 2012 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  9. Jockeys as bartenders; poker tourney lead into Florida Derby week

    The Florida Derby is March 31 at Gulfstream Park Racing and Casino, and two events support Gulfstream’s horse-racing charities. The Jockeys Race to the Bar will take place 6:30 p.m. Sunday in the Sport of Kings Lounge at Gulfstream (901 S....

    Tags: Gulfstream, Hallandale Beach, Gulfstream Park

    10. May 18, 2011 |Story| KWCH

  10. Shooting leads police to marijuana growing operation in NE Wichita

    A shooting leads police to a marijuana growing operation in an upscale northeast Wichita neighborhood.
    KWCH 12 Eyewitness News
    A shooting leads police to a marijuana growing operation in an upscale northeast Wichita neighborhood. Officers seized marijuana, plants and growing equipment from a home int he 14500 block of East Sport of Kings Court Tuesday evening.  Police made...
    11. Mar 7, 2011 | Chicago Tribune

  11. How important is wagering to the survival of horse racing? Very

    Change of Subject
    Northeastern Illinois University history professor Steven Riess has a book coming out next month, “The Sport of Kings of the Kings of Crime: Horse Racing, Politics and Crime in New York, 1866-1913”(University Press) and he sent this note...
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