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Calder will not race on Memorial Day for first time
Something is missing from Calder Race Course's Memorial Day weekend agenda. Memorial Day. For the first time, Calder will not offer live racing on Memorial Day, a major occasion on the national racing calendar. Monday is normally a dark day for live...Tags: Memorial Day, Horse and Harness Racing, Breeders' Cup, Holidays, Churchill Downs Inc.
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Rosie Napravnik will ride Code West in Belmont Stakes
The Baltimore SunRosie Napravnik will get another shot at history in the Belmont Stakes — just aboard a different horse than in her previous two Triple Crown races. On Thursday, trainer Bob Baffert announced that Napravnik will mount Code West in the Belmont...Tags: Triple Crown, New York Racing Association, Rosie Napravnik, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Culinary features on Anna Maria Island Mainsail Beach Inn on Florida’s Anna Maria Island has partnered with the Beach Bistro to offer a number of culinary luxuries to...Tags: Europe Sailing, Satellite and Cable Service, Event Planning, Mitt Romney, Richard Petty
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Dick Jerardi: Stevens, Lukas still have horse power
Philadelphia Daily NewsBALTIMORE Gary Stevens had been retired for seven years. It seemed like D. Wayne Lukas had been retired for even longer. Stevens, the Hall of Fame jockey, had been on the NBC broadcast team for many of the major races. Lukas, the Hall of Fame trainer,...Tags: Shug McGaughey (racehorse), Triple Crown, Orb (racehorse), Horse and Harness Racing, Itsmyluckyday (racehorse)
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Triple Crown: Impossible dream?
After Kentucky Derby winner Orb finished in fourth place at the Preakness, we are on the longest drought ever for a Triple Crown winner ("Lukas kept prediction to himself: Oxbow," May 20). The last time a horse won a Triple Crown was Affirmed in 1978....
Tags: Triple Crown, Hallandale Beach, Preakness Stakes, Big Brown, Equestrian
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Tipsheet: Brewers are road kill in NL Central
St. Louis Post-DispatchThe road did not treat the Milwaukee Brewers kindly. They embarked on a 10-game excursion and lost eight times. Their overall road record fell to 7-14. They wobbled home in last place, 10 1/2 games off the lead. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel asked...Tags: Detroit Tigers, Joe Mauer, Clayton Kershaw, National League Central, E.J. Manuel
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Gary Stevens' victory at 50 is the granddaddy of comebacks
This was for every guy who ever had a mid-life crisis and tried to do something nobody thought could be done. Fifty-year-old Jockey Gary Stevens took Oxbow to the front early and never looked back on the way to an upset victory in the 138th Preakness...
Tags: Triple Crown, Preakness Stakes, Equestrian, Churchill Downs
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Oxbow's energy difficult to quench
The Lexington Herald-LeaderHours after saddling his record 14th winner in a Triple Crown race, D. Wayne Lukas' reward to himself was doubling up on the scoops of ice cream that went with his celebratory hot apple pie. Gregarious celebrations never have been part of the Hall of...Tags: Shug McGaughey (racehorse), Will Take Charge (racehorse), Triple Crown, Orb (racehorse), Itsmyluckyday (racehorse)
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For What it's Worth: May 20
When I reached the gate for a flight out of Montgomery, Alabama yesterday I was offered the use of a rocking chair. Was it just southern hospitality or a not so subtle insinuation? By the way, why, I wonder, do they have rocking chairs at the gate in...
Tags: College Sports, Miami Heat, Baseball, Triple Crown, College Baseball
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Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn., Mark Wiedmer column
Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn.New University of Tennessee at Chattanooga athletic director David Blackburn has been on the job exactly 30 days today. A bronze plaque celebrating his hiring should be commissioned anytime now. Or maybe it should go to the search committee that...Tags: Freedom of the Press, North Carolina State University, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
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Clancy's Call: Preakness Review
Did someone say lock? The word "bounce" is heard every day among avid horseplayers and handicappers. It refers to a likely regression after a particularly strong performance. Well, Orb bounced to the moon Saturday. The Kentucky Derby winner had no...Tags: Pimlico Race Course, Shug McGaughey (racehorse), Triple Crown, Orb (racehorse), Itsmyluckyday (racehorse)
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Orb leaves Preakness in excellent shape
ReutersBALTIMORE (Reuters) - Orb trainer Shug McGaughey said on his colt emerged from the Preakness Stakes in excellent shape and remained at a loss to explain the colt's puzzling performance. The Kentucky Derby champion was a prohibitive 3-5 favorite in...Tags: Will Take Charge (racehorse), Shug McGaughey (racehorse), Pimlico Race Course, Triple Crown, Orb (racehorse)
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