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Bobby Frankel, Hall of Fame thoroughbred-racehorse trainer, dead at 68
L.A. UnleashedThoroughbred-racehorse trainer Robert "Bobby" Frankel died at his Pacific Palisades home Monday after a battle with lymphoma. Frankel was a Hall of Fame trainer and a five-time winner of the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer who worked with horses... -
Question of the day: Who will win the Kentucky Derby? [Updated]
The Fabulous ForumReporters from around the Tribune family tackle the question of the day, then you get a chance to chime in and tell them why they are wrong. Tom Jicha, Sun Sentinel Bob Baffert quipped after Lookin at Lucky drew the...... -
Rachel Alexandra loses another race
The Fabulous ForumThe reigning Horse of the Year, Rachel Alexandra, lost her second consecutive race of 2010 on Friday, finishing second to Unrivaled Belle in the $418,800 La Troienne at Churchill Downs. Jockey Kent Desormeaux rode Unrivaled Belle to victory in the...... -
Saturday's TV Highlights: The Kentucky Derby on NBC
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of May 2 - 8 in PDF format This week's TV Movies THEY'RE OFF! Dublin trains for the 136th Run for the Roses. Coverage begins with a special at 11 a.m....... -
Question of the day: Who will win the Preakness?
The Fabulous ForumReporters from around the Tribune family tackle the question of the day, then you get a chance to leave a comment and tell them why they are wrong. John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times The smart thing when handicapping the Kentucky...... -
The week in animal photos: May 9-15
L.A. UnleashedBecause we love animals, photography and you, we've compiled a gallery of our favorite pictures taken last week from around the animal kingdom. In this gallery, you'll see dogs, of course (in fact, our personal favorite shot of the bunch...... -
Ismael 'Milo' Valenzuela dies at 74; Hall of Fame jockey
Hall of Fame jockey Ismael "Milo" Valenzuela, who won both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in 1958 and 1968 and retired with a remarkable 2,545 overall triumphs, died Wednesday at his Arcadia home after a lengthy illness. He was 74.
Valenzuela,...Tags: Equestrian, Obituaries, Preakness Stakes, Horse (animal), Horse and Harness Racing
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Rachel Alexandra beats Zenyatta for Horse of the Year
L.A. UnleashedRachel Alexandra won the first matchup between racing's leading ladies, beating out Zenyatta for Horse of the Year. Maybe the next time the two superstars compete it will be on the track. "Someday we'll meet, and we'll decide at that...... -
Second leg is saddest for Barbaro
Times Staff WriterBarbaro, the imposing dark-bay colt many believed was the best hope for a Triple Crown in a generation, broke down Saturday with two fractures in his right hind leg shortly after the start of the Preakness Stakes and will not race again, with his survival...Tags: Equestrian, Surgery, Preakness Stakes, Pimlico Race Course, Belmont Stakes
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Big Brown can't deliver the goods in Belmont Stakes
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterELMONT, N.Y. -- It didn't happen, big time. Big Brown not only failed to win the Triple Crown, he finished ninth and last in Saturday's Belmont Stakes. Trying to become horse racing's first Triple Crown winner in 30 years, Big Brown instead became...Tags: Equestrian, Preakness Stakes, Horse and Harness Racing, Horse (animal), Belmont Stakes
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PASSINGS
Jon Hager 'Hee Haw' comedian, musician Jon Hager, 67, who performed in the musical comedy duo the Hager Twins on the television show "Hee Haw," was found dead in his Nashville apartment Friday. Hager had apparently died in his sleep, said Sam Lovullo,...Tags: Macaroons, Joe Namath, Health, Entertainment, Nicolas Sarkozy
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As for appeal, Louisville can be a slugger
Chicago Tribune Staff WriterThis definitely is no one-horse town. It's not even a one horse-race town. They run a full season of racing in Churchill Downs, although the one race everybody knows about is the Kentucky Derby, especially this time of year. But Louisville is much more...Tags: Equestrian, Theater, The Rolling Stones (music group), Music Theater, Muhammad Ali
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