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NEWS ABOUT: thoroughbred

thoroughbred stories: 6 news summaries

 For Owners, 
 Horse Racing 
 a Sure Bet 
 (to Lose) 

The ponies are a labor of love with small stakes, high costs

Nov 2, 09 12:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Thoroughbred racehorses aren’t cheap to buy—and then you have to house them, feed them, pay the vet, the trainer, the jockey, etc. And if you actually intend to make money, they have to win. And even then, since most horses never make the elite high-stakes races, owners... More »

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sports • horse racing • thoroughbred • ownership • expenses • racehorse • hobby

 Crazy Colt Triggers 
 Churchill Downs 
 Tragedy 

Filly slammed by runaway at Churchhill Downs dies from shock

Apr 29, 09 6:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - A colt who went bonkers during a workout at Churchill Downs threw his jockey then slammed into a filly who had to be put down because of her injuries, reports Horse and Hound. Several hopefuls for the upcoming Kentucky Derby were on the track, but none was injured. "The... More »

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Kentucky Derby • Churchill Downs • horse • accident • thoroughbred • jockeys • filly • colt

Big Brown's Trainer Makes Big Boast

Confident Dutrow
calls Triple Crown
'foregone conclusion'

May 30, 08 10:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - When Big Brown enters the gate for the Belmont Stakes next week, one member of the crowd won't be on pins and needles: Rick Dutrow is confident his horse will win, reports USA Today. "I feel that he will do it. It's actually a foregone conclusion for me,"... More »

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horse racing • Belmont Stakes • Triple Crown • thoroughbred • Big Brown • Richard Dutrow Jr.

Owner Haunted by
Derby Filly's 'Horrible' Death

Wishes 'talented, mild-mannered' horse was back in the barn

May 6, 08 3:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eight Belles' owner is still shocked and saddened by the death of his filly, put down at the end of the Kentucky Derby—but believes she belonged in the race, reports the Palm Beach Post. Rick Porter switched from celebrating his horse's thrilling second-place finish to mourning her death within... More »

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Kentucky Derby • horse racing • Churchill Downs • horse • thoroughbred • Eight Belles

analysis

 'Moral Crisis'
 Plagues
 Horse Racing 

Eight Belles, Barbaro indicative of huge hearts, too-fragile bodies

May 4, 08 9:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - NBC cut away from Eight Belles’ devastating breakdown and euthanasia at Churchill Downs yesterday, but we need to take a good hard look at the very real cost of the sport of kings, writes Sally Jenkins in the Washington Post. Eight Belles is a primetime example of the average... More »

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Kentucky Derby • horse racing • Churchill Downs • thoroughbred • Eight Belles

$16M Horse Makes Shaky Debut

The Green Monkey finishes third in maiden run

Sep 16, 07 3:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - The world's most expensive racehorse finished third in his rookie race at Belmont Park yesterday. The Green Monkey, really a horse that sold for $16 million at Saratoga's auction last year, had been kept off the track for months by a series of injuries, the AP reports. "In a... More »

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horse racing • horse • monkey • thoroughbred • Belmont Park

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