Hat contest at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in Paris
An entrant shows off her hat in the annual hat contest at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe horse race in Paris on October 7, 2007. (UPI Photo/ David Silpa)
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The Memorial Day weekend kicks off summer and, with no Triple Crown hopes to extend the spring, also kicks off a "second season" of racing.
On the weekend between the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, the racing world holds its breath, hoping something good is about to happen.
Some people participating in a huge Paris protest against a same-sex marriage bill clashed with police who fired tear gas to control the crowd, officials said.
It's Super Saturday in Dubai and yet another weekend of sorting out Kentucky Derby candidates in the United States.
Wrap-up of thoroughbred stakes action.
This would be the weekend for racing fans to gather up the year's winnings and get that Christmas shopping done.
Wrap-up of thoroughbred stakes action.
This weekend will be all about Frankel, the world's top-rated Thoroughbred, running in what's likely to be his final race.
Buena Vista led a home-team sweep of the top placings in Sunday's $6.7 million Japan Cup, edging Tosen Jordan by a neck.
They're not exactly "Win and You're In" races like in the Breeders' Cup program but four weekend events are almost sure tickets to bigger races down the road.
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