'Brown' coming up big as Derby takes shape -
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Horse racing isn't like basketball or football, in which an opposing team in need of a win might easily plan a special defense or create a new game plan to stop an opposing team. (article 3)
A trainer will send two horses in a race with one designated as the " rabbit. (article 3)
A son of Smart Strike, Curlin became the fourth horse to win the Breeders' Cup Classic and come back the next year to take the World Cup. (article 12)
The victory will put $465,000 in graded-stakes earnings into Monba's qualifying account for a total of $515,000, stamping his ticket for the Derby on May 3. (article 4)
" I wouldn't trade horses with anyone Dutrow said yesterday afternoon, his voice raspy after a Saturday full of celebrations. (article 7)
Street Sense won America's greatest race with an ideal trip on the rail at Churchill Downs; rarely has a Derby winner benefited from such a favorable scenario. (article 11)
Street Sense, the champion of his generation last season, confirmed his status by soundly defeating his 19 rivals at Churchill Downs. (article 10)
BALTIMORE It wasn't a dazzling 10-length runaway of the type that other recent Preakness winners have scored, but Curlin's photo-finish victory Saturday was a stunning, brilliant performance. (article 8)
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- Behindatthebar wins Lexington Stakes - (baltimoresun.com, 04/19/2008, 284 words)
- 'Brown' coming up big as Derby takes shape - (baltimoresun.com, 04/20/2008, 337 words)
- Horse racing isn't like basketball or football, in... (baltimoresun.com, 04/20/2008, 554 words)
- Monba surprises field in Blue Grass - (baltimoresun.com, 04/20/2008, 423 words)
- War Pass in Wood draws critical eyes - (baltimoresun.com, 04/20/2008, 326 words)
- War Pass to miss Kentucky Derby with leg injury (Washington Post, 04/18/2008, 366 words)
- Big Brown emerges as a favorite - (baltimoresun.com, 04/20/2008, 285 words)
- Making a Run for It (Washington Post, 04/18/2008, 829 words)
- In the stands, Curlin's owners - Jess Jackson, Shi... (baltimoresun.com, 04/20/2008, 907 words)
- A Repeat Would Be Quite a Feat (Washington Post, 04/18/2008, 770 words)
- 'Street' Gains Cred In Perfect Derby Run (Washington Post, 04/18/2008, 875 words)
- Curlin cruises at Dubai World Cup - (baltimoresun.com, 04/20/2008, 532 words)
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