Fate at hurdle eight
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LACK of recent training and a medal-ruining clearance at hurdle eight wrecked Jana Pittman&#39;s run in today&#39;s final. She struggled to the finish line an exhausted fifth in 53.
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If D. Wayne Lukas, Bob Baffert, Bobby Frankel, Jerry Bailey and Pat Day are at the same track on the same day, it must be the Breeders&#39; Cup.
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Even with bogeys on two of his final three holes yesterday, Frank Vana Jr. is poised to win the State Mid-Amateur title for the eighth time, taking a three-shot lead into today's third and final round at Cohasset Golf Club.
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DARLINGTON, SC - âThereâs no such thing as luck.â âAny old nag can start, but it takes a thoroughbred to finish.â âWinning isnât everything; it is the only thing.
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ATHENS, Greece - Gail Devers, the most talented yet star-crossed hurdler of her generation, was unable to complete even one hurdle in 100-meter event Sunday - failing once again to win an Olympic hurdling medal.    Devers, 37, who has three world championships in the hurdles but has always flopped at the Olympics, pulled up short and screamed as she slid under the first hurdle...
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Gelded speedball P. Kerney returns to the scene of his greatest run Monday and clobbers the field by 8 1/4 lengths at the Taking Risks Stakes.
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Thoroughbred racing is a tradition-rich sport, but its chief downfall always has been that customs cause meaningful change to drag along at a glacial pace. The Breeders' Cup World Championships Friday and Saturday at Monmouth Park will be an exception, with the foremost twist being an expansion of the series from eight to 11 races, spread over ...
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GLENN McGrath had barely finished celebrating his eighth Pakistani scalp yesterday when he set his sights on going where no Australian fast bowler has gone before.
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Irish-trained Kicking King, who survived a horrendous last-fence blunder to win yesterday&#39;s Stan James King George VI Chase in front of a 21,600 crowd at Kempton Park, is now an 8-1
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NEW KENT, Va., July 21 -- When jockey Horacio Karamanos arrived at Colonial Downs on Saturday morning, he knew he had mounts in nine of the 10 races scheduled. The one race the leading rider at the track was left out of was the big one, the Grade II $1 million Virginia Derby, but that changed whe...
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When Afrashad was entered in yesterday's James B. Moseley Sprint Handicap at Suffolk Downs, his handlers weren't sure what to expect. It was just the 5-year-old thoroughbred's second race back since having a bone chip taken out of his knee last fall. On Aug. 13 at Saratoga, he ran fourth in his only outing before heading here.
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RULE Of Law held off a dramatic late surge by joint-favourite Quiff to win the betfair.com St Leger at Doncaster yesterday. Having increased the pace from around three furlongs out, jockey Kerrin McEvoy faced
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Big and small, these eight might not fall.
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Something tells me Rockies manager Clint Hurdle is a guy who can deal with a 13-1 loss in the first game of the World Series. He knows it's not the end of the world. He knows there are other things more important. He has all the perspective any baseball man will ever need.
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Let&#39;s celebrate them while we can. England approach the new year with one of their best ever cricket teams. They have a record eight consecutive victories under their belts - and are aiming for a ninth in
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The king of Breeders&#39; Cup trainers is pursuing his record 18th victory on horse racing&#39;s biggest stage in a surprising way.
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DANNY ELLIS shot the lowest score but had to be content with a share of the lead in the Las Vegas Championship today. Ellis is locked at eight-under-par with six other players after the first round of the $US4 million ($5.