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Jul 11 2010

Bill Christine - HorseRaceInsider.com (blog)

Bill Christine
HorseRaceInsider.com (blog)
Bill Christine, whose first Kentucky Derby was in 1968 (like everybody else, he waited several years to find out if the courts would uphold the DQ of ...
Claire Novak: Rail Trip seeks Hollywood endingESPN
Rail Trip goes for history in Hollywood Gold Cup on SaturdayExaminer.com
Rail Trip seeking repeat in Gold CupSan Diego Union Tribune

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Jul 11 2010

Veitch: Bad racing, bad business - The Saratogian

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Veitch: Bad racing, bad business
The Saratogian
There is no question Saratoga makes money for NYRA, which is starved for revenue thanks in no small part to a state that is hostile to thoroughbred racing. ...

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Jul 11 2010

An up day at Suffolk Downs - Boston Globe

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Boston Globe

An up day at Suffolk Downs
Boston Globe
“Suffolk's got a good chance to rebound and become the fixture in racing like it once was,'' said the Dorchester native who retired in 2002 as thoroughbred ...
Thoroughbred thunderBoston Herald
Suffolk Downs Celebrates 75th AnniversaryBloodHorse
Unbridled hopeBoston Globe

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Jul 11 2010

San Bernardino County Museum swings - Contra Costa Times

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San Bernardino County Museum swings
Contra Costa Times
Many guys in attendance donned tuxedos and top hats, while gals strutted in sparkling gowns and hats that would impress at the Kentucky Derby. ...

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Jul 11 2010

Awesome Gem charges through to win this battle at Hollywood Gold Cup - Los Angeles Daily News

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Kansas City Star

Awesome Gem charges through to win this battle at Hollywood Gold Cup
Los Angeles Daily News
But as the saying goes in thoroughbred racing, time only counts in prison. Awesome Gem could have taken all afternoon to win the race and it wouldn't have ...
Claire Novak: Rail Trip seeks Hollywood endingESPN
Awesome Gem seizes Hollywood Gold CupThoroughbred Times
Awesome Gem Glitters in Big Gold Cup FinishBloodHorse

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Jul 11 2010

Harness driving poses great risks - Tribune Review

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Harness driving poses great risks
Tribune Review
Even with the recent wrecks, harness racing isn't as dangerous as its jockey counterparts in thoroughbred racing. Four harness drivers have died in ...

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Jul 11 2010

Trainer looks to add CD title - Daily Press

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Daily Press

Trainer looks to add CD title
Daily Press
When Kathleen O'Connell got her first job in the thoroughbred racing business in 1970, cooling down horses after workouts by walking them in ...

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