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Q&A with jockey Garrett Gomez
Derby :: United Kingdom | over 1 year ago
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Opening day of Santa Anita Park's autumn horse racing meet is Friday, and the jockey who is perhaps the nation's best will be there hoping to dominate the season. Duarte's Garrett Gomez , 39, won the Eclipse Award for outstanding jockey in 2007 and
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Joliet primed for NASCAR madness as Chicagoland hosts Cup kickoff
Joliet :: IL :: USA | over 1 year ago
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The acclaimed Haulers Parade that kicks off Race Fan Rally on Thursday should be a glorious sight for many but could be a traffic headache for some. Those who need to get somewhere are being advised to be out of downtown by 5 p.m. when the parade
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A race fan's 65-year run
Indianapolis :: IN :: USA | almost 2 years ago
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The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is all about history and ritual, especially on this 100th anniversary of the Indianapolis 500. Such a milestone naturally gives way to a nostalgic celebration of the vintage -- cars and logos, races and racers. But
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Adam Alexander trades the pits for studio | TIM ETHRIDGE
Ethridge :: TN :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Unlike any fan, Alexander and his employer have the resources to do something about it...We've always had a program called the Speed Report' at 7 o'clock Eastern time on Sundays, a good weekend wrap-up show of everything that happened in the world of
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A Gay Nascar Fan Is Finding a Growing Audience Online
Spartanburg :: SC :: USA | over 2 years ago
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November 13, 2010 Michael Myers grew up in Spartanburg, S.C., the middle of Nascar country, but his parents were not stock-car-racing fans, so he was not one, either. He went to his first race, the 1998 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway,
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MODESTI: New Secretariat movie is on (and off) track
Georgetown :: CA :: USA | over 2 years ago
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New Secretariat movie is on (and off) track Posted: 10/07/2010 10:17:52 PM PDT Updated: 10/07/2010 11:02:23 PM PDT Horse racing fans are looking forward to today's opening of "Secretariat," eager to find out how the sport and one of its cherished
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BREWSTER: Playing the NASCAR blame game
Brewster :: MA :: USA | almost 3 years ago
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08/10/2010 11:35:10 PM PDT In our society, it's imperative to lay blame whenever a plan doesn't go right or expectations aren't met. At one point, it was someone's grand idea before it all went south. Sprint Cup Series schedule for 2011 is slowly put
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O'Reilly Raceway Park SpeedFest whets fans' appetite
Indianapolis :: IN :: USA | almost 3 years ago
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Twelve rows up at O'Reilly Raceway Park provides the ultimate perch for a racing fan. It's flat and fast," said Jeff Berkey, 50, Goshen, who was relaxing Thursday at Raceview Family Campground next to the track. "Seeing the whole speedway is a great
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Speedway a boost for Joliet, but only a few days a year
Joliet :: IL :: USA | almost 3 years ago
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John Greuling, chief executive of the Will County Center for Economic Development...But on all but two weekends of the year (the other coming Aug. 28 with the Peak Antifreeze and Motor Oil Indy 300), Greuling probably is right. Visitors can pass
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Ireland: A racing fan, and a good barber too
Dublin :: Ireland | almost 3 years ago
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Die-hard Delaware Park fan Larry Nicastro of Wilmington was a gentleman who touched the lives of hundreds of people during his lifetime...I knew Larry as the man who cut my hair for at least the past 35 years. Nicknamed 'Larry the Barber', his shop
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