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For McKay, a stellar track record
Sun ReporterSportscasting great Jim McKay, who will be buried today, was passionate about horses and the racing industry. He was a man who could tell you the name of the first horse he bet on as a 14-year-old - Bay Dean - at Laurel Park and how much it paid - $151....Tags: Triple Crown, Bars and Clubs, ABC (tv network), The Jockey Club Incorporated, Pimlico Race Course
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The Decision
Sun ReporterHundreds of anxious fans and dozens of reporters swarmed around the stakes barn at Pimlico Race Course minutes after the 2006 Preakness Stakes. Security officers shouted at onlookers to remain behind temporary barricades. Television news helicopters...Tags: Surgery, Triple Crown, Preakness Stakes, Bars and Clubs, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Early on, a stop for fresh horses
Special to The Baltimore SunThe words "tight-knit" can be overused when describing a community, but not in Relay, where neighbors have formed their own book and card-playing clubs. Residents get together in the Baltimore suburb for the "Victorian Tea" in the spring and for community...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Banking, Ellicott City, Little Italy (Baltimore, Maryland), Catonsville
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History by a hair
Sun reporterSo much history can be decided by fractions of a second in swimming. But never in the history of the sport has so much been at stake with so little time as there was today in the 100-meter butterfly. Michael Phelps should not have won. It looked, from...Tags: Triple Crown, Multi-Sport Events, Olympic Games, NBC (tv network), History
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'07 pieces
Last hurrahWith his wild beard, love for beer and passionate gesticulations from the upper deck, Wild Bill Hagy taught a generation of Baltimoreans what it meant to be a fan.
Hagy, who died in August at 68, was the face of a rowdy Memorial Stadium...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Tennessee Titans, Bars and Clubs, New York Giants, Atlanta Falcons
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Barbaro's injury highlighted problems, medical advances
Sun ReportersBarbaro's death illustrated both the great advances and the continuing mysteries that surround the treatment of horrific thoroughbred injuries. "I think the veterinary profession, from owners, to trainers, to doctors, should be proud of the way that...Tags: Surgery, Preakness Stakes, Health and Safety at School, Clubs and Associations, Legs
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Steroid hearings extend to racing
From wire reportsFour-legged athletes are joining their two-legged counterparts as part of a congressional probe into steroids in sports. The president of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association has agreed to testify in front of a House panel investigating the...Tags: Ed Whitfield, Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, Steroids, National Football League
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No Crown for Big Brown; favorite eased, places last
Trainer Rick Dutrow leaned on the rail at the Detention Barn a half-hour after Big Brown had been pulled up in the Belmont Stakes and momentarily dropped his forehead onto his crossed arms. Dutrow's thin brown hair was soaked. His blue shirt soggy. His...Tags: Triple Crown, Preakness Stakes, Forehead, Pimlico Race Course, Big Brown
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Summer festival guide
Special to baltimoresun.comHairdos that mirror beehives, cars that drip with unfamiliar ornaments and books that came off the shelves years ago. It's time for Baltimoreans to tuck away their winter clothes and welcome the warm weather, and there's no better way to celebrate the...Tags: Anita Baker, Druid Hill, Artscape, Concerts, Rick Springfield
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Families' grieving begins
sun reporterIn a single-file line, an Amish family of seven solemnly made its way across a wide, green field. When they finally touched the asphalt road on the other side, the young boy leading the way reached back for his father's hand and they entered the...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Defense, Auction Service, Firearms, Lancaster County (Pennsylvania)
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David Nitkin on state politics issues
Governor's race Andrew, Gaithersburg: Is picking an African-American as his running mate the only way Gov. Ehrlich can win re-election? Nitkin: Democrats Doug Duncan and Martin O'Malley are almost required to select African-American running mates (O'...Tags: Republican Party, Local Elections, Steny Hoyer, Political Fundraising, Dundalk
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Big Brown romps to win, bears down on Triple Crown
Sun reporterJockey Kent Desormeaux took what he called an "armchair" ride on Big Brown yesterday, easing his way down the front stretch at Pimlico Race Course to a memorable Preakness victory that will send him on a historic journey. Just 1 minute, 54.80 seconds...Tags: Triple Crown, Preakness Stakes, Pimlico Race Course, Big Brown, Lotteries
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