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Horse Racing

Irreparably tied with gambling, the so-called Sport of Kings is the second most popular spectator sport in America (after baseball)

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  • July 2007

    • Snake Venom Accusation Dogs Horse Trainer

      New York Post  |  Jul 6, 07 3:24 PM CDT

      Snake Venom Accusation Dogs Horse Trainer

      (Newser) - Doping scandals in horse racing usually concern diuretics and other performance-enhancing drugs, but a controversy currently brewing in Kentucky and New York involves a substance with a far longer history: cobra venom. Authorities searched a barn at Keeneland last month and turned up evidence that has sparked an investigation of noted trainer Patrick Biancone, the New York Post reports. More »

  • May 2007

    • Preakness Top 3 Head for Record at Belmont

      Baltimore Sun  |  May 20, 07 10:33 PM CDT

      Preakness Top 3 Head for Record at Belmont

      (Newser) - As Preakness winner Curlin and his trainer, Steve Asmussen, enjoyed a rare day-after rest today, thoughts turned to Belmont, and the possibility that the trio of 3 year olds that took the top honors at both the Preakness and the Derby—Curlin, Street Sense and Hard Spun—may be rematched at the upcoming Belmont Stakes. More »

    • Curlin Foils Street Sense

      Blood-Horse (Ky.)  |  May 19, 07 6:11 PM CDT

      Curlin Foils Street Sense

      (Newser) - Curlin won the Preakness by a nose today in Baltimore, upsetting favored Street Sense and ending the Kentucky Derby champion's chances of capturing the first Triple Crown since 1978. Street Sense rallied to the lead in the stretch, but Curlin found another gear and slipped past in the final strides to take the victory in just his fifth career start. More »

    • Street Sense Wins Derby

      Lexington Herald-Leader  |  May 5, 07 6:44 PM CDT

      Street Sense Wins Derby

      (Newser) - Street Sense surged from 19th in a field of 20 to win today's 133rd Kentucky Derby, returning $11.80 as the tepid favorite and ending two long-standing jinxes. The dark bay colt was the first-ever Breeder's Cup Juvenile winner and the first 2-year-old champion since Spectacular Bid in 1979 to triumph in the Derby. More »

    • Derby Bettors Use Their Heads

      Times-Picayune (New Orleans)  |  May 4, 07 11:41 AM CDT

      Derby Bettors Use Their Heads

      (Newser) - Curlin is the early favorite for tomorrow's Kentucky Derby, but another thoroughbred—a human—is also the focus of some hot wagering. She's a well-known horse breeder and owner, with an inherited affinity for the sport of kings. Place your bets: What color hat will Queen Elizabeth II wear? And will it have a feather? More »

  • September 2005

    • Saint Liam, Commentator Renew Rivalry in Woodward

      Suite101: Enter Curious  |  Sep 7, 05

      The one-two finishers in the Whitney Handicap renew their rivalry Saturday in the $500,000 Woodward Stakes at Belmont Park. Saint Liam breezed six furlongs in 1:16 3/5 last Saturday at Aqueduct and made Richard Dutrow Jr. a happy trainer. "He worked great. I'm very confident. He's doing super." The historic Grade 1 event is shaping up as a grudge match between Saint Liam and Commentator, wire-to-wire winner of the Whitney at Saratoga. Dutrow blamed himself for the neck loss. "I should have entered a 'rabbit.' " He decided to run two, Crafty Player and Show Boot, in the 1 1/8-mile...

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Jockey Kieran Fallon reacts on Hurricane Run after winning the 84th Arc de Triomphe horse race, in this Sunday, Oct. 2, 2005 file photo at the Longchamp race track in Paris. Fallon pleaded not guilty...   (Associated Press)
Jockey Calvin Borel ,t op, sponges Street Sense after winning The Jim Dandy Stakes horse race at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.,with a unidentified groom, left, trainer C.A. Nafzger ,...   (Associated Press)
Bonhams' auction house employees pose wearing jockey silks, ahead of an auction scheduled for July 20, in London Monday July 9, 2007. According to the house these solid silks are extremely sought after,...   (Associated Press)
In a photo provided by the New York Racing Association, Lawyer Ron, with jockey John R. Velazquez, captures the $750,000 Whitney Handicap horse race at Saratoga Race Course on Saturday, July 28, 2007,...   (Associated Press)
In this photo released by the New York Racing Association, High Finance, ridden by John R. Velazquez, captures The Tom Fool stakes horse race Wednesday, July 4, 2007, at Belmont Park in New York. (AP...   (Associated Press)
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Triple Crown
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quarter horse
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Thoroughbred horse
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Thoroughbred horse breed of light horse more properly known as the English running horse. As its name implies, it was the first pedigreed, or "thoroughbred" horse. It originated in England from crosses between imported Turkish and Arabian horses and existing English lines and has since ...

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Standardbred horse
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Standardbred horse or trotter, American breed of light horse developed especially for harness, or sulky, racing. Of Thoroughbred ancestry, it is similar in appearance to a thoroughbred but has shorter legs. The breed is characterized by great stamina and its ability to trot or pace at ...

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horse racing
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horse racing trials of speed involving two or more horses. It includes races among harnessed horses with one of two particular gaits, among saddled Thoroughbreds (or, less frequently, quarterhorses) on a flat track, or among saddled horses over a turf course with obstacles to be jumped ...

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