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Da' Tara foils Big Brown's Triple Crown bid

NEW YORK – Big Brown straggled home last Saturday, losing the Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown to 38-1 long shot Da’ Tara. read

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1978年のAffirmed以来、米国3冠に王手をかけた馬は79年Spectacular Bid、81年Pleasant Colony、87年Alysheba、89年Sunday Silence、97年Silver Charm、98年Real Quiet、99年Charismatic、02年War Emblem、03年Funny Cide、04年Smarty Jonesと10頭。記憶に新しい02〜04年あたりは、二冠までをぶっちぎりで勝った馬だっただけに3冠達成が相当期待されたようだが、やはり最後の最後で躓いた。ローテなのか距離なのか。日本の3冠馬は、94年のナリタブライアンから05年のディープインパクトまで11年で誕生したことを考えれば、アメリカのそれがいかに困難なのかがよくわかる。距離幅こそ1,900〜2,400と500メートルしか違わないが、その500メートルが中々超えられない。 今年は4年ぶりに2冠馬が出走するとあってBelmont Park競馬場は盛り上がったことだろう。僕が行った06年はDerby馬もPreakness馬も出走しなかったため、レコードの半数ほどしか入場 read

Da' Tara Knocks Off Big Brown, Wins Belmont

I used to go to Belmont a lot back in my New York days...it is a tough track at a mile and a half-- especially when it's 90 degrees F. The track, the heat and most of all Da'Tara were just too much for Big Brown today. Congrats to Da' Tara and team on a great race! Ap: NEW YORK — Big Brown failed in his bid to become horse racing's 12th Triple Crown winner when he finished dead last to Da' Tara in the Belmont Stakes. Da' Tara went wire to wire to beat eight other thoroughbreds over 1 1/2 miles, read

Da' Tara ends Triple Crown talk, beats Big Brown at Belmont

Da' Tara spoils Big Brown's bid for a Triple Crown by winning the Belmont Stakes. read

Da' Tara ends Triple Crown talk, beats Big Brown at Belmont

Da' Tara spoils Big Brown's bid for a Triple Crown by winning the Belmont Stakes. read

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Sad Kentucky Derby Ending

Our condolences to the owners and trainers of Eight Belles. She hung with the boys today, beating out 18 of them for a 2nd place in the Kentucky Derby. Sadly, some folks (and their blogs) don't miss a political jab in anything. As much as I dislike Hillary Clinton and the reasons behind her bets, this is not the time to make digs about it. -Colonel Steve read

So Much Irony it Hurts

So Much Irony it Hurts LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) May 1 - Presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton has urged a group of supporters to put their money on Eight Belles, the only filly in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. Favorite Big Brown dusts field; runner-up filly Eight Belles euthanized May 3, 2008 LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Big Brown was pulling away from the field, accelerating with every powerful stride toward the finish line in the Kentucky Derby. The crowd of 157,770 was on its feet and cheering as read

Kentucky Derby

I couldn’t help but feel the heartbreak and frustration the owner of the beautiful filly, Eight Belles, must have felt today. Eight Belles came in second in the run for the roses but her front ankles broke from all the stress of running hard and she went down. The newscaster said that rehabilitation is next to impossible for that type of injury and because she was in pain, she was put down. It was all so sad to watch. “There was no way to save her. She couldn’t stand,” trainer Larry Jones said read

Jane Smiley on the Derby death of Eight Belles

Pulitzer prize-winning author Jane Smiley is perhaps best known for her novel “A Thousand Acres,” but she also wrote one helluva book in “Horse Heaven.” Of all the things I’ve read so far — including a piece asking why dog-fighting is condemned for its cruelty and horse-racing is not — I like what she has written for the New York Time’s horse-racing blog the most: Some people think there should be no horse racing. Certainly, horse racing as a spectator sport is staggering under the weight of t read

You really can’t make this up, can you?

Wince: Hillary Clinton enthusiastically picked a filly named Eight Belles to win the Kentucky Derby and compared herself to the horse. Eight Belles finished second. The winner was the favorite, Big Brown. Eight Belles collapsed immediately after crossing the finish line, and was euthanized shortly thereafter. ShareThis read