I don't think that anyone in the MSM is really paying attention to the shift in politics that has really happened over the last few weeks. Of course everyone is buzzing about Sarah Palin and the energy that she has...
50 news stories / 14 blog posts / 19 images / 27 videos / 2 voices
Like a lot of people, I have people in my family that are voting for John McCain. I had decided quite some time ago not to cause rifts in the family ties by discussing how I view political candidates and/or...
14 news stories / 8 blog posts / 2 images / 23 videos / 2 voices
Conduit has won the $3 million Breeders' Cup Turf in an upset, defeating Eagle Mountain by 1½ lengths at Santa Anita. The Ireland-bred colt gave European-based horses their fourth win on the second day of the season-ending championships. Ridden by...
59 news stories / 30 blog posts / 30 images / 30 videos / 0 voices
Fashion group Arcadia has posted a drop in profits as its owner, the billionaire Sir Philip Green, continues Iceland talks. Arcadia, which owns high street names such as TopShop, Miss Selfridge and Evans posted a 6.1 per cent fall in...
7 news stories / 4 blog posts / 15 images / 10 videos / 0 voices
California (AFP) Maram won the million-dollar Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf on Friday, finishing strong to edge Heart Shaped at the wire. Post-time favorite Laragh set the pace for the entire one-mile race on the tight turf track at Santa...
40 news stories / 30 blog posts / 30 images / 30 videos / 0 voices
Calif. — The crowd backed him with its money and its mouth, bellowing on tiptoes as Curlin took the lead at the top of the stretch. Too soon it was over as this Breeders' Cup was about longshots, a new...
17 news stories / 23 blog posts / 30 images / 30 videos / 0 voices
A day after picking up 43 racing dates from Sam Houston Race Park, Retama Park officials began gearing up for what might best be termed a thoroughbred super meet. Retama received the additional dates — to be added on to...
14 news stories / 12 blog posts / 15 images / 30 videos / 0 voices
Well, I worked the polls in CA from 6:00 AM to 8:45 PM. The city I live in is largely Republican, with just a handfull of Democrats. I worked the polls simply because I felt that the wealthy of my...
14 news stories / 7 blog posts / 11 images / 12 videos / 1 voice
We're very happy with what he's done so far," said Curlin trainer Steve Asmussen, who led the chestnut to a 41/2-length victory in the 2007 Classic at Monmouth Park in New Jersey. The mile-and-a-quarter Classic culminates a two-day, 14-race Breeders'...
9 news stories / 14 blog posts / 14 images / 12 videos / 0 voices
Raven's Pass upset defending champion Curlin and the rest of a world-class field in Saturday's $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita. Curlin, the top-ranked horse in the world entering the race, got the lead at the top of...
8 news stories / 6 blog posts / 15 images / 25 videos / 0 voices