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MINE THAT BIRD: Derby Winner On To Preakness

AP | JEFFREY McMURRAY | Posted 06.04.2009 | Green

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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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The Kentucky Derby: The Most Surreal and Seedy Spectacle in All of Sports

Matthew DeBord | Posted 06.02.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Preakness Stakes, Hunter S. Thompson, Kentucky Derby, Roses, I Want Revenge, Kentucky, Ralph Steadman, Otb, Triple Crown, Churchill Downs, Horse Racing, Belmnt Stakes, Pimlico, Entertainment News
Matthew DeBord

For more than a century, Americans have been annually treated to one of the most bizarre and deranged sporting events ever devised. The Derby is a full-on freak show, encased in a bubble of ersatz southern elegance.

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Damn Yankees and Their Pricey New Stadium

Dave Astor | Posted 05.06.2009 | Comedy

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Dave Astor

What's not to like about a sickeningly posh edifice partly funded by massive subsidies from taxpayers who can't afford its ultra-expensive tickets and food?

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Hillary and Big Brown: The Inevitables

Jamie Stiehm | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Big Brown the Preakness, Big Brown, Hillary Loses, Hillary Clinton 2008, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign, The Preakness, Triple Crown, Politics News
Jamie Stiehm

So much for sure things in politics and horse racing. Pundits and gamblers, take note: life isn't yet as predictable as it seems.

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Da' Tara Spoils Big Brown's Bid For Triple Crown

AP | Posted 06.15.2008 | Home

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NEW YORK — Big Brown failed in his bid to become horse racing's 12th Triple Crown winner when he finished dead last to Da' Tara in the Belmont S...

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Big Brown Triple Crown Bid: Poised For Belmont Stakes

AP | DAN GELSTON | Posted 06.15.2008 | Home

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NEW YORK — OK, Big Brown. It's time for the big date with history. All the obstacles in the colt's spectacular bid for the first Triple Crown in...

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Big Brown's Owner's Rap Sheet: Fined, Censured And Suspended For Unauthorized Trades

NY Post | Posted 06.06.2008 | Business

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Michael Iavarone, owner of Triple Crown contender Big Brown, was fined, censured and suspended by securities regulators for unauthorized trades in 199...

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