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		<title>Ira &#8216;Babe&#8217; Hanford, winner of 1936 Kentucky Derby aboard Bold Venture, dies in Florida at 91</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Harris</dc:creator>
		
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Ira Hanford, rode 1936 Derby winner, dies at 91

Ira &#8220;Babe&#8221; Hanford, who as an 18-year-old apprentice rode 20-1 shot Bold Venture to victory in the 1936 Kentucky Derby, has died. He was 91.
He died Saturday in Ocala, Fla., following a long illness, said Virginia Hanford, his wife of 67 years. He was the oldest-living jockey .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/11/25/ira-babe-hanford-winner-of-1936-kentucky-derby-aboard-bold-venture-dies-in-florida-at-91-49950/">Ira &#8216;Babe&#8217; Hanford, winner of 1936 Kentucky Derby aboard Bold Venture, dies in Florida at 91</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ira &#8220;Babe&#8221; Hanford, oldest Derby-winning jockey, dies in Florida at age 91; won in 1936</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:54:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Oldest Derby-winning jockey Hanford dies at 91

OCALA, Fla. — Ira &#8220;Babe&#8221; Hanford, who rode Bold Venture to a stunning victory in the 1936 Kentucky Derby, has died. He was 91.
Virginia Hanford says her husband of 67 years passed away last Saturday in Ocala following a lengthy illness.
Hanford was an 18-year-old apprentice jockey when he pulled ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/11/25/ira-babe-hanford-oldest-derby-winning-jockey-dies-in-florida-at-age-91-won-in-1936-49941/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Ira &#8220;Babe&#8221; Hanford, oldest Derby-winning jockey, dies in Florida at age 91; won in 1936</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Honest Pursuit brings $3.1M as Overbrook Farm dispersal tops Keeneland sale</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Overbrook Farm dispersal tops Keeneland sale

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Honest Pursuit brought $3.1 million Wednesday to top the day&#8217;s session of Keeneland&#8217;s November Breeding Stock Sale.
The 4-year-old filly by Storm Cat out of multiple graded stakes winner Honest Lady, by Seattle Slew, was from the dispersal of the W.T. Young family&#8217;s Overbrook Farm, Eaton Sales as .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/11/12/honest-pursuit-brings-31m-as-overbrook-farm-dispersal-tops-keeneland-sale-45619/">Honest Pursuit brings $3.1M as Overbrook Farm dispersal tops Keeneland sale</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Horse of the Year Azeri brings $2.25 million at Keeneland sale</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Horse of the Year Azeri brings $2.25 million

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Horse of the Year Azeri brought $2.25 million Tuesday in the opening session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale.
Shunsuke Yoshida purchased the 11-year-old mare in foal to Distorted Humor on behalf of his family&#8217;s Japan-based Northern Farm.
&#8220;We didn&#8217;t expect we&#8217;d be able to buy .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/11/10/horse-of-the-year-azeri-brings-225-million-at-keeneland-sale-45176/">Source article &nbsp;: Horse of the Year Azeri brings $2.25 million at Keeneland sale</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>World&#8217;s fastest man sponsors abandoned cub of the world&#8217;s fastest feline _ the cheetah</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Odula</dc:creator>
		
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World&#8217;s fastest man adopts world fastest feline

NAIROBI, Kenya — The world&#8217;s fastest man adopted the animal kingdom&#8217;s fastest sprinter Monday, as Usain Bolt welcomed a new baby cheetah named Lightning Bolt into his life.
The Jamaican sprinter&#8217;s sponsorship of the 3-month-old male cheetah is part of an effort to boost Kenyan conservation efforts of its famous .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/11/02/worlds-fastest-man-sponsors-abandoned-cub-of-the-worlds-fastest-feline-_-the-cheetah-42975/">World&#8217;s fastest man sponsors abandoned cub of the world&#8217;s fastest feline _ the cheetah</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Chameleon&#8217; Thompson adjusting to new role again as Sooners adjust to life without Paris twins</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Sooners&#8217; &#8216;chameleon&#8217; adjusting to new role again

NORMAN, Okla. — Three years into her college career, Amanda Thompson is used to doing the dirty work for Oklahoma&#8217;s basketball team.
Playing alongside All-America center Courtney Paris and her twin sister, Ashley, it has been Thompson&#8217;s job to do all the little things to keep the Sooners on a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/10/27/chameleon-thompson-adjusting-to-new-role-again-as-sooners-adjust-to-life-without-paris-twins-41283/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: &#8216;Chameleon&#8217; Thompson adjusting to new role again as Sooners adjust to life without Paris twins</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tailgating goes on at snowy Beaver Stadium lots, fans shuttle in for Penn State game</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The snow didn&#8217;t stop fans from tailgating at Penn State.

The school set up shuttles to Beaver Stadium for the No. 14 Nittany Lions&#8217; game Saturday against Minnesota after a snowstorm forced the closure of most grass lots, eliminating 20,000 parking spaces.
A university statement Friday said tailgating was banned in remaining lots, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/10/17/tailgating-goes-on-at-snowy-beaver-stadium-lots-fans-shuttle-in-for-penn-state-game-38205/">Read more : Tailgating goes on at snowy Beaver Stadium lots, fans shuttle in for Penn State game</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>After criticism for signing Michael Vick, Eagles hand out animal welfare grants</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA — Months after facing criticism for signing convicted dogfighter Michael Vick, the Philadelphia Eagles are making good on a pledge to support animal welfare groups.

The team on Monday unveiled a program called TAWK, which stands for Treating Animals With Kindness. The initiative aims to reduce animal abuse, encourage spaying and neutering and end dogfighting .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/10/13/after-criticism-for-signing-michael-vick-eagles-hand-out-animal-welfare-grants-37222/">After criticism for signing Michael Vick, Eagles hand out animal welfare grants</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>After stinging criticism for signing Vick, Eagles hand out first animal welfare grants</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA — 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.

The team on Monday unveiled a program called TAWK, which stands for Treating Animals With Kindness. The initiative aims to reduce animal abuse, encourage spaying and neutering, and end .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/10/13/after-stinging-criticism-for-signing-vick-eagles-hand-out-first-animal-welfare-grants-37172/">After stinging criticism for signing Vick, Eagles hand out first animal welfare grants</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hold that thought: Cooler coach Mora U-turns on Mare, says he will remain Seahawks&#8217; kicker</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gregg Bell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[RENTON, Wash. — Jim Mora admits he&#8217;s still learning in his second go-round as an NFL coach.

The latest lesson came Monday. Already facing a two-game losing streak and the prospect of playing on the road this weekend against Peyton Manning and the undefeated Colts without injured quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, the Seahawks&#8217; head man recanted his .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/30/hold-that-thought-cooler-coach-mora-u-turns-on-mare-says-he-will-remain-seahawks-kicker-32759/">Hold that thought: Cooler coach Mora U-turns on Mare, says he will remain Seahawks&#8217; kicker</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Vick brings anti-dogfighting message to Washington; says he regrets his involvement</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Karush</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — 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.

Vick on Tuesday repeatedly called dogfighting &#8220;pointless&#8221; and says he doesn&#8217;t know why he got so involved in it. He says he wants to be ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/30/michael-vick-brings-anti-dogfighting-message-to-washington-says-he-regrets-his-involvement-32348/" title="Michael Vick brings anti-dogfighting message to Washington; says he regrets his involvement">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ruler of Dubai pays $1 million for filly to top Keeneland sale on second day</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/15/ruler-of-dubai-pays-1-million-for-filly-to-top-keeneland-sale-on-second-day-28996/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LEXINGTON, Ky. — The first million-dollar horse was sold Tuesday morning at Keeneland&#8217;s yearling sale, a day after the opening session failed to produce a seven-figure bid for the first time in 13 years.

Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai, paid $1 million for the filly by Unbridled&#8217;s Song out of Strawberry ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/15/ruler-of-dubai-pays-1-million-for-filly-to-top-keeneland-sale-on-second-day-28996/">Ruler of Dubai pays $1 million for filly to top Keeneland sale on second day</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher is out for rest of season with dislocated right wrist</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAKE 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.

Team spokesman Jim Christman confirmed a Chicago Tribune report, saying &#8220;Brian did have surgery this morning and he is out for ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/14/bears-linebacker-brian-urlacher-is-out-for-rest-of-season-with-dislocated-right-wrist-28736/" title="Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher is out for rest of season with dislocated right wrist">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dublin takes Hopeful Stakes; Mushka wins Glens Falls Stakes as NYRA&#8217;s Saratoga meet ends</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:44:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SARATOGA 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.

With Jamie Theriot in the saddle, the D. Wayne Lukas-trained colt ran a tepid favorite in a field of 11. Dublin ran seven .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/07/dublin-takes-hopeful-stakes-mushka-wins-glens-falls-stakes-as-nyras-saratoga-meet-ends-26689/">Dublin takes Hopeful Stakes; Mushka wins Glens Falls Stakes as NYRA&#8217;s Saratoga meet ends</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Some Massachusetts beaches closed for swimming after 4 great white sharks seen off Cape Cod</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHATHAM, 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.

Officials at North Beach, Lighthouse Beach, South Beach and Hardings Beach in Chatham and Nauset Beach in Orleans put up red &#8220;no swimming&#8221; signs after a shark .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/06/some-massachusetts-beaches-closed-for-swimming-after-4-great-white-sharks-seen-off-cape-cod-26331/">Some Massachusetts beaches closed for swimming after 4 great white sharks seen off Cape Cod</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Some Massachusetts beaches closed for swimming due to shark sightings</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 14:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHATHAM, 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.

Officials at North Beach, Lighthouse Beach, South Beach and Hardings Beach in Chatham and Nauset Beach in Orleans put up red &#8220;no swimming&#8221; signs after a shark ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/06/some-massachusetts-beaches-closed-for-swimming-due-to-shark-sightings-26328/">Some Massachusetts beaches closed for swimming due to shark sightings</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Co-owner Jess Jackson says options open for star filly Rachel Alexandra after Woodward</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SARATOGA 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&#8217;s Woodward Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.

Jess Jackson said Tuesday during a conference call that his 3-year-old filly is ready for the challenge of becoming the first female  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/09/01/co-owner-jess-jackson-says-options-open-for-star-filly-rachel-alexandra-after-woodward-24810/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Minn. woman goes to auto repair shop with goat painted in Minnesota Vikings colors in the trunk</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:27:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WINONA, 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. &#8220;A what?&#8221; he asked. She .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/24/minn-woman-goes-to-auto-repair-shop-with-goat-painted-in-minnesota-vikings-colors-in-the-trunk-22580/">Minn. woman goes to auto repair shop with goat painted in Minnesota Vikings colors in the trunk</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rachel Alexandra will run next in the Woodward Stakes on Sept. 5 at Saratoga</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SARATOGA 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.

After dominating the 3-year-old filly division with romps in the Kentucky Oaks and the Mother Goose, and beating the 3-year-old boys in the Preakness and the Haskell ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/24/rachel-alexandra-will-run-next-in-the-woodward-stakes-on-sept-5-at-saratoga-22545/" title="Rachel Alexandra will run next in the Woodward Stakes on Sept. 5 at Saratoga">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Maine&#8217;s windkeepers tend giant windmills like the sailing ships of old to harness energy</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOWNSHIP 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&#8217;s part of the state&#8217;s Unorganized Territory.

Along the rounded ridge of Stetson Mountain, .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/12/maines-windkeepers-tend-giant-windmills-like-the-sailing-ships-of-old-to-harness-energy-19298/">Maine&#8217;s windkeepers tend giant windmills like the sailing ships of old to harness energy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vast expanses of Arctic sea ice melt in northern summer; &#8216;the kids were swimming in the ocean&#8217;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.

From the barren Arctic shore of this village in Canada&#8217;s far northwest, 1,500 miles (2,414 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/09/vast-expanses-of-arctic-sea-ice-melt-in-northern-summer-the-kids-were-swimming-in-the-ocean-18676/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Vast expanses of Arctic sea ice melt in northern summer; &#8216;the kids were swimming in the ocean&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jackson Bend wins $100,000 Dr. Fager as Florida Stallion Stakes get under way at Calder</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI, Fla. —Favored Jackson Bend rallied to win the $100,000 Dr. Fager Division as Calder Race Course&#8217;s Florida Stallion Stakes got under way Saturday.

In the Desert Vixen Division for fillies, Sweetlalabye defeated Joanie&#8217;s Catch and heavily favored Myakka City.
Both features were at six furlongs with the same purse money and winning margin, three quarters of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/09/jackson-bend-wins-100000-dr-fager-as-florida-stallion-stakes-get-under-way-at-calder-18558/">Source article &nbsp;: Jackson Bend wins $100,000 Dr. Fager as Florida Stallion Stakes get under way at Calder</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>The Russian, bare: Putin strips to waist for photographers on trip to Siberia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Berry</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — 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.

In the official photographs and video, shown on state television, Putin cultivates the macho image that Russians appear to love as they look to him to keep .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/05/the-russian-bare-putin-strips-to-waist-for-photographers-on-trip-to-siberia-17878/">Source article &nbsp;: The Russian, bare: Putin strips to waist for photographers on trip to Siberia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Seventh Street wins Go For Wand Handicap for fillies and mares run over muddy track</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SARATOGA 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.

The race for fillies and mares was run over a muddy track in a steady downpour at Saratoga Race Course.
Rajiv Maragh, who maintained .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/03/seventh-street-wins-go-for-wand-handicap-for-fillies-and-mares-run-over-muddy-track-17092/">Source article &nbsp;: Seventh Street wins Go For Wand Handicap for fillies and mares run over muddy track</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UK race horse trainer earns his stripes by breaking in Zebdee the zebra</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:08:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SIGWELLS FARM, England — What&#8217;s black and white and really hard to ride?

Ask Bill Turner, the jockey-turned-horse trainer who spent weeks working to tame Zebdee, his 16-month old zebra.
Turner has ridden more than 600 winning race horses over a three decade-long career, but he knew that breaking in a zebra was going to be a .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/31/uk-race-horse-trainer-earns-his-stripes-by-breaking-in-zebdee-the-zebra-16163/">UK race horse trainer earns his stripes by breaking in Zebdee the zebra</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>More credit to jockeys: Scientists show the physics behind how their posture speeds the horse</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauran Neergaard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Over a century after a Yankee Doodle jockey revolutionized how racehorses are ridden, scientists are figuring out why a jockey&#8217;s posture speeds up the horse.

Nope, it&#8217;s not wind resistance. That tough balancing crouch saves the horse some energy.
First, the fun history: Racing fans may have heard of Tod Sloan, an 1890s U.S. jockey .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/16/more-credit-to-jockeys-scientists-show-the-physics-behind-how-their-posture-speeds-the-horse-12445/">More credit to jockeys: Scientists show the physics behind how their posture speeds the horse</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Portland outfielder Chad Huffman wins Triple-A All-Star Home Run Derby, edges Yankees&#8217; Duncan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:32:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.

Huffman has captured Monday night&#8217;s event by edging Shelley Duncan of the Scanton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, who connected for one homer in the last round.
Huffman, a second-round pick by the San Diego .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/14/portland-outfielder-chad-huffman-wins-triple-a-all-star-home-run-derby-edges-yankees-duncan-11644/">Portland outfielder Chad Huffman wins Triple-A All-Star Home Run Derby, edges Yankees&#8217; Duncan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>RI lawmakers fight for greyhound racing even as outdated sport fades across country</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/12/ri-lawmakers-fight-for-greyhound-racing-even-as-outdated-sport-fades-across-country-11237/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:46:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Tucker</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LINCOLN, R.I. — Greyhound tracks are folding across the country, but in cash-strapped Rhode Island — where the unemployment rate is among the nation&#8217;s worst — lawmakers are betting on the dogs to save jobs.

Rhode Island legislators are fighting to expand greyhound racing, an increasingly outdated and unprofitable sport that has been squeezed out by ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/12/ri-lawmakers-fight-for-greyhound-racing-even-as-outdated-sport-fades-across-country-11237/">Original article on  : RI lawmakers fight for greyhound racing even as outdated sport fades across country</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>5 runners gored, 6 others hurt on sixth day of Spain&#8217;s running of the bulls in Pamplona</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alvaro Barrientos</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PAMPLONA, 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.

One man was caught in the chest and legs when a large bull became separated from the pack on the slippery cobblestone streets leading to the bullring.
The bull, ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/12/5-runners-gored-6-others-hurt-on-sixth-day-of-spains-running-of-the-bulls-in-pamplona-11187/" title="5 runners gored, 6 others hurt on sixth day of Spain&#8217;s running of the bulls in Pamplona">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bonjour: Treat Gently wins US debut in Belmont feature</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW 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.

The trailer in the six-horse field at the top of the stretch, Treat Gently angled off the rail to the far outside to launch the strong ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/10/bonjour-treat-gently-wins-us-debut-in-belmont-feature-10420/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Bonjour: Treat Gently wins US debut in Belmont feature</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Running of the bulls leaves 5 injured, but no one gored, at San Fermin festival in Pamplona</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alvaro Barrientos</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PAMPLONA, Spain — A lightning-fast running of the bulls in Pamplona left five people slightly injured Thursday but no one was gored.

The third day of the San Fermin festival saw pileups of fallen daredevils and other dicey situations, although the run was clean for the most part.
Five runners suffered bumps and bruises but were not .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/09/running-of-the-bulls-leaves-5-injured-but-no-one-gored-at-san-fermin-festival-in-pamplona-10218/">Running of the bulls leaves 5 injured, but no one gored, at San Fermin festival in Pamplona</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Running of the bulls kicks off in Pamplona, Red Cross says 4 injured but no one gored</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jorge Sainz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PAMPLONA, Spain — Thrill-seekers sprinted through Pamplona in a swift and relatively clean start to the running of the bulls.

No one was gored on Tuesday, but four people were hospitalized with bumps, bruises or scrapes, Spanish Red Cross spokesman Jose Aldaba said.
&#8220;I feared for my life. It was pretty intense,&#8221; said 23-year-old runner Mark Kowalski ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/07/running-of-the-bulls-kicks-off-in-pamplona-red-cross-says-4-injured-but-no-one-gored-9395/" title="Running of the bulls kicks off in Pamplona, Red Cross says 4 injured but no one gored">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sea The Stars completes rare triple, adding Eclipse Stakes to English Derby, 2000 Guineas wins</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANDOWN, 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.

Sea The Stars is only the fifth horse since 1900 to complete the hat trick after beating Rip Van Winkle by a length at Sandown on ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/04/sea-the-stars-completes-rare-triple-adding-eclipse-stakes-to-english-derby-2000-guineas-wins-8697/">Read more : Sea The Stars completes rare triple, adding Eclipse Stakes to English Derby, 2000 Guineas wins</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Boston aquarium hopes athletic seals inspire obese kids to flip over a new leaf</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jay Lindsay</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BOSTON — Yes, he&#8217;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&#8217;s only 9 years old. And he&#8217;s a seal.

Isaac is one of five northern fur seals to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/06/29/boston-aquarium-hopes-athletic-seals-inspire-obese-kids-to-flip-over-a-new-leaf-7449/">Original article on  : Boston aquarium hopes athletic seals inspire obese kids to flip over a new leaf</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Star filly Rachel Alexandra romps in Mother Goose Stakes in first start since Preakness win</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Skretta</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Rachel Alexandra may need to run against the boys just to find some competition.

The Preakness winner romped to a 19¼-length victory in the $300,000 Mother Goose on Saturday, splitting Malibu Prayer and Flashing on the far turn at Belmont Park and pulling away down the long front stretch to win in a ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/06/28/star-filly-rachel-alexandra-romps-in-mother-goose-stakes-in-first-start-since-preakness-win-7068/" title="Star filly Rachel Alexandra romps in Mother Goose Stakes in first start since Preakness win">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>German rider Isabell Werth, Olympic gold medalist, suspended after horse fails doping test</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN — Isabell Werth of Germany, a multiple Olympic dressage gold medalist, has been suspended after her horse tested positive for a banned substance.

Germany&#8217;s National Equestrian Federation said Wednesday that Werth&#8217;s horse, Whisper, tested positive for fluphenazine, a sedative, at an international tournament in Wiesbaden on May 30.
Werth was suspended from all tournaments until further ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/06/24/german-rider-isabell-werth-olympic-gold-medalist-suspended-after-horse-fails-doping-test-6166/">German rider Isabell Werth, Olympic gold medalist, suspended after horse fails doping test</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Evolving robots wiggle fins, tails: swimming and slithering as prey, predators for research</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 00:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hill</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Robots wag their tail fins and bob along like bathtub toys in a pool at a Vassar College lab. Their actions are dictated by microprocessors housed in round plastic containers, the sort you&#8217;d store soup in.

It hardly looks like it, but the two swimming robots were set loose in the little pool .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/05/29/evolving-robots-wiggle-fins-tails-swimming-and-slithering-as-prey-predators-for-research-316/">Original article &nbsp;: Evolving robots wiggle fins, tails: swimming and slithering as prey, predators for research</a>.]]></description>
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