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The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing is given to the winner these three horse races in a single year: The Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes. Only 11 horses in 125 years have won this honor.
The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing is given to the winner these three horse races in a single year: The Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes. Only 11 horses in 125 years have won this honor.
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Tale of Ekati wins on a disqualification
Tale of Ekati won the $300,000 Cigar Mile on a disqualification yesterday at Aqueduct. Harlem Rocker was first under the wire, a nose in front of Tale of Ekati. The result was reversed, with Harlem Rocker dropped into the place spot after a stewards'...Tags: Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes, Equestrian, Preakness Stakes, New York
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Q&A // Kristin Anderson, Centennial, volleyball
Centennial volleyball player Kristin Anderson, a middle hitter, made her mark in the sport this season, helping to lead her team to its 14th state 3A championship, but she and her coach, Larry Schofield, both say volleyball was not her first love. "She...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Bars and Clubs, Schools, High School Sports, Basketball
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Manchester Race Loses A Fixture
ROCKY HILL — They used to come in and ask John Vitale where his son was. One older woman who bought running shoes from Vitale one day remarked that the "young guy" had waited on her the last time she was there. "I said, 'The young guy? The young...Tags: High Schools, Manchester Road Race, Schools, Lyme Disease, Marathon
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Nurturing may put Velodrome back on track
Of The Morning CallEditor's note: This is the second part of a two-part story. The management of the Valley Preferred Cycling Center, which has been swimming in red ink for the past four years, could look to local minor league baseball for a path to profitability. For...Tags: Corporate Officers, Track Cycling, Reading Phillies, Minor League Baseball, National Government
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Dude, Surf For A Trophy
Los Angeles Times"If you've never been to a surf competition in Hawaii, it's as if you took the space shuttle to the moon and got off into this very surreal experience," says big wave rider Dan Moore of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing contests that begin here this week....Tags: Football, Super Bowl
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Catch the perfect wave — really
Los Angeles TimesYou're on Oahu's North Shore at the Banzai Pipeline, the most famous big wave on the world's most famous big wave surfing coastline in Hawaii. You set up not 50 yards from the wave's rising peak, so close you feel the shivers as its water wall shakes...Tags: Football, Super Bowl, Surfing
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Curlin will be retired, might race once more
Staff And Wire ReportsRacing fans may get one more look at one of the greatest horses of all time. In an announcement made late Saturday, Curlin's majority owner, Jess Jackson, said that the winningest horse in North American history would be retired to stud next year but...Tags: Phil Mickelson, Roger Federer, Garrett Willis, Churchill Downs, Football
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'His words were golden'
Jim McKay probably would have been a little embarrassed that an entire ballroom of people made such a fuss in his honor last night at the Hilton Baltimore. Throughout his broadcasting career, he always strived to make the story about his subjects, not...Tags: Sugar Ray Leonard, Katie Hoff, Ice Skating, Michael Phelps, Maryland
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A Philly Prize!
THE ASSOCIATED PRESSFrom losingest team to longest game, the Philadelphia Phillies are World Series champions. Strange as that sounds. Strange as it was. Brad Lidge and the Phillies finished off the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 in a three-inning sprint Wednesday night to win a...Tags: Jamie Moyer, Geoff Jenkins, Lehigh Valley Weather, All Stars, Jimmy Rollins
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There's Curlin, and 11 spoilers, in Breeders' Cup Classic
There is little left to say about Curlin and today's Breeders' Cup Classic. He is the rock star and this is his stage. Attendance at Santa Anita's picturesque race track could reach as high as 45,000, and lots of those will be Curlin groupies. They...Tags: Casino and Gambling, Kentucky Derby, Casino and Gambling Industry, Jockey Club Incorporated (The), Churchill Downs
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Flacco a triple threat in win over Raiders
It was only recently that linebacker Terrell Suggs wondered whether the Ravens should stick with rookie Joe Flacco as the starting quarterback.
After witnessing the Ravens' 29-10 pummeling of the Oakland Raiders yesterday, Suggs and the sellout crowd...Tags: Cam Cameron, National Football League, Derrick Mason, Football, Ricky Brown
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In Hawaii, the Super Bowl of surfing
You're on Oahu's North Shore at the Banzai Pipeline, the most famous big wave on the world's most famous big wave surfing coastline. You set up not 50 yards from the wave's rising peak, so close you feel the shivers as its water wall shakes the shoreline....Tags: Football, Super Bowl, Surfing, Multi-Sport Events
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