Forego targets Whitney at Saratoga in second career start there
Forego, the three time Horse of the Year, will race at Saratoga for the second time in his career as he defends in the $75,000 Whitney Handicap. He carries 1386 pounds, spots 11 rivals, and is backed by Bill Shoemaker from the No 1 post as a strong favorite after a string of wins this year. Majestic Light is second high weight with 122 pounds, while El Pilirre, Dancing Gun and Blue Times form a Laz Barrera trained entry and Nearly in Time also appears.
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Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Saratoga
Cutlass
Martha Gerry
Bill Shoemaker
No_ Ui post
Nile Whitney
Ogden Mills Phipps
Majestic Light
el Pilirre
Dancing Gun
Aussies Yachts Sweep Newport Trials For Cup Challenger
Australian yachts Gretel II and Australia scored decisive wins on day one of foreign challenger trials in Newport Rhode Island. Gretel II rallied from a small deficit to beat France T by over two minutes, while Australia trounced Sverige by more than two minutes as fog and variable winds hindered racing. The round robin continues through August 9 with the foreign challenger to be chosen by September 1.
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Newport
Australia
Gretel II
Gordon Ingate
France T
Noel Robbins
Sverige
Sweden
Gretel I
France
Baron Marcel Bich
Ingate
Gretel
Enterprise
Independence
Courageous
Stewart Learner From Knocks Named Kings Coach
Ron Stewart, named Los Angeles Kings coach, brings deep NHL experience but limited coaching time. He replaces Bob Pulford, with 1,453 career NHL games as a player and recent success in minor leagues. Stewart vows to climb from the bottom and work with Jack Kent Cooke's organization for a winning run.
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LOS Angeles
Ron Stewart
Los Angeles Kings
National Hockey League
School of Hard Knocks
Stewart
Bob Pulford
Kings
Toronto Maple Leafs
Portland
Springfield
Mass
New York Rangers
Cooke
Forum
Ment
Los Angles Kings
Pulford
Montreal
America's Cup Saga Begins With Royal Question
A historical recount traces the 1851 origin of the America's Cup in Newport Rhode Island. Queen Victoria asked who would win and who was second. the answer was there is no second. The New York Yacht Club owns the cup after the 101 foot America defeated 14 British schooners around the Isle of Wight. The replica now sits off Newport as a floating museum.
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Newport
Riap
Victoria
England
Royal Admiralty
America
Baron Marcel Bick
France
New York Yacht Club
Her Majesty's
Isle of Wight
Annapolis
Newiport
Gilbert Hoard
Palm Beach
Fla
Baltimore Clippers
Atlantic
Prince Albert
John Cox Stevens
New York’ Yacht “Club
George Steers
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Sandy Hawley
Washington Park
New York
United States
Alan Bond
Knocks
Charlie
Helen Belcher
Hwy
Sutherlin
Hoard
Steers
Dick Brown
Brown
Gordon's Dry Gin Co
Linden Sd Als
Gap
Danville
Lincoln-Mercury Sales, Inc
Riverside Drive
Danville, Virginia
Mer
Rcury Rquis
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