Posts Tagged ‘Belmont Stakes’

No Joy In New York: Big Brown Finishes Last

Monday, June 9th, 2008

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31 years and counting. When the Kentucky Derby kicks off on May 2, 2009, there will be 31 years between Triple Crown winners in the world of horse racing. There was an opportunity to have such a winner [...]

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Legging Out A Triple?

Friday, June 6th, 2008

What can Brown do for me? How about winning the Triple Crown for starters. Is that too much of a request, considering just how common of an occurrence it really is? In other words, yep, there’s one more horse race for you to pay attention and then the industry goes back on [...]

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Belmont Stakes: Big Brown Runs and Studs

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

With the Belmont Stakes coming this Saturday — and a potential Triple Crown winner — the sports world again turns its gaze towards the horse racing industry and this year, all eyes are watching Big Brown. Can the horse with the UPS tie-in complete the Triple Crown, something that hasn’t been done in, well, [...]

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An Interview With Doctor Lawrence Bramlage

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Because we are in the grips of horse racing’s run for the Triple Crown, the subject of horses and their safety has been brought back to the forefront — especially when you consider the tragedy of Eight Belles. With this in mind, I pursued an opportunity to interview Dr Lawrence Bramlage, the attending on-call* [...]

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Weekly Pwnage: Big Brown Absolutely Smokes The Preakness

Monday, May 19th, 2008

I’ve seen a lot of memorable performances and plays in the past year. Things like David Tyree’s catch, Tyson Gay walking Asafa Powell down, Dwight Howard’s Superman and so on. However, what I witnessed from Big Brown at the Preakness equals or surpasses these and other highlight-worthy exhibitions. While the Preakness infield [...]

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