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    Jun 7, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Jockey is perfect fit for I'll Have Another

    – Now, he's the burgeoning star with a sly smile on his face and steady answer to every question, even as the weight of racing history should be pressing upon him.
    – Now, he's the burgeoning star with a sly smile on his face and steady answer to every question, even as the weight of racing history should be pressing upon him. But when Glen Todd first met Mario Gutierrez six years ago, the owner and jockey...

    Tags: Mario Gutierrez, Mexico City, Vancouver (Canada), Belmont Stakes, Mexico

    2. Mar 27, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Despite push for change, horse racing conditions may be getting worse

    It takes a few seconds to realize what you are looking at.
    The Baltimore Sun
    It takes a few seconds to realize what you are looking at. The Sunday cover of The New York Times always features one of the very best photographs taken in the world that week, and those shots are very often quite jarring. In some faraway land, you often...

    Tags: Horse and Harness Racing, Sports, The New York Times, Equestrian, Kentucky Derby

    3. Mar 24, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Marje Everett dies at 90; legendary figure in horse racing

    Marje Everett, a legendary and controversial figure in the sport of horse racing for more than four decades and the chief executive of the Hollywood Park racetrack for six years, has died. She was 90.
    Marje Everett, a legendary and controversial figure in the sport of horse racing for more than four decades and the chief executive of the Hollywood Park racetrack for six years, has died. She was 90. Everett's longtime associate, Dorothy Carter, said...

    Tags: American Football Conference, Bing Crosby, Horse and Harness Racing, Charles Boyer, Los Angeles Times

    4. Oct 16, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Hot tips on California's premier racetracks

    California is home to more racetracks than any other state, with four dominant tracks and a dozen lesser venues, such as state fairs, where thoroughbreds line up shoulder to shoulder. The majors tend to be tributes to Old California. Each of the Big Four has its own bloodlines and vibe. As Santa Anita holds its fall season, and Hollywood Park and Golden Gate Fields follow soon, here's a look at what makes them distinct and how to get the most for your money — at least till it comes to betting the trifecta.
    California is home to more racetracks than any other state, with four dominant tracks and a dozen lesser venues, such as state fairs, where thoroughbreds line up shoulder to shoulder. The majors tend to be tributes to Old California. Each of the Big...

    Tags: Salads, Restaurants, Manhattan (New York City), Dining and Drinking, Bing Crosby

    5. Jun 23, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Shore boutiques offer laid-back looks for home

    It's beach season! Time for a week, if you are lucky, on the coast to enjoy all that the Maryland and Delaware shores have to offer — including some really great shopping.
    It's beach season! Time for a week, if you are lucky, on the coast to enjoy all that the Maryland and Delaware shores have to offer — including some really great shopping. With a built-in captive audience of second-home owners, the Mid-Atlantic...

    Tags: Human Interest, House and Home, Non-durable Goods Industry, Delaware, Maryland

    6. Jan 29, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. PASSINGS: Bill Harmatz

    Bill Harmatz, 79, a thoroughbred jockey who rode Royal Orbit to victory in the 1959 Preakness Stakes, died Thursday at his home in the San Diego County city of Vista, his daughter Sue Harmatz said. He had cancer.
    Bill Harmatz, 79, a thoroughbred jockey who rode Royal Orbit to victory in the 1959 Preakness Stakes, died Thursday at his home in the San Diego County city of Vista, his daughter Sue Harmatz said. He had cancer. Harmatz began racing professionally at...

    Tags: Vista, Human Interest, California, Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown

    7. May 22, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Jim Murray, May 22, 1961

    The Daily Mirror
    May 22, 1961: A horse, left to his own devices, would no more run a race for his daily oats than you would wrestle the butcher two out of three for a pork chop. It's that pest on his back,......
    8. Dec 23, 2010 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  8. SANTA ANITA OPENS

    Gayle Anderson was live in Arcadia for "SANTA ANITA PARK OPENS". Santa Anita Park will open its gates for its traditional winter/spring meeting on Sunday, December 26th. This historic racing venue first opened on December 25, 1934 and is the longest...

    Tags: Tickets, Facebook, Real Estate, Dining and Drinking, Business

    9. Oct 7, 2010 |Story| Daily Pilot

  9. Third title in works

    SEAL BEACH — Every day around lunchtime, Kristen Case sends her Newport Harbor High girls' tennis team some food for thought. Case texts her players an inspirational saying. "Desire is the most important factor in the success of any athlete,"...
    10. Feb 16, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Mary Elizabeth Florsheim Bradley dies at 90; prominent figure in Southland racing

    Mary Elizabeth Florsheim Bradley, a prominent figure in Thoroughbred racing in Southern California and the daughter of a well-known Chicago shoe businessman, died Feb. 5 of natural causes at her home in Rancho Santa Fe, her family said. She was 90.
    Mary Elizabeth Florsheim Bradley, a prominent figure in Thoroughbred racing in Southern California and the daughter of a well-known Chicago shoe businessman, died Feb. 5 of natural causes at her home in Rancho Santa Fe, her family said. She was 90....

    Tags: Horse (animal), Social Issues, Death

    11. Jun 10, 2008 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Remembering Jim McKay

    Baltimoresun.com staff
    Here's what members of the national media are saying about the late Jim McKay, who died Saturday at 86: • ESPN.com's Jeremy Schaap remembers McKay as "a reporter with the soul of a poet": McKay was special not just because he was a solid reporter...

    Tags: Summer Olympics, Multi-Sport Events, Television, Journalism, Entertainment

    12. Jul 17, 2005 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Grapes of ardor

    Chicago Tribune
    Many a homeowner has moved into an older home to find an overgrown grapevine on a trellis, fence or telephone pole in the back yard. If it covers an ugly fence, it likely will be left alone. If it looks like it will drag down the garage, it likely will be...

    Tags: Greenwood, Indiana, Education, Dining and Drinking, Agricultural Research and Technology

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