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	<title>Sports News &#187; Ky.</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:08:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Bengals TE Reggie Kelly ruptures Achilles&#8217; tendon, will have surgery</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/04/bengals-te-reggie-kelly-ruptures-achilles-tendon-will-have-surgery-17406/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GEORGETOWN, Ky. — The Bengals sustained their first significant injury of training camp Monday when tight end Reggie Kelly ruptured his Achilles&#8217; tendon, a notable setback to an offense that finished last in the NFL.

Kelly hurt his left leg during a morning practice and will have surgery on Wednesday. He is expected to be sidelined [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bengals QB Carson Palmer returns to practice; tight end Reggie Kelly hurts foot</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/03/bengals-qb-carson-palmer-returns-to-practice-tight-end-reggie-kelly-hurts-foot-17338/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:18:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GEORGETOWN, Ky. — Carson Palmer is practicing again with the Cincinnati Bengals after a case of bronchitis.

Palmer missed two practices over the weekend and worked out with the team Monday. He said he&#8217;s feeling better and has been told he&#8217;s not contagious.
Tight end Reggie Kelly hurt his left foot during practice and was on crutches [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Push to Pass&#8221; helps IndyCar provide more thrills, fewer yawns during duel at Kentucky</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/02/push-to-pass-helps-indycar-provide-more-thrills-fewer-yawns-during-duel-at-kentucky-17015/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Graves</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SPARTA, Ky. — There were nights this season when IndyCar veteran Ed Carpenter would hop in his trailer following another ho-hum race, flip on the replay and fight to stay awake.

&#8220;It was hard for me to watch,&#8221; Carpenter said. &#8220;There were races where we just didn&#8217;t put on a good show. It&#8217;s hard for them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Briscoe nips upstart Carpenter at the wire to win IndyCar Kentucky 300</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/02/briscoe-nips-upstart-carpenter-at-the-wire-to-win-indycar-kentucky-300-16862/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 10:17:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Graves</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SPARTA, Ky. — IndyCar simply wanted a better show.

Ryan Briscoe and Ed Carpenter gave the series a little bit more than that.
Briscoe slipped past the upstart Carpenter yards from the finish to take the Kentucky 300 on Saturday night, winning by 0.162 seconds following a 10-lap duel that provided the kind of thrills that have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lewis says 1st-round pick Smith to have opportunity to compete for Bengals starting spot</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/01/lewis-says-1st-round-pick-smith-to-have-opportunity-to-compete-for-bengals-starting-spot-16771/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/01/lewis-says-1st-round-pick-smith-to-have-opportunity-to-compete-for-bengals-starting-spot-16771/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 04:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GEORGETOWN, Ky. — Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis says whenever first-round pick Andre Smith is signed and in training camp, he&#8217;ll get every opportunity to win the starting spot at right tackle.

Lewis said following Saturday&#8217;s morning practice in Kentucky he has no updates on Smith&#8217;s contract talks.
Last year&#8217;s first-round pick, linebacker Keith Rivers, was unsigned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IndyCar hoping &#8220;Press to Pass&#8221; provides a few more thrills at Kentucky</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/01/indycar-hoping-press-to-pass-provides-a-few-more-thrills-at-kentucky-16579/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 09:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Graves</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SPARTA, Ky. — IndyCar has had it with the parades.

Following a string of largely uninspiring races, particularly on ovals, the open-wheel series is borrowing a page from video games in an effort to shake things up.
The series will unveil the &#8220;Push to Pass&#8221; button during Saturday night&#8217;s race at Kentucky, one of a handful of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SMI, Lowe&#8217;s refute report that company is ending sponsorship of Charlotte track</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/01/smi-lowes-refute-report-that-company-is-ending-sponsorship-of-charlotte-track-16536/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/01/smi-lowes-refute-report-that-company-is-ending-sponsorship-of-charlotte-track-16536/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 07:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPARTA, Ky. — Officials from Speedway Motorsports Inc. and Lowe&#8217;s insist they are still talking in the wake of a report that the home improvement chain is ending its sponsorship of SMI&#8217;s flagship track.

The Sports Business Journal reported Friday that Lowe&#8217;s will not renew its 11-year sponsorship of the 1.5-mile oval outside Charlotte, formerly known [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IRL qualifying washed out; points leader Scott Dixon will start from pole</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/01/irl-qualifying-washed-out-points-leader-scott-dixon-will-start-from-pole-16526/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/01/irl-qualifying-washed-out-points-leader-scott-dixon-will-start-from-pole-16526/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 07:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPARTA, Ky. — Drainage problems have wiped out qualifying for Saturday&#8217;s IndyCar race at Kentucky.

The IRL set the 23-car field on Friday. Season points leader Scott Dixon will start from the pole, with Target Chip Ganassi teammate Dario Franchitti starting on the outside of row 1.
A series of storms this week dumped more than five [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil and Alabama are in, Milwaukee and Richmond out of 2010 IndyCar schedule</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/01/brazil-and-alabama-are-in-milwaukee-and-richmond-out-of-2010-indycar-schedule-16505/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/01/brazil-and-alabama-are-in-milwaukee-and-richmond-out-of-2010-indycar-schedule-16505/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPARTA, Ky. — The IndyCar series is heading back to South America.

The open-wheel series will begin the 2010 season in Brazil on March 14, though it has yet to pick a site. IndyCar commercial division president Terry Angstadt said it&#8217;s down to three finalists and hopes to finalize the details in the coming weeks.
Brazil isn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bengals first-round pick OT Andre Smith misses first training camp workout in holdout</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/01/bengals-first-round-pick-ot-andre-smith-misses-first-training-camp-workout-in-holdout-16484/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/08/01/bengals-first-round-pick-ot-andre-smith-misses-first-training-camp-workout-in-holdout-16484/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GEORGETOWN, Ky. — First-round draft pick Andre Smith missed the Cincinnati Bengals&#8217; first practice of training camp in a contract holdout.

Bengals coach Marvin Lewis declined to comment on negotiations with the offensive lineman following their afternoon practice. The Bengals are counting on Smith, the sixth overall pick from Alabama, to start at right tackle.
Cincinnati is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Danica Patrick still mulling decision on possible jump from IndyCar to NASCAR</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/30/danica-patrick-still-mulling-decision-on-possible-jump-from-indycar-to-nascar-16125/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/30/danica-patrick-still-mulling-decision-on-possible-jump-from-indycar-to-nascar-16125/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPARTA, Ky. — Danica Patrick is in no hurry to make a decision about her racing future.

The IndyCar star is in the final year of her contract with the Andretti-Green Racing team. She has been considering a jump to stock cars and recently toured several NASCAR shops in North Carolina.
Chip Ganassi owns NASCAR and IndyCar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Return to Valhalla: Kentucky course to host 2014 PGA Championship, 2011 Senior PGA</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/30/return-to-valhalla-kentucky-course-to-host-2014-pga-championship-2011-senior-pga-16068/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/30/return-to-valhalla-kentucky-course-to-host-2014-pga-championship-2011-senior-pga-16068/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will Graves</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The PGA is looking to bring more drama back to Valhalla.

The 2014 PGA Championship and 2011 Senior PGA were awarded to the Jack Nicklaus-designed layout Thursday. The decision comes months after the course hosted the 2008 Ryder Cup in which the U.S. ended a nine-year drought by beating Europe without Tiger Woods, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Derby winner Mine That Bird leaves Churchill Downs in Ky. to prepare for Aug. 1 race in W.Va.</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/24/derby-winner-mine-that-bird-leaves-churchill-downs-in-ky-to-prepare-for-aug-1-race-in-wva-14386/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird has left Churchill Downs for West Virginia&#8217;s Mountaineer Racetrack, where the horse is set to run in the Aug. 1 West Virginia Derby.

The trailer carrying the 3-year-old gelding pulled away from the Louisville track early Friday with trainer Chip Woolley driving. Churchill has been Mine That [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hornaday wins third straight, becomes first two-time truck winner in Kentucky</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/19/hornaday-wins-third-straight-becomes-first-two-time-truck-winner-in-kentucky-13150/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 09:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Mcmurray</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SPARTA, Ky. — Ron Hornaday Jr. knows he didn&#8217;t have the fastest truck Saturday at Kentucky Speedway. What he did have was a lot of experience and a little luck.

The three-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series points champion won his third straight race, but this one might never have happened if not for some timely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rachel Alexandra to test the boys again in Haskell at Monmouth in August</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/15/rachel-alexandra-to-test-the-boys-again-in-haskell-at-monmouth-in-august-11918/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LEXINGTON, Ky. — Preakness-winning filly Rachel Alexandra will run against the boys again in the $1 million Haskell Invitational on Aug. 2 at New Jersey&#8217;s Monmouth Park.

Her co-owner Jess Jackson announced the decision Tuesday.
The Haskell is a 1 1-8-mile Grade 1 race for 3-year-olds. Also expected in the field is Belmont Stakes winner Summer Bird.
&#8220;She [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trainer Dutrow suspended 30 days by Kentucky stewards for violating drug rules over a year ago</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/08/trainer-dutrow-suspended-30-days-by-kentucky-stewards-for-violating-drug-rules-over-a-year-ago-9596/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Mcmurray</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky Derby- and Preakness-winning trainer Rick Dutrow was suspended for 30 days on Tuesday for violating doping rules.

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission issued the suspension Tuesday, more than a year after tests revealed that Salute the Count had an excessive amount of Clenbuterol in his blood after finishing second in a race [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mike Smith back on Mine That Bird for West Virginia Derby, Travers Stakes</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/05/mike-smith-back-on-mine-that-bird-for-west-virginia-derby-travers-stakes-8792/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Mike Smith is back on Mine That Bird.

The Hall of Fame rider will pilot the Kentucky Derby winner in the $750,000 West Virginia Derby and the $1 million Travers Stakes next month.
Smith takes over for Calvin Borel, who guided the 3-year-old gelding to a longshot win in the Kentucky Derby and later [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Backtalk charges past Flatter Than Me to win Bashford Manor Stakes at Churchill Downs</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/04/backtalk-charges-past-flatter-than-me-to-win-bashford-manor-stakes-at-churchill-downs-8516/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Backtalk stumbled out of the gate but charged past Flater Than Me and won by a length Saturday in the $110,500 Bashford Manor Stakes for 2-year-olds at Churchill Downs.

Backtalk is trained by Tom Amoss and was ridden by Miguel Mena. Backtalk gave Amoss his second victory at Bashford Manor. Amoss also won [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judge closes bankruptcy case of Jockeys&#8217; Guild, ending 2 years of court supervision</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/02/judge-closes-bankruptcy-case-of-jockeys-guild-ending-2-years-of-court-supervision-8176/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal bankruptcy judge has closed the case of the Jockeys&#8217; Guild, ending the long-running court supervision of the riders&#8217; trade association.

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Stosberg signed the order this week to end the two-year process. The guild had previously settled a legal fight with its former director and came up with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ky. school system report on football player death says coach followed rules for hot practices</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/01/ky-school-system-report-on-football-player-death-says-coach-followed-rules-for-hot-practices-7893/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/07/01/ky-school-system-report-on-football-player-death-says-coach-followed-rules-for-hot-practices-7893/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A school system report released Wednesday on the heat-related death of a football player concluded a Louisville coach and his staff did not break any high school athletic rules, and found evidence the sophomore was ill with a headache and other symptoms before the practice.

The Jefferson County Public Schools report comes after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rachel Alexandra works half mile at Churchill Downs in final prep for return in Mother Goose</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/06/22/rachel-alexandra-works-half-mile-at-churchill-downs-in-final-prep-for-return-in-mother-goose-5799/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Preakness-winning filly Rachel Alexandra has put in a final workout before her next start in Saturday&#8217;s Mother Goose Stakes at Belmont Park.

Rachel Alexandra worked a half mile in 49.8 seconds at Churchill Downs on Monday morning, and trainer Steve Asmussen said the filly went &#8220;beautiful&#8221; and looked &#8220;happy.&#8221; She galloped out five [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dubious Miss pulls away for 2-length victory at Churchill Downs</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/06/22/dubious-miss-pulls-away-for-2-length-victory-at-churchill-downs-5604/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Dubious Miss took control approaching the top of the stretch and drew away to win by two lengths over Spotsgone in the $60,747 feature race at Churchill Downs on Sunday.

Ridden by Calvin Borel, Dubious Miss tracked Spotsgone until slipping through along the inside leaving the backstretch. The two horses raced on even [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Horses meet happy hour as Churchill Downs hosts first races under the lights</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/06/20/horses-meet-happy-hour-as-churchill-downs-hosts-first-races-under-the-lights-5209/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/06/20/horses-meet-happy-hour-as-churchill-downs-hosts-first-races-under-the-lights-5209/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 08:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Mcmurray</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Put on the evening gown. Take off the sunglasses. For the first time in the 135-year history of Churchill Downs, the horses charged down the stretch under the lights.

In an event dubbed as &#8220;Downs After Dark,&#8221; the Kentucky Derby host track transformed the Twin Spires into a nightclub of sorts on Friday. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jockey Calvin Borel, Kentucky governor among hundreds at Capitol rally to support video slots</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFORT, Ky. — Two-time Kentucky Derby winning jockey Calvin Borel is urging lawmakers to legalize video gambling at horse racing tracks in the state.

Borel was among hundreds of horse industry employees and advocates who packed the state Capitol&#8217;s front steps Wednesday. Borel says he&#8217;s worried Kentucky&#8217;s horse industry is falling behind other states.
Gov. Steve Beshear [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rachel Alexandra to return to races in Mother Goose Stakes against fillies at Belmont Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LEXINGTON, Ky. — Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra is heading to Belmont Park after all.

Co-owner Jess Jackson&#8217;s Stonestreet Farms announced in a news release Wednesday that his filly will return to the track June 27 in the Mother Goose Stakes, nearly three weeks after Jackson decided to rest his star rather than run her in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kentucky&#8217;s Jodie Meeks to leave Wildcats, remain in NBA draft</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/06/16/kentuckys-jodie-meeks-to-leave-wildcats-remain-in-nba-draft-4321/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Mcmurray</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky top scorer Jodie Meeks has decided to leave the Wildcats and remain in consideration for the NBA draft.

Coach John Calipari posted Monday on Twitter that Meeks had called to let him know about the decision. The school also released a statement.
&#8220;I want to thank the fans and the city of Lexington,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kentucky&#8217;s Meeks to leave Wildcats, remain in NBA draft</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky top scorer Jodie Meeks has decided to leave the Wildcats and remain in consideration for the NBA draft.

Coach John Calipari posted Monday morning on Twitter that he was excited for Meeks and wished he had the chance to coach him. The school also released a statement.
The decision is one of few [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4-year-old Gandolph Finch wins Churchill feature</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/06/15/4-year-old-gandolph-finch-wins-churchill-feature-4163/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Gandolph Finch took the lead leaving the backstretch to win Sunday&#8217;s $49,280 Morluc Purse feature race at Churchill Downs by 1¾ lengths.

Trained by Garry Simms and ridden by Leandro Goncalves, Gandolph Finch covered the five furlongs on firm turf in 57.74.
A 4-year-old Kentucky-bred son of Sunday Break, Gandolph Finch paid $18.60, $8 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Logano passes teammate Busch to win second straight Nationwide race in Kentucky</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeffrey Mcmurray</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SPARTA, Ky. — With a red flag stalling the final laps of Kentucky Speedway&#8217;s Nationwide race for nearly nine minutes Saturday night, defending champion Joey Logano had plenty of time to think about the task — and the teammate — in front of him.

The 19-year-old rising star was flawless after the restart, passing Joe Gibbs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Woolley says Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird to run in West Virginia Derby, Travers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:55:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The trainer of Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird says the horse will run next in the West Virginia Derby before eventually pointing to the Breeders&#8217; Cup Classic later this year.

Chip Woolley says Mine That Bird&#8217;s next races will be the Grade II $750,000 race at Mountaineer Park on Aug. 1, then [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Accused of extorting Pitino, Louisville woman says she&#8217;s been &#8217;set up&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Cappiello Blake</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOUISVILLE, Ky. — She doesn&#8217;t have a job and has taken to going to Mass every weekday morning. Except when she has to pick up her children from school, she stays home and out of sight, dreading the next time she might end up on the front page of the newspaper.

Karen Cunagin Sypher, a 49-year-old [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Accused of extorting basketball coach Rick Pitino, Louisville woman says she&#8217;s been &#8217;set up&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A 49-year-old former model and auto glass saleswoman who is accused of trying to extort cash, cars and a house from Louisville men&#8217;s basketball coach Rick Pitino says she has been set up.

Karen Cunagin (KOON-uh-gehn) Sypher (SEYE-fer) has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of trying to extort Pitino and of lying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kentucky-bred 3-year-old takes Churchill feature by 2½ lengths</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/06/12/kentucky-bred-3-year-old-takes-churchill-feature-by-2%c2%bd-lengths-3394/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sunday Sunrise beat Au Moon by 2½ lengths to win the $49,790 feature race for 3-year-olds and up at Churchill Downs on Thursday.

Ridden by Shaun Bridgmohan and trained by Steve Asmussen, Sunday Sunrise ran the 1 1/16 miles on a good main track in 1:44.86.
Sunday Sunrise returned $14.60, $4.80 and $3.40. Au [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overbrook Farm, home of top stallion Storm Cat, to sell 200 horses; owner wants small stable</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LEXINGTON, Ky. — A major Kentucky thoroughbred farm that is home to the great stallion Storm Cat is selling nearly its entire stock of about 200 horses.

Overbrook Farm made the announcement Tuesday from Keeneland, the Lexington auction house that will organize the dispersal beginning at its September yearling sale.
Overbrook owner Bill Young Jr. explained he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preakness winning filly Rachel Alexandra works out; next race not set</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/sports/2009/06/08/preakness-winning-filly-rachel-alexandra-works-out-next-race-not-set-2715/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra has had another workout at Churchill Downs, but the filly&#8217;s next race is not yet set.

Rachel Alexandra worked six furlongs in 1:13.80 over a fast track with exercise rider Dominic Terry aboard Monday. Last week, the 3-year-old filly went four furlongs in her first workout since winning the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tex Cauthen, farrier and father to Hall of Fame jockey, dies at 77</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WALTON, Ky. — Ronald &#8220;Tex&#8221; Cauthen, a Hall of Fame racetrack farrier and father to three sons prominent in the thoroughbred business, has died. He was 77.

Amy Nave of WinStar Farm confirmed on Thursday that Cauthen died in his sleep Monday at his farm in Walton.
Cauthen was a specialist in shoeing horses and continued consulting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jockey, trainer: Derby winner Mine That Bird happy and ready for Belmont</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm C. Knox</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Calvin Borel is back on Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird and everyone in the thoroughbred&#8217;s camp is happy about it.

And, Borel says, even the horse is happy.
Borel would have ridden Kentucky Oaks and Preakness Stakes winner Rachel Alexandra if the filly had entered the Belmont Stakes. But Barbara Banke, wife of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Derby winner Mine That Bird works out with jockey Calvin Borel aboard ahead of Belmont</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malcolm C. Knox</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird has worked out at Churchill Downs with jockey Calvin Borel back on board ahead of the Belmont Stakes.

Mine that Bird went a half mile in 50 seconds and came off the track Monday morning prancing and kicking.
Trainer Chip Woolley says his gelding knows the difference when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hightap wins Dogwood Stakes over Luster</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 06:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Hightap turned back favored Luster to win Saturday&#8217;s $111,500 Dogwood Stakes feature race for 3-year-old fillies at Churchill Downs.

Ridden by jockey Shaun Bridgmohan, Hightap ran down Luster in mid-stretch and drew away to a 3 1/4-length win.
Hightap paid $14, $4.80 and $4. Luster, the odds-on 9-10 favorite, returned $2.40 and $2.20 with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra won&#8217;t run in Belmont; Borel planning to ride Mine That Bird</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 13:37:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LEXINGTON, Ky. — Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra will not run in the Belmont Stakes, opening the way for jockey Calvin Borel to return to Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird in his quest for a personal Triple Crown.

Jess Jackson, Rachel Alexandra&#8217;s co-owner, said Friday the spectacular filly &#8220;deserves a well-earned vacation.&#8221;
Rachel Alexandra, the first filly [...]]]></description>
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