Posts in the "Sports" Category

  • The Preakness is the second leg of Thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown and trainer Kathy Ritvo is on a mission this Saturday to show that her third place finish in the Kentucky Derby with Mucho Macho Man was no fluke.  Only one other female trainer, Shelley Riley did better in the Derby, with a second place [...]

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  • Yes, she loves to clown around and drink Guinness, but this lady is all business on the racetrack. A late starter, the imposing six year old mare named Zenyatta had her first race on Thanksgiving 2007 and has now beaten 112 other horses and has 19 victories and no defeats. It is a record being [...]

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  • A drama that started heating up last year between the two top female horses in the country, the three year old filly Rachel Alexandra and unbeaten six year old mare Zenyatta, is taking on even more excitement. Rachel Alexandra, who won the Preakness and was undefeated in eight starts last year, won Horse of the Year [...]

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  • Think winter sports and this year’s setting in Vancouver, Canada seemed to ensure a “hometown” advantage in some key areas- including hockey and alpine skiing.  After all, our neighbors to the frigid North seem to have these winter sports and lots more in their DNA.  I know – I grew up in Michigan with a [...]

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  • As the world continues to reel over the magnitude of the on-going earthquake  trauma  in Haiti, a ray of hope for eventual healing  emerged in an unexpected place — New Orleans — and in an unexpected arena — the Super Bowl.  It has been five years since the world watched as Hurricane Katrina overwhelmed the [...]

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