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Against All Horse Racing Odds

March 20, 2011 | Author: | Posted in Horse Racing
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Horse racing is often a sport that is gaining wide popularity in all the four corners of the world. It can be also regarded as to be among the most common wagering games ever created. Generally, the horses that are utilised inside the race are the so-called thoroughbred horses. This sport is characterized as a …

Seattle Slew’s Legacy Of Horse Racing Greatness

December 10, 2010 | Author: | Posted in Horse Racing
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Seattle Slew–the last living Triple Crown winner–died on May 7, 2002 at the age of 28. As one of only 11 Triple Crown winners in history, he is by default one of the greatest horses in the history of thoroughbred racing. Of those 11 legendary animals, Seattle Slew was the only one to complete the Triple Crown with an undefeated record, as well as the only one to have been purchased at a public auction. After retiring in’78, Slew became one of the most important and successful stud horses in the history of the sport. He sired 1,066 foals including 102 stakes race winners. Among this impressive group of offspring was the’84 Kentucky Derby winner, Swale. All told, Slew’s offspring have won an amazing $76 million dollars at the race track. Slew’s stud fee of $300,000 made him a very profitable horse even after his racing career was over. Slew wasn’t a particularly attractive horse, but he had the toughness of a championship boxer and the sort of intestinal fortitude and desire that can only be given by The Creator.