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Ex-manager of Ali dead; Eight Belles buried in Ky.
A longtime manager of boxer Muhammad Ali and son of the late Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad has died after heart surgery. Jabir Herbert Muhammad was 79. His oldest son, Elijah MuhammadIII, said he died Monday in Chicago. He managed Ali's boxing...Tags: Contracts, National Basketball Association, Virginia Tech, Football, New York Times
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Pyro Favored In Travers Stakes
— Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown isn't around, yet other notable 3-year-olds are taking a shot at the 139th Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. Pyro, winner of the Louisiana Derby and a Derby runner, is the 7-2 favorite today...Tags: Preakness Stakes, Louisiana, Big Brown, Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown
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1980 Kentucky Derby winner Genuine Risk dies at 31
Of The Associated PressGenuine Risk was a fabulous filly who dared to take on the boys in the 1980 Kentucky Derby, and wound up in the winner's circle draped in a blanket of roses. ''Her win was a very romantic Kentucky Derby win and I don't think the fans ever forgot her,''...Tags: Preakness Stakes, New York, Death and Dying, Triple Crown, Kentucky Derby
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We're all witnesses to history
The Sun's Olympic correspondents, Rick Maese and Kevin Van Valkenburg, are blogging to each other at baltimoresun.com/olympicsblog. An excerpt: To: Kevin, et al. Subject: Before we talk about 2012 ... The rail at Churchill Downs ... in the shade at...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Wrigley Field
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Sudan scratched from Arlington Million
Chicago Tribune reporterSudan, a French import who won a Group I race in Italy last summer before moving to Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel's barn in California during the winter, has been scratched from Saturday's Arlington Million, reducing the field to seven horses. "He...Tags: California, Arlington Park, Equestrian
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Irishman keeps making Grade
Tribune staff reporterAidan O'Brien has won 17 Group I races this year. Winning major races and championships is second nature to the 38-year-old Irish trainer. Not only has he been the dominant trainer in Europe for the last 10 years, he has won several major races on this...Tags: Arlington Park, Equestrian
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Shuttle bus mess makes getting to the game tougher
Of The Associated PressSports fans around the country are facing costlier or longer rides to the game because of a recent federal regulation that restricts the use of public shuttles that people take from train stations or offsite parking to the stadium. The situation has left...Tags: Marketing, National Football League, Tennessee Titans, Football, Mike Miller
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TODAY AT SARATOGA
Best Bet: MR. PETERSSON (6) Best Value: ARE WE DREAMIN (9) Totals: 28-140 ($207.50) 1 6 Furlongs. 3&up. Fillies and Mares. Claiming $16,000. Purse: $27,000. Post - 1 p.m. 1 Sister Ship(L) 7-3-1 Leparoux Lecesse 121 8-1 2 Ambling Rose(L) 3-1-5...Tags: 2 Mile Run, Imperial and Royal Matters, Athletics, Track and Field, Statue of Liberty, Talbots Incorporated
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Monmouth Park
Big Brown's loss in the Belmont has trainer Rick Dutrow crossing his fingers as he looks ahead to the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner's return in Sunday's $1 million Haskell at Monmouth Park. "From what happened in his last start, it's hard for me to...Tags: Preakness Stakes, Big Brown, Horse and Harness Racing, Kentucky Derby, Equestrian
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Cloudy's Knight adds homegrown flavor to Million
Chicago Tribune reporterIf Cloudy's Knight wins Saturday's Arlington Million XXVI, he will make Chicago racing history. He would become the first Chicago-based winner of the international race. The 8-year-old gelding bred and owned by Jerrold Schwartz established himself as...Tags: Kentucky, Disability, Arlington Park, Gulfstream
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Archipenko, winner on three continents, is 2-1 Arlington Million favorite
Chicago Tribune reporterArchipenko, the horse with a hearty appetite who has tasted victory on three continents this year, was at the head of the table on the morning line for Saturday's 26th running of the Arlington Million after post positions for the 11/4-mile lawn party were...Tags: California, Arlington Park
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Big Brown trainer facing suspension
Rick Dutrow is in trouble again. The outspoken trainer of Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown is facing a 15-day suspension by Kentucky racing officials after another horse he trains exceeded the allowable limit for a drug that enables horses...Tags: Preakness Stakes, Western Medicines, Big Brown, Horse and Harness Racing, Kentucky Derby
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Aug 13, 2008
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