Ira ‘Babe’ Hanford, winner of 1936 Kentucky Derby aboard Bold Venture, dies in Florida at 91
Ira Hanford, rode 1936 Derby winner, dies at 91 Ira “Babe” Hanford, oldest Derby-winning jockey, dies in Florida at age 91; won in 1936
Oldest Derby-winning jockey Hanford dies at 91 Honest Pursuit brings $3.1M as Overbrook Farm dispersal tops Keeneland sale
Overbrook Farm dispersal tops Keeneland sale Horse of the Year Azeri brings $2.25 million at Keeneland sale
Horse of the Year Azeri brings $2.25 million World’s fastest man sponsors abandoned cub of the world’s fastest feline _ the cheetah
World’s fastest man adopts world fastest feline ‘Chameleon’ Thompson adjusting to new role again as Sooners adjust to life without Paris twins
Sooners’ ‘chameleon’ adjusting to new role again Tailgating goes on at snowy Beaver Stadium lots, fans shuttle in for Penn State gameSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The snow didn’t stop fans from tailgating at Penn State. After criticism for signing Michael Vick, Eagles hand out animal welfare grantsPHILADELPHIA — Months after facing criticism for signing convicted dogfighter Michael Vick, the Philadelphia Eagles are making good on a pledge to support animal welfare groups. After stinging criticism for signing Vick, Eagles hand out first animal welfare grantsPHILADELPHIA — Months after facing sharp criticism for signing convicted dogfighter Michael Vick, the Philadelphia Eagles are making good on a pledge to support animal welfare groups. Hold that thought: Cooler coach Mora U-turns on Mare, says he will remain Seahawks’ kickerRENTON, Wash. — Jim Mora admits he’s still learning in his second go-round as an NFL coach. Michael Vick brings anti-dogfighting message to Washington; says he regrets his involvementWASHINGTON — Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick told a sparse crowd at a Washington, D.C., church that he regrets his decisions that led to prison time for running a dogfighting ring. Ruler of Dubai pays $1 million for filly to top Keeneland sale on second dayLEXINGTON, Ky. — The first million-dollar horse was sold Tuesday morning at Keeneland’s yearling sale, a day after the opening session failed to produce a seven-figure bid for the first time in 13 years. Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher is out for rest of season with dislocated right wristLAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery to repair a dislocated right wrist — a major blow for a team with high expectations. Dublin takes Hopeful Stakes; Mushka wins Glens Falls Stakes as NYRA’s Saratoga meet endsSARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Dublin took the lead with less than three-sixteenths of a mile to go and won the $300,000 Hopeful Stakes for 2-year-olds by two lengths Monday at Saratoga Race Course. Some Massachusetts beaches closed for swimming after 4 great white sharks seen off Cape CodCHATHAM, Mass. — The sightings of several great white sharks have prompted a swimming ban for the rest of the Labor Day weekend at some oceanside beaches in Massachusetts. Some Massachusetts beaches closed for swimming due to shark sightingsCHATHAM, Mass. — The sightings of several great white sharks have prompted a swimming ban for the rest of the Labor Day weekend at some oceanside beaches in Massachusetts. Co-owner Jess Jackson says options open for star filly Rachel Alexandra after WoodwardSARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — The principal owner of Rachel Alexandra says all options are open for the sensational filly after her attempt to defeat older males in Saturday’s Woodward Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. Minn. woman goes to auto repair shop with goat painted in Minnesota Vikings colors in the trunkWINONA, Minn. — A woman on her way to St. Paul really got the goat of auto repairman James Prusci. She went to Tires Plus in Winona Friday, wanting a belt replaced on her Chevy Malibu. While he was doing paperwork, she said she had a goat in her trunk. “A what?” he asked. She told him she planned to butcher it. Rachel Alexandra will run next in the Woodward Stakes on Sept. 5 at SaratogaSARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Rachel Alexandra is taking on a new challenge: racing against older horses in a bid to become the first filly to win the Woodward Stakes. Maine’s windkeepers tend giant windmills like the sailing ships of old to harness energyTOWNSHIP 8, RANGE 3, Maine — Silent surroundings almost tease the ears as clouds skitter across the top of this eastern corner of Maine. The wind, barely audible, swishes through beech and fir trees crowding the hills of an area so remote it’s part of the state’s Unorganized Territory. Vast expanses of Arctic sea ice melt in northern summer; ‘the kids were swimming in the ocean’TUKTOYAKTUK, Northwest Territories —The Arctic Ocean has given up tens of thousands more square miles (square kilometers) of ice on Sunday in a relentless summer of melt, with scientists watching through satellite eyes for a possible record low polar ice cap. Jackson Bend wins $100,000 Dr. Fager as Florida Stallion Stakes get under way at CalderMIAMI, Fla. —Favored Jackson Bend rallied to win the $100,000 Dr. Fager Division as Calder Race Course’s Florida Stallion Stakes got under way Saturday. The Russian, bare: Putin strips to waist for photographers on trip to SiberiaMOSCOW — The Czar-boro man? When Vladimir Putin rode a horse bare-chested through a rustic region of Siberia, it produced astonishing images casting him as a rugged Russian outdoorsman. Seventh Street wins Go For Wand Handicap for fillies and mares run over muddy trackSARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Seventh Street battled back in the final sixteenth-mile after surrendering the lead to Spritely to take a hard-fought 1½-length victory in the $300,000 Go For Wand Handicap on Sunday. UK race horse trainer earns his stripes by breaking in Zebdee the zebraSIGWELLS FARM, England — What’s black and white and really hard to ride? More credit to jockeys: Scientists show the physics behind how their posture speeds the horseWASHINGTON — Over a century after a Yankee Doodle jockey revolutionized how racehorses are ridden, scientists are figuring out why a jockey’s posture speeds up the horse. Portland outfielder Chad Huffman wins Triple-A All-Star Home Run Derby, edges Yankees’ Duncan
RI lawmakers fight for greyhound racing even as outdated sport fades across countryLINCOLN, R.I. — Greyhound tracks are folding across the country, but in cash-strapped Rhode Island — where the unemployment rate is among the nation’s worst — lawmakers are betting on the dogs to save jobs. 5 runners gored, 6 others hurt on sixth day of Spain’s running of the bulls in PamplonaPAMPLONA, Spain — Five runners were gored, two seriously, and six received other injuries at a packed running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival on Sunday. Bonjour: Treat Gently wins US debut in Belmont featureNEW YORK — Treat Gently, a stakes winner in France, won her U.S. debut Thursday in the $48,000 allowance feature for fillies and mares on the turf at Belmont Park. Running of the bulls leaves 5 injured, but no one gored, at San Fermin festival in Pamplona
Running of the bulls kicks off in Pamplona, Red Cross says 4 injured but no one goredPAMPLONA, Spain — Thrill-seekers sprinted through Pamplona in a swift and relatively clean start to the running of the bulls. Sea The Stars completes rare triple, adding Eclipse Stakes to English Derby, 2000 Guineas winsSANDOWN, England — Sea The Stars has become the first horse in 20 years to add the Eclipse Stakes title to wins in the English Derby and the 2000 Guineas. Boston aquarium hopes athletic seals inspire obese kids to flip over a new leafBOSTON — Yes, he’s obsessed with grooming, and he occasionally barks at you, but in most ways Isaac is not your typical fitness instructor. He weighs in at 350, eats 16 pounds of food at a time and he’s only 9 years old. And he’s a seal. Star filly Rachel Alexandra romps in Mother Goose Stakes in first start since Preakness winNEW YORK — Rachel Alexandra may need to run against the boys just to find some competition. |
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PORTLAND, Ore. — The Triple-A All-Star Home Run Derby has been won by Portland Beavers outfielder Chad Huffman, who hit five shots in the final round.
PAMPLONA, Spain — A lightning-fast running of the bulls in Pamplona left five people slightly injured Thursday but no one was gored.
