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Thursday, September 4
Topic: Kentucky Derby
Trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. and jockey Kent Desormeaux (R), for winning horse Big Brown, celebrate in the winner's circle at the 133rd running of the Preakness horse race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on May 17, 2008. Big Brown, who also won the Kentucky Derby, will race in the Belmont Stakes for a possible Triple Crown. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)
Kentucky Derby is the subject or is mentioned in the following stories:
Horse trainer Dutrow appeals suspension
LEXINGTON, Ky., June 25 (UPI) -- Rick Dutrow Jr., the winning Kentucky Derby trainer, said he would appeal penalties levied because one of his horses allegedly tested for too much of a drug.
Steroids said not the problem in racing
LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 23 (UPI) -- A columnist for the Louisville (Ky.) Courier-Journal said Monday veterinarians' recommendations on how to reduce horse racing deaths are being ignored.
Eight Belles officials oppose doping claim
BUFFALO, N.Y., June 22 (UPI) -- The owner of the late Kentucky Derby race horse Eight Belles says sabotage led to an allegation of performance-enhancing drug use on another horse.
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Horse of Year Curlin wins Stephen Foster
LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 14 (UPI) -- Horse of the Year Curlin, in his first U.S. start since winning the 2007 Breeders Cup Classic, won the $1 million Stephen Foster Handicap Saturday.
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Long shot Da'Tara wins Belmont Stakes
ELMONT, N.Y., June 7 (UPI) -- Long shot Da'Tara won the Belmont Stakes Saturday, preventing Big Brown from becoming the first horse in 30 years to win the Triple Crown.
Big Brown goes after Triple Crown
ELMONT, N.Y., June 6 (UPI) -- Big Brown will attempt to become the 12th winner of thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown Saturday in the running of the Belmont Stakes.
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