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PHOTOS: The Last 10 Kentucky Derby Winners

The Huffington Post | Tim Stenovec | Posted 07.06.2011

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The world's best jockeys will on Saturday vie for a $2.1 million purse and a chance at the Triple Crown in the 2011 Kentucky Derby. The winner of t...

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Hollywood To Make Movie About Racehorce Mine That Bird

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Hollywood has an eye on Mine That Bird. Plans are in the works for a movie about the New Mexico-based thoroughbred that won...

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Summer Bird Wins Belmont Stakes

AP | RICHARD ROSENBLATT | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — This was a Belmont for the Birds. It was Summer Bird, not Mine That Bird and jockey Calvin Borel, who came roaring down the long stre...

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The Preakness: Fear and Loathing of a Fantastic Filly

Matthew DeBord | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matthew DeBord

The Derby is well-marketed, mawkish insanity. The Preakness? Um, well... not exactly drenched in tradition, is it? I mean, what do the fans at the track drink while they're waiting for the race to start?

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MINE THAT BIRD: Derby Winner On To Preakness

AP | JEFFREY McMURRAY | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mine That Bird was proclaimed ready for the Preakness on Monday after a spirited early morning jog, while his trainer remained groggy from two nights ...

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Mark Allen, Kentucky Derby Winner, Has Ties To Alaska Bribery Scandal

McClatchy | Richard Mauer | | Posted 05.25.2011

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If it weren't for the plea deal that his dad, former Veco chief executive Bill Allen, made with federal prosecutors, Mark Allen might not have been in...

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Mine That Bird Wins Kentucky Derby 2009

AP | BETH HARRIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The cowboy and his horse beat them all. Four Hall of Fame trainers. The ruler of Dubai. Two very sentimental favorites. Traine...

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