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Phar Lap wins the Agua Caliente Handicap- 1932

September 23, 2008 – 2:27 pm

The great Phar Lap in his one and only international race winning the Agua Caliente Handicap (”Hundred Grander”) in 1932. As history would have it he died tragically days after the race. Many track observers said that they had never seen a horse cover the 2 furlongs of the back straight that Phar Lap does [...]

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one more California Horse Racing commercial

September 22, 2008 – 5:34 pm

“unfortunately, some things don’t stay in Vegas…”
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The Belmont Stakes Report with Dana Ward

September 21, 2008 – 3:40 pm

From http://gamblerstelevision.com The Belmont Stakes is a punishing race for any potential Triple Crown winner. The 1-and-a-half mile run is a distance that most horses have never even run, nor will they be asked to run this distance ever again in their racing career. Big Brown will make his third start in 5 [...]

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Horse racing oddity: starting gate tractor malfunction

September 18, 2008 – 1:12 pm

http://www.horseracegame.com
It may not have been as exciting as Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction, but as Mary Rampelllini reported in the Daily Racing Form:
The featured ninth race at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark., on Thursday was declared a no contest after the starting gate was unable to be pulled from the racetrack because of problems with [...]

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Thoroughbred Horse Racing Art Prints

August 1, 2008 – 12:00 am

A tour of what one will find on the website:
http://www.ElegantHorsePictures.com/hopihora.html
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