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Everything revolves around Orb
The Baltimore SunThe colt was a knucklehead, really. He had speed and endurance in his pedigree, but if you had polled his owners and his trainer a year ago, none would have predicted that he’d gallop in the same steps as his great-grandsire, 1977 Triple Crown...Tags: Long Island, Horse and Harness Racing, Triple Crown, Zoology, NBC (tv network)
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Animal Kingdom pointed toward $10 million World Cup in Dubai (again)
Team Valor International, owner of 2011 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom, has announced that Maryland-based trainer Graham Motion is once again hoping to prep the horse for a run in the $10 million Dubai World Cup next spring. Animal Kingdom...
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Go away with Gary Player
Before he turned 30, golf legend Gary Player became the third person to win the Grand Slam. In 1974, after winning 165 tournaments, Player was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Player and his wife, Vivienne,...
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Seven more Al Zarooni horses test positive
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Seven further horses trained by banned Mahmood Al Zarooni, including 2012 St Leger winner Encke, have tested positive for anabolic steroid stanozolol, the British Horseracing Authority said in a statement on Monday. Godolphin trainer...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Steroids, Flat Racing, Horse and Harness Racing
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Rosario the right jockey at the right time for Derby winner Orb
The Lexington Herald-LeaderHe speaks in quiet tones and frequently punctuates his sentences with a bit of laughter. And when one tries to get Joel Rosario to elaborate on his success, the already shy jockey often ends up at a loss for words. "I don't know, it's hard for me to...Tags: Animal Kingdom (racehorse), Orb (racehorse), Shug McGaughey (racehorse), Dominican Republic, Triple Crown
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Orb flies through sloppy track to win 139th Kentucky Derby
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Orb flies through sloppy track to win 139th Kentucky Derby Orb started the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby as the 5-1 favorite, and he ended in the same manner, topping the 20-horse field with a winning time of 2:02.89 over the...Tags: Orb (racehorse), Goldencents (racehorse), Mylute (racehorse), Rosie Napravnik, Shug McGaughey (racehorse)
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Factbox - Kentucky Derby winner Orb
Reuters(Reuters) - Profile of the 2013 Kentucky Derby winner Orb Bred in Kentucky, his sire was Malibu Moon, a son of the 1992 Breeders' Cup Classic winner A.P. Indy, while his dam was Lady Liberty, a daughter of the 1990 Kentucky Derby winner Unbridled. The...Tags: Animal Kingdom (racehorse), Orb (racehorse), Joel Rosario, Kentucky Derby, Breeders' Cup
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Orb wins Kentucky Derby
Reuters(Reuters) - Orb, ridden by Joel Rosario, won the 139th Kentucky Derby at a wet and muddy Churchill Downs on Saturday. After making a cautious start in the sloppy conditions, Orb pinned back his ears and sprinted to the front at the iconic Twin Spires,...Tags: Animal Kingdom (racehorse), Santa Anita Derby (racehorse), Triple Crown, Churchill Downs, I'll Have Another (racehorse)
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Trainer Al Zarooni gets eight-year ban for doping horses
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Godolphin trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni was disqualified for eight years by the British Horseracing Authority on Thursday for doping racehorses in a scandal that has caused serious embarrassment to Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid...Tags: Track and Field, Steroids, England, Flat Racing, Horse and Harness Racing
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Horse trainer Bill Mott got start on S.D. prairie
When Mobridge native Bill Mott got started in horse racing in South Dakota in 1968, there was no way to know he would become one of the sport's most successful and respected trainers. But that's exactly what's happened to the 59-year-old Mott, the...Tags: Churchill Downs, The New York Times, High School Sports, Folklore and Mythology
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Horse trainer Mott got start on prairie
When Mobridge native Bill Mott got started in horse racing in South Dakota in 1968, there was no way to know he would become one of the sport’s most successful and respected trainers. But that’s exactly what’s happened to the 59-year-...
Tags: Churchill Downs, The New York Times, Folklore and Mythology, High School Sports, Horse and Harness Racing
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