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At Pimlico, young trainers share their work with retired thoroughbreds
After seeing the Stakes Barn and the Winner's Circle — vestiges of Preakness glory — the men, women, and children taking tours at Pimlico for several days prior to the race on Saturday, finish the tour with a presentation from a group of local...
Tags: Equestrian, Horse and Harness Racing, Preakness Stakes
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For 'Jack Armstrong in spikes,' the farm was The Show
They're at the top of the stretch ... On the outside, Efficiency. Here comes Town Cheer! ... Yankee Cashmere is trying to sweep from ninth ... Yankee Cashmere comes from last to take the stretch lead! A magnificent drive to ... win the Cadillac Breeders...
Tags: Culture, Grantland Rice, Ceremonies, Horse and Harness Racing, Lou Gehrig
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The Preakness story began in 1873
from the Maryland Jockey ClubTwo years before the Kentucky Derby would appear, Pimlico was busy introducing its new three-year-old stakes race, the Preakness, in the Spring of 1873. Eight years after the Civil War, the Baltimore newspapers were carrying front-page stories about...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Death, Horse and Harness Racing, John Elliott, Charles Carroll
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Chapter Seven closes the book at Balmoral
Chapter Seven, North America's top-ranked standardbred, and pacing's leading lady, American Jewel, went to the winner's circle for the last time in their brilliant careers Saturday night at Balmoral Park. Both were prohibitive favorites at odds of 1-9 in...
Tags: Horse (animal)
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'Bolt gun' used to kill race horse in Indiana
Tribune reporterA race horse found dead in a Lowell, Ind., pasture was killed with a device used to slaughter livestock, authorities say. Lady May Z, an 8-year-old trotting horse that was found dead Tuesday, was killed with a “captive bolt gun,” a device...Tags: Horse and Harness Racing, Agriculture
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Trainer Paul Humphrey's clinic April 2-3
A globe-trotting barrel horse trainer has taken a chance and added Aberdeen to his list of destinations next month. Paul Humphrey of Decatur, Texas, will offer a barrel racing clinic April 2-3 at Spurs Therapeutic Riding Arena just north of Aberdeen....Tags: Horse and Harness Racing, Horse (animal), Rodeo Barrel Racing, YouTube, Rodeo
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Currier & Ives harness-racing exhibit coming to History Center
Orlando Arts BlogHere's news of some American icons coming to the History Center (well, not personally, obviously): It's Currier & Ives. The Orange County Regional History Center in Orlando will present The Story of Harness Racing by Currier & Ives, Aug. 27 through Oct...
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