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Orb is the favorite after Kentucky Derby draw
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky Derby favorite Orb comes from one of the country's oldest racing families, with ties to the greatest horses of the era. The second choice, Verrazano, is a product of Todd Pletcher's new-school empire; he's one of five...
Tags: Joel Rosario, Equestrian, Triple Crown, Kentucky Derby, Rosie Napravnik
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Super Bowl champion Ravens to open season at Denver
Peyton Manning back in Indianapolis — in a Broncos uniform. Peyton vs. younger brother Eli Manning in another Manning Bowl. Andy Reid returning to Philadelphia: Let the booing begin now? The NFL schedule, released Thursday, is filled with...
Tags: Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Los Angeles Lakers, Auto Racing, Baltimore Orioles, Denver Broncos
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Overanalyze rallies to win Arkansas Derby
Overanalyze stormed down the home stretch to pull away and win the $1-million Arkansas Derby on Saturday at Hot Springs, Ark. The colt, trained by Todd Pletcher, trailed with a second group for much of the race before charging ahead after the final turn...
Tags: Auto Racing, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Equestrian, Sports, Tommy Robredo
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Serena Williams beats Venus, 6-1, 6-2
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Serena Williams routed Venus Williams, 6-1, 6-2, in the semifinals of the Family Circle Cup on Saturday at Charleston, S.C. It was the most one-sided match in the sisters' rivalry and the 14th straight match that the...
Tags: Serena Williams, Jelena Jankovic, PGA Tour, Venus Williams, Auction Service
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Goldencents gives Doug O'Neill a Rerun for the Roses
Apparently, trainer Doug O'Neill has taken the name of his most famous horse literally. Saturday, he decided, I'll Have Another. So, here we go again. If race fans have that feeling of "Groundhog Day," nobody could blame them. The O'Neill Show, a...
Tags: Groundhog Day, Garrett K. Gomez, Mario Gutierrez, Horse and Harness Racing, Equestrian
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Fort Larned withstands a siege in Breeders' Cup Classic
Game On Dude didn't quite have enough game. Mucho Macho Man had insufficient macho. And so Saturday's Breeders' Cup Classic, a Hollywood show taking place before 55,123 well-dressed and well-entertained people at a horse track long established in star-...
Tags: Los Angeles Times Columnists, Rafael Bejarano, Horse and Harness Racing, Triple Crown, Celebrities
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Mike Smith finds love again with Royal Delta at Breeders' Cup
Quite the ladies' man, this Mike Smith. He may be bald, he may be just a little guy, and he may be just three years shy of that symbolic male decline age of 50. But put him in the saddle of a filly or mare in a big-money horse race and it is instant...
Tags: Joe DiMaggio, FIFA World Cup, Horse and Harness Racing, Sports
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Breeders' Cup looks to add to rich history
The 28 years of horse racing's traveling carnival, also known as the Breeders' Cup, have been a tale of more than two cities; 10, actually, if you count Los Angeles and New York twice each for their separate participating tracks. The history of this...
Tags: David Milch, Charles Dickens, Arlington Park, Horse and Harness Racing, Lone (music group)
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Bob Baffert has awesome day again
Saturday at Santa Anita was a great day for Bob Baffert, for Baffert fans, and for fans of soap opera drama. Baffert, a long-proven masterful trainer of thoroughbreds, won three of the five Grade I races, each worth $250,000, that qualified the winner...
Tags: Victor Espinoza, Los Angeles Times Columnists, Travel, Rafael Bejarano, Trips and Vacations
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Jockey Mike Smith has eight ways to reach Breeders' Cup milestone
Santa Anita's Great Race Place, with lots of workers and media on hand Monday, was abuzz. Down the street a couple of blocks, having lunch and itching to get to this weekend's Breeders' Cup, jockey Mike Smith was aglow. "Boy, I'm mounted well," he said....
Tags: Los Angeles Times Columnists, Horse and Harness Racing, Equestrian, Sports, Triple Crown
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Drew Brees' horse is entered into Saturday's Santa Anita Derby
Drew Brees has already won a Super Bowl and now has his sights set on the Kentucky Derby. The New Orleans Saints quarterback is part-owner of a racehorse named Holy Candy, who could end up running at Churchill Downs in Louisville on the first Saturday in...
Tags: New Orleans Saints, Super Bowl, Equestrian, Sports, Kentucky Derby
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Decoding 'Luck': Anorexic jockeys, Nick Nolte's feelings
Show TrackerThis recap of HBO's "Luck" sees Walter Smith (Nick Nolte) entering his young prospect, Gettn'up Morning, in a 3-year-old maiden special weight race -- a race for horses who have never won, but who have enough potential to be protected from a claim. As...
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