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By John Eisenberg | May 12, 1999
Horses of all kinds have won the Kentucky Derby over the years. Fillies, geldings and maidens. Grays, bays and chestnuts. But Charismatic, the winner of the 125th Derby 11 days ago, is the first whose win was made possible by drag racing.That's right, drag racing -- the sport of king-sized carburetors, not the sport of kings.What's it doing in, of all things, a Derby story? Did Charismatic train for the big race by sprinting down an oily concrete strip with a parachute tied to his tail?Uh, not exactly.
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By Pete Bielski and Pete Bielski,Special to The Sun | September 10, 1995
The claimers outclassed their stakes foes yesterday at Pimlico Race Course.Poor But Honest, a former $5,000 claimer, claimed majority share of the $100,000 Polynesian Stakes with a 2 1/4 -length victory in track-record-tying time.Long shot Texturizer, recently claimed for $11,500, ran second, leaving proven stakes winners Ameri Valay and Richie The Coach as also-rans in the six-horse field.Also at Pimlico yesterday, 2-5 favorite Count On Numbers won the $50,000 Bernie P. Bond Stakes for 2-year-olds.
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By Bob Pickering | March 18, 2000
Today: Perfect to a Tee, which ended a four-race win streak in the H.E. Johnson Memorial Stakes last month, seeks to come back in the sixth running of the St. Brendan Stakes. The St. Brendan, at 1 1/8 miles for 4-year-olds and up, is worth $75,000. Perfect to a Tee had been installed as the favorite in the Johnson Memorial, but a wide trip eliminated the old-timer during the early stages. The St. Brendan has also lured the first three finishers of the Johnson -- S W Clarence, Thunder Flash and Sly Joe. Leave It to Beezer, Mary's Buckaroo, Salty Note and Testafly complete the lineup.
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By Marty McGee and Marty McGee,Sun Staff Correspondent | December 23, 1990
LAUREL -- Seven Lords notched his 15th victory of the year with a rallying, 1 1/2 -length triumph in the eighth race at Laurel Race Course yesterday, but still trails national leader Jilsie's Gigalo by one."Here comes my baby," said owner Richard F. Koch of New York, as Seven Lords entered the winner's enclosure.Koch bought the 5-year-old gelding in July; he has since won nine races for trainer Rene Araya. His record in 1990 is 15-for-27, with earnings of $118,590.Jilsie's Gigalo, a much-traveled gelding who has raced at 10 tracks since July, won last Sunday at Beulah Park in Grove City, Ohio.
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April 30, 1999
Historical trends at play in tomorrow's Kentucky Derby:1: No favorite has won the Derby since Spectacular Bid in 1979. The likely favorites will be the coupled betting entry of General Challenge and Excellent Meeting. If Excellent Meeting is scratched, Prime Timber may be the favorite.2: No 2-year-old champion (a horse becomes a "champion" by winning an Eclipse award) has won the Derby since Spectacular Bid in 1979. Answer Lively, last year's 2-year-old champion, is 50-1 in the morning line.
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By Marty McGee and Marty McGee,Sun Staff Correspondent | October 13, 1991
LAUREL -- A vacation is a luxury that jockeys seldom have time to take. But when Mario Pino received a seven-day suspension on Friday, he and his wife, Christina, planned a trip to Florida.Pino collected plane fare and a lot more yesterday when he brought Wood So from just off the pace to win the $43,350 Stefanita Handicap at Laurel Race Course."This filly's easy to ride," said Pino, 30. "She was full of run turning for home and I was going to go outside, but the other horse came right up to me."