Swimming is winning strategy in horse racing - Plain Dealer


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Swimming is winning strategy in horse racing
Plain Dealer
Groom Kelly Gonzalez had already brought Tsirigotis' 5-year-old mare, Skip The Page, for a swim. Gonzalez and King's assistant, Sam Rodriguez Jr., guided Skip The Page down the ramp with a pair of long leads. After three laps around the pool, ...

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I'll Have Another set to go for another at Belmont - Asheville Citizen-Times


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I'll Have Another set to go for another at Belmont
Asheville Citizen-Times
I'll Have Another trainer Doug O'Neill, center, his daughter Kaylin Dixie O'Neill, left, and groom Incencio Diaz celebrate after I'll Have Another won the 137th Preakness Stakes horse race Saturday in Baltimore. / Matt Slocum / AP The Associated Press ...
I'll Have Another wears Preakness win well Las Vegas Review - Journal
I'll Have Another picks up second Triple Crown leg, looks to Belmont Staunton News Leader
Bode leads Baffert to Preakness ESPN
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Groom's body found at Kentucky Derby track - USA TODAY


USA TODAY
Groom's body found at Kentucky Derby track
USA TODAY
Marc A. Guilfoil, deputy executive director of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, said the man who died was a groom for trainer Cecil Borel. He lived on the backside and had been licensed by the commission since 2008, Guilfoil said.
Few Clues in Killing of Groom at Churchill Downs New York Times
Police: No suspects in slaying hours after Kentucky Derby msnbc.com
Triple Crown 2012 Schedule: Kentucky Derby Winner, I'll Have Another, Heads To ... Huffington Post
WAVE - Daily Racing Form
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'Reporter' Sure Reports For Duty - Standardbred Canada


Standardbred Canada
'Reporter' Sure Reports For Duty
Standardbred Canada
The eight-year-old gelding was saluted along with his groom, Ingrid Glassmeyer, as the recipients of the Horse And Groom Of The Month award winners for April by the Florida chapter of the United States Harness Writers' Association (USHWA).

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Adan Perez, lost at the track - ESPN


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Adan Perez, lost at the track
ESPN
So were the extraordinary effort and expense that Matz and Barbaro's owners went to try to save the horse. At times, the drama turned into a national vigil. But Perez? He was an unknown groom for trainer Cecil Borel, brother of three-time Derby winner ...

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Triple crown within reach for reddam - Windsor Star

Triple crown within reach for reddam
Windsor Star
An Assumption high school grad, Reddam developed his love of horses as a teenager at Windsor Raceway. His father spoke of his friendship with driver Ron Henderson and the son talks about buddy Ron Fisco, who worked as a groom while in high school.

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The discovery of a man's body in a Churchill Downs barn Sunday morning put the ... - The Courier-Journal


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The discovery of a man's body in a Churchill Downs barn Sunday morning put the ...
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Marc A. Guilfoil, deputy executive director of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, said Perez was a groom for trainer Cecil Borel. He lived on the backside and had been licensed by the commission since 2008, Guilfoil said.
Backstretch buzz: From hockey to horse chiropractor USA TODAY
Kentucky Derby: Intelligence helps define Dullahan Indianapolis Star
Baffert's Bodemeister might have talent to defy history Lexington Herald Leader
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After the Best Race of His Life, a Horse's Death - New York Times


New York Times
After the Best Race of His Life, a Horse's Death
New York Times
The people talked to the horse, calmed him, helped him, gave him every chance to recover. Arcadius quivered, raised his head once or twice, moved his feet, then went still. The ice bags came off, the fluids were disconnected. The groom, Mike Benson, ...

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Five nights of work at Horse and Groom Roundabout - Get Bracknell

Five nights of work at Horse and Groom Roundabout
Get Bracknell
Resurfacing work is beginning on the Horse and Groom Roundabout in Bagshot Road at 8pm this evening and will continue until 6am. Work will be carried out on a variety of different approaching roads and on the roundabout itself over the period, ...

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Vote For Courtney King Dye for the FEI “Against All Odds Award” 2012 - DressageDaily

Vote For Courtney King Dye for the FEI “Against All Odds Award” 2012
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Best Groom, for that important person who works behind the scenes with loyalty, dedication and total respect for the welfare of the horse. FEI President HRH Princess Haya commented: “The FEI Awards 2012 will follow London 2012, when the skills of many ...

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