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9 Saddest Horse Racing Tragedies
In few sports is tragedy both more instant and prevalent than in horse racing. Corruption and shady characters off the turf, along with inherent dangers on it leave both horses and riders exposed to risk. Here, we would like to focus on nine horses that met an untimely end under extraordinary circumstances. Some are recent, [...]
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The 12 Most Ridiculous Kentucky Derby Hats
This weekend, our nation’s focus turns away from the crushing pain of existence and onto the dazzling display of surfaces being paraded at a Kentucky horse track. The derby is known for two things (three if you count the anticlimactic race itself): Mint juleps and big-ass hats. I lobbied to show 12 pictures of delicious-looking [...]
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This Day In Sports History (May 4th) – Secretariat
It was on this day in 1973 that Secretariat won the 99th running of the Kentucky Derby. Secretariat entered the race as a 3-2 favourite and would defeat second place finisher Sham by 2 and a half lengths. Secretariat ran the race in a time of 1:59 2/5, which still stands as the fastest time [...]
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This Day In Sports History (May 3rd) – Big Brown
It was on this day in 2008 that Big Brown won the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby. Big Brown entered the race as a 2-1 favorite and would defeat philly Eight Belles by four and three-quarter lengths. Although finishing in second place, three year old philly Eight Belles was euthanized immediately following the race [...]
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Picture Of The Day: Need Some Protection For Your Fancy Hat?
The Kentucky Derby is one of those great American pastimes which brings people of all different social classes together. Whether you are incredibly rich, or an unemployed alcoholic, the Derby has something to offer for everyone. This year’s edition came with quite a bit of rain, and for the latter group mentioned above, that meant [...]
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Girl Runs the Porta-Potty Gauntlet At The Kentucky Derby
Total Pro Sports – Horse Racing, and the Kentucky Derby, are thought of by many as a classy event where the rich unite to watch one of the great America pastimes. There are not a whole lot of people who would envision a bunch of liquored-up and sloppy teens and young adults gathered around to [...]
