Archive for December 26th, 2009

Dec 26 2009

Out of the Gate - New York Times

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Out of the Gate
New York Times
When the Kentucky Derby rolls around each year, few ordinary fans are aware of the grisly waste of horseflesh that underpins the self-proclaimed Sport of ...

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Dec 26 2009

PATRICIA SMITH: Rhodes Enters Nonagenarian Decade With No Plans to Slow Down - Southern Pines Pilot

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PATRICIA SMITH: Rhodes Enters Nonagenarian Decade With No Plans to Slow Down
Southern Pines Pilot
Rhodes eventually got out of thoroughbred racing and focused on his first love, the American quarter horse. Quarter horses are his favorite breed for a ...

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Dec 26 2009

Thoroughbred Racing pushes for united industry - Radio New Zealand

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Thoroughbred Racing pushes for united industry
Radio New Zealand
Thoroughbred Racing has been behind the proposed One Racing programme, which would see horse, greyhound and trotting racing absorbed into one organisation. ...

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Dec 26 2009

Pivotal Santa Anita season begins today amid anxiety - San Diego Union Tribune

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Pivotal Santa Anita season begins today amid anxiety
San Diego Union Tribune
As is traditional, the day after Christmas is New Year's Day for the Southern California thoroughbred racing ...
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Dec 26 2009

In Memory… sports figures who passed away this year - Louisville Courier-Journal

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In Memory... sports figures who passed away this year
Louisville Courier-Journal
Alysheba, 25, winner of the 1987 Kentucky Derby, euthanized on March 27 in Lexington, Ky., after a fall. Bobby Frankel, 68, Hall of Fame trainer, ...

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Dec 26 2009

Santa Anita gets to the heart of the matter - Los Angeles Times

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Los Angeles Times
Santa Anita gets to the heart of the matter
Los Angeles Times
Also carrying 121 pounds in the race will be veteran Papa Clem, this year's fourth-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby, who is named for a prominent racing ...

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