Breeders' Cup ends in tragedy again
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OCEANPORT, New Jersey  - The Breeders' Cup weekend ended in tragedy for the second consecutive year on Saturday when Irish raider George Washington was put down after breaking his leg.
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Best Mate, winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup for the last three years, suffered a rare defeat when he was beaten by leading Irish chaser Beef Or Salmon at Leopardstown.
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The dog days of August kept Saratoga's horses tucked away in their stables. The thoroughbreds weren't alone in seeking refuge from the intense heat wave that gripped the U.S. again Wednesday. Temperatures were near 100 in some places and hotter in others, and it wasn't pleasant.
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Azeri will try to beat the boys again, this time in the &#36;4 million Breeders' Cup Classic. Trainer D. Wayne Lukas made the surprise announcement Tuesday, declaring 2002 Horse of the Year Azeri "all in" for the 1 1/4-mile Classic on Saturday.
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_ A plane owned by a NASCAR sports organization crashed while en route to a race today, killing all ten people on board. Federal officials say two pilots and eight passengers died in the crash.
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George Washington, considered one of the top horses in Europe, sustained a fractured right front leg during the running of the Breedersâ Cup Classic on Saturday and had to be euthanized.
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Another day, another mismatch: the contest that was meant to bring the Champions Trophy to life proved to be as one-sided as its predecessors.
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The $14 million Breeders&#39; Cup at Lone Star Park today shapes up like a &quot;Texas shootout,&quot; according to the Daily Racing Form.
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In 2002, owner Michael Paulson was desirous of running Azeri in the Breeders&#39; Cup Classic, but trainer Laura de Seroux talked him out of it.
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GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - Azeri will try to beat the boys again, this time in the $4 million Breeders&#39; Cup Classic. Trainer D. Wayne Lukas made the surprise announcement Tuesday, declaring 2002 Horse of the Year
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Like most decent Americans, I have been sickened by the Michael Vick dogfighting debacle. There can be no excuse for torturing and abusing man's best friend -- forcing dogs to fight to the death, under penalty of death. That a high-profile athlete like Vick carried this out in the name of "sport" makes it all the more disgusting.
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The European contingent for the Breeders&#39; Cup flew into Texas last night to be greeted by increasingly stormy weather and a warning that things could be extremely tough
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America's Cup challenger New Zealand lost two tests at sea yesterday. First it could not control its own sails. Then it was defeated by defending champion Alinghi.
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MARK COLVIN: The track was dead, the weather was atrocious, but today&#39;s Melbourne Cup produced one of the great results, and rewrote the history of the race.
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Sportswear retailer suffers another damaging blow.
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Throw together eight premier races featuring many of the top thoroughbred race horses in the world, and it would seem that no single theme could dominate an event such as today&#39;s 21st Breeders&#39; Cup.
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It was not really a bad day, but it was a sad day for the horse on a plinth which Best Mate has become. The triple Cheltenham Gold Cup winner lost the Lexus Chase here