Archive for the ‘Horse racing’ Category
Monday, May 9th, 2011
In the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby, Animal Kingdom took home the roses with an impressive performance at Churchill Downs. This win marks the first Kentucky Derby win for President of Phantom Fireworks Bruce Zoldan.
Zoldan and the other members of Team Valor International entered Animal Kingdom, the first horse from this group to compete in ...
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Saturday, May 15th, 2010
This Saturday will mark the second leg of the Triple Crown of Horse Racing. Post time at Pimlico in Baltimore is set for 6:15 pm. The small field of twelve horses will be competing for the $1.1 million dollar purse with the winner garnering $710,000 of the total pot. The ...
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Thursday, April 29th, 2010
They are at the post... and they'rrre off! The 2010 Kentucky Derby runs this Saturday at Churchill Downs. This is the 136th running of the famed race where first place will pay $1,425,200 - a far cry from a claims race. 2009 saw Mine That Bird charge from way back ...
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Monday, June 8th, 2009
Growing up, I never had a pet. I used to win a goldfish at the local festival every year, but failed to feed it after a couple of weeks resulting in a toilet flush and an empty fish bowl. My father used to make it clear to me that if ...
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Thursday, June 4th, 2009
The third leg of the Triple Crown of Horse Racing runs this Saturday. I really don't think anyone can overtake Mine That Bird, especially with Borel going for the first ever jockey Triple Crown on different horses. The question is what horse should you put with Mine That Bird in ...
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Thursday, May 14th, 2009
The field and opening odds for the 134th running of The Preakness Stakes was announced. Rachel Alexandra was cast as the early favorite with starting odds of 8-5. Rachel Alexandra will be led by Calvin Borel (above), who opted to ride the filly rather than the horse he piloted to ...
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Thursday, April 30th, 2009
The running of the 135th Kentucky Derby takes place this Saturday. The mile and a quarter race has a set post time of 6:24 PM and a field of 20 horses to pick from. Here is the complete field in starting gate order, jockey, and opening odds:
West Side Bernie (Elliott) ...
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