Horse Racing Fan Articles

By: 100%InjuryRate  |  9  |  0  |  >7 days ago

I'm not sure how to put this any other way: Rick Dutrow is a slimeball of epic proportions. Dutrow achieved mammoth jackass status when he threw his jockey Kent Desormeaux under the bus almost i...  Read More »

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Dumbass, Drugs

By: Kegger  |  0  |  0  |  >7 days ago

Well, I've been slacking on my reporting.  I'll blame the Euro 2008 soccer tournament for my lack of posting anything relevant.  So these past few days I've been sorting through horse racing...  Read More »

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By: 100%InjuryRate  |  4  |  0  |  >7 days ago

For anyone who's been paying attention to the news of late, then you know that uber-slimeball Rick Dutrow, the trainer for Big Brown, is slightly upset about having lost the Triple Crown. And to...  Read More »

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2008 Belmont Stakes, Dumbass

By: CriticalFanatic  |  5  |  3  |  >7 days ago

Belmont's 1.5 mile track was too much for Big Brown. Kent Desormeaux may have very well saved the sport of horse racing a major headache by pulling up on his champion horse when he realized...  Read More »

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Rick Dutrow Jr., 2008 Belmont Stakes

By: 100%InjuryRate  |  11  |  12  |  >7 days ago

UPDATE: Casino Drive officially pulled out of the Belmont Stakes this morning, making my preview essentially worthless only 8 hours after I wrote it. Thanks Casino Drive. Considering Casino Drive ...  Read More »

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Triple Crown, Belmont Stakes

By: 100%InjuryRate  |  3  |  0  |  >7 days ago

Big Brown is now endorsed by Hooters. Just leave your jokes below in the comments. [The Sporting Blog] Yet another reason why Duke sucks. They'll have women's bathroom attendants at football game...  Read More »

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By: howies  |  1  |  0  |  >7 days ago

I have written an article that got posted at RotoHog.  It is a tale of tape comparison of Big Brown vs. Josh Hamilton...the two athletes currently making a run at the triple crown in their r...  Read More »

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By: Jon  |  5  |  2  |  >7 days ago

In a case currently going through the Scottish legal system, jockey Jenny Riding admitted to attacking soldier Stewart McEwan with a glass after he swore at her and called her a smackhead. Clearly...  Read More »

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By: 100%InjuryRate  |  5  |  6  |  >7 days ago

I'm not sure how many of you are familiar with the urinal run at the Preakness. It's probably more popular than the actual race and it blew up last year with YouTube videos of the...  Read More »

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stupid ideas, Stupid people, Dumbass

By: HHReynolds  |  0  |  0  |  >7 days ago

After the tragic death of Eight Belles following this year's Kentucky Derby, PETA went on their reactionary, media-clamoring crusade to persecute participants, observers and fans of the sport of kings...  Read More »

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eight belles, eight belles

By: 100%InjuryRate  |  4  |  4  |  >7 days ago

Like most people, I'm not any kind of huge horse racing fan, but I always watch the three legs of the Triple Crown, even when no horse has a shot at winning it. But luckily, this year, the Tr...  Read More »

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By: 100%InjuryRate  |  3  |  1  |  >7 days ago

Big Brown is understandably the favorite to win today's Preakness, but he's also the favorite to potentially test dirty after it. That's because Big Brown's trainer, Rick Dutrow, has what you mi...  Read More »

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Cheating, Drugs

By: CriticalFanatic  |  9  |  18  |  >7 days ago

One of the most bizarre sports fans (and I use this term loosely here) traditions is the 'Running of the Urinals' that takes place at Pimlico Race Course during the Preakness Stakes. It's ...  Read More »

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2008 Preakness Horse Race, Pimlico Race Track, Preakness Odds

By: Jon  |  12  |  2  |  >7 days ago

Over the past few days, PETA has quite vocally condemned the death of Eight Belles at the Kentucky Derby. Many have cried, "Who will stick up for these poor innocent horses?" There is...  Read More »

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eight belles, eight belles

By: gearhead  |  15  |  8  |  >7 days ago

The late, great Hunter S. Thompson wrote an article in 1970 entitled "The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved." Not surprisingly, he was right. The infield at the Kentucky Derby has v...  Read More »

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By: 100%InjuryRate  |  4  |  11  |  >7 days ago

From the horse racing geniuses at Hugging Harold Reynolds comes this new hilarious angle to the Eight Belles story. As you probably now know, presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton put a bet on Ei...  Read More »

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Dumbass, Stupid people

By: 100%InjuryRate  |  7  |  5  |  >7 days ago

In the wake of Eight Belles' unfortunate accident and subsequent euthanization at the Kentucky Derby, the age old question of "Is horse racing animal abuse?" has annoyingly been brought u...  Read More »

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Kentucky Derby, Injuries

By: CriticalFanatic  |  6  |  9  |  >7 days ago

Rather than dwell on the sad story of Eight Belles, I'd rather focus on the most uplifting highlight of the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby. Tom Hammond regularly makes a fool of himself ...  Read More »

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By: CriticalFanatic  |  4  |  22  |  >7 days ago

This is the worst idea ever ... so naturally, we're going to roll with it. Pretty sure this has to be the first ever two-minute live blog, but whoever can post the most during the race wins...  Read More »

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By: Exley  |  0  |  0  |  >7 days ago

When the horses walk to the starting gate for today's Kentucky Derby they will hear the sad melody of "My Old Kentucky Home." It is a song of longing and regret and therefore a curious choic...  Read More »

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