On Memorial Day, we must stand united as a nation to honor and remember the indomitable spirit of sacrifice that flows through the veins of our heroes. It is a day when we humbly acknowledge the immeasurable cost paid by those brave souls who selflessly laid down their […]
This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the official end to the Vietnam War, when the last U.S. combat troops left South Vietnam on March 29, 1973. 3.4 million U.S. service members were deployed to Southeast Asia during the war. 300,000 were wounded. More than 700 were taken […]
By Brian Wacker Baltimore Sun “The Triple Crown Slaughter Continues…” The Triple Crown series is once again grappling with another horse death. Two weeks after the Kentucky Derby was overshadowed by the death of seven horses at Churchill Downs, and a month after racing was suspended at Laurel […]
The Dodo “We have a few equine companions, on the farm, that would love to give this lifestyle a shot…but it ain’t happening anytime soon, that’s for sure!”
By Brian Kateman as published on Vox “The horse racing industry is egregiously cruel. We should end it yesterday.” Amid the ostentatious hats and mint julep parties, a dark cloud hung over the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby this Saturday. Seven horses were dead before the main […]
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By Sean Beckwith as published in DEADSPIN Kentucky Derby shockingly overshadowed by something other than the winning horse Here at Deadspin, we take a wait-and-see approach to covering horse racing. Every year, someone will pitch a Kentucky Derby preview and either get laughed out of the writer’s room […]
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