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From Churchill Downs Eight Belles, the runner-up in Kentucky Derby 134 who was euthanized after suffering a catastrophic injury moments after the race, will be honored by Churchill Downs through a series of charitable contributions and initiatives announced...
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The shrill noise in the background comes from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which claims a membership of 1.8 million habitués of the lunatic fringe and is planning a demonstration at the Preakness. Caution: The neighborhood adjacent to...
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Let’s take a deep breath here and put the tragedy thing in perspective. You want tragedy. On a flight from Louisville to New York on Monday, I read a piece in the New Yorker about trafficking in humans, women forced into prostitution in an array of nations...
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Every horse and every rider goes into every race run anywhere in the world at risk of injury, sometimes fatal. It is an unavoidable if heart-wrenching part of racing, which goes on today with a heavy heart after the death of Eight Belles, the filly, in...
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Louisville, Ky. In the subdued regrouping that is for the vanquished the morning after the Kentucky Derby, the death of Eight Belles darkened the mood far beyond Churchill Downs. Hearts were heavy on Sunday morning and tears were shed everywhere. The...
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Louisville, Ky. Survival is a 50-50 proposition for Chelokee, the Michael Matz-trained five-year-old injured in a race here on Friday. Chelokee, originally believed to have suffered a fracture of the right foreleg, tore the suspensory ligaments at the...
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Louisville, Ky. The rain that began falling Friday continued through the night and into early morning but has ended. Local radar shows no more rain to the west. If the showers are indeed over, the track should be fast by post time for the Derby. The rumor...
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Louisville, Ky. The weekend's first downpour hit Churchill Downs shortly after 2 p.m., just before Ginger Punch won the Louisville Stakes. With a rain being driven by high winds, the Edgewood Stakes were held in the paddock for several minutes awaiting...
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Louisville, Ky. With a bit more than 48 remaining before the 134th Kentucky Derby it is obvious that the clear consensus is that there is no clear consensus. But the Derby, though it is the most difficult handicapping challenge of most years, is the one...
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Louisville, Ky. I’ve seen a lot of things happen in this town, some involving the Kentucky Derby. Seattle Slew. Affirmed and Alydar, Spectacular Bid. I’ve seen two fillies, Genuine Risk and Winning Colors, win the Derby. I’ve seen Alysheba go to his knees...
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Behindatthebar to await Preakness; several put in final training moves From Churchill Downs Todd Pletcher stated Monday morning that the Coolmore Lexington Stake winner would bypass the Kentucky Derby and instead point for the Preakness Stakes two weeks...
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There will be no on-the-record statements of uneasiness from racing’s leaders, but there is an undercurrent of speculation concerning what might follow a victory in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday by the currently in vogue colt widely seen as a potential...
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From Churchill Downs Lane’s End Stakes winner Adriano had his final workout for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, negotiating five furlongs Sunday at Churchill Downs in 1:00.80 in company with stablemate Cherokee Artist. Regular exercise rider Xavier Azipuru...
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The injury that removed War Pass from the Kentucky Derby mix appeared destined to soften the pace dynamic but it appears now that Bob Black Jack is likely to make the field of 20 and this is a serious, frontrunning one-trick pony. Regardless of the ridiculous...
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Cool Coal Man put in his final Kentucky Derby work Thursday morning, breezing a half-mile in :47.40 in company with stablemate Chris Got Even, who was clocked in the same time, which was the second fastest of 35 at the distance. Megan Smillie was aboard...
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