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Belmont Horses 9-1-1 Win on 9/11

John Johnson — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:21:05 CDT

Go figure: Horses wearing the numbers 9, 1, and 1 won the first three races at Belmont Park on the anniversary of 9/11, reports the New York Post . “The odds were probably about a million to one,” says the trainer at the stable that owns the first two winners. Not...

Driver Flicks Cigarette, 6 Horses Burn to Death

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 01:39:53 CDT

Six racehorses burned to death when a passing driver flicked a still-burning cigarette butt into their trailer as it traveled down a North Carolina highway on Friday night. The hay was ignited, and quickly killed the frantic thoroughbreds on their way to New York's Belmont racetrack. The trailer's driver pulled...

Mitt Cans Landscapers in Dustup Over Illegals

Peter Fearon — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:11:24 CST

White House hopeful Mitt Romney has repeatedly lashed out at rival Rudy Giuliani for making New York a sanctuary for illegal aliens. But another sanctuary appears to be Romney's own Massachusetts estate, where illegal immigrants have been working as landscapers for at least a year, reports the Boston Globe . Romney...

Preakness Top 3 Head for Record at Belmont

Jesse Andrews — Sun, 20 May 2007 22:33:51 CDT

As Preakness winner Curlin and his trainer, Steve Asmussen, enjoyed a rare day-after rest today, thoughts turned to Belmont, and the possibility that the trio of 3 year olds that took the top honors at both the Preakness and the Derby—Curlin, Street Sense and Hard Spun—may be rematched...