Posts Tagged ‘Eight Belles’

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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What Can Big Brown Do For You?

Friday, May 16th, 2008

The Preakness is tomorrow and while you are enjoying all the debauchery, be sure to remember there’s a semi-important horse race going on tomorrow. You know, if going to a horse track to watch horses race is your type of thing — a legitimate question for all the in-field attendees.
If you are actually [...]

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The Derby Shows Beauty, Horror of Horse Racing

Monday, May 5th, 2008

While the Big Brown celebration is legitimately deserved — his performance was incredibly dominating; so much so it seems his opponents have thrown in the towel for the Preakness — the sadness concerning Eight Belles is legitimately deserved as well. The only filly to appear in the 134th running gave an incredible performance as [...]

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