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...This wasn't a case of, say, a blue-blooded Barbaro coming to a poignant end at the apex of his career. Silent Witness inspired loyalty and fervor partly because he was a global champion. He repeatedly trounced many of the world's best speedsters. For the Hong Kong Jockey Club, internationally renowned for its wealth and incomparable facilities but not, till recently, the quality of its thoroughbreds, Silent Witness showed the Club packed horsepower too. Though racing has played a central role in Hong Kong's social and economic life since the British first colonized the barren rock...
...nibble at it from your hand. His running style was as straightforward as his personality: bound out of the barrier, cruise to the lead or park just off it, gallop relentlessly to the line. "He had the reflexes of a springbok," says South African Felix Coetzee, the only jockey to have ridden Silent Witness in a race. "The moment you gave him the signal to go, he jumped...
...Eleven different players tallied points and all three goalies on the roster saw action as the squad tried to round back into shape following a period of relative inactivity in January. Now just two weekends remain on the conference schedule for the Crimson to jockey for prime postseason seeding. Harvard meets No. 9 Boston College in Chestnut Hill in the opening round of the Beanpot Tournament at 8 p.m. tomorrow.“They beat us last year in the Beanpot,” Sifers said of BC. “So right now it’s payback. It?...
...both a horse and fans in constant pain, you must admire how he inspired the public, showing that horse racing, now a marginalized pursuit on the American sporting landscape, can still have an impact. Just 200 yards into the Preakness, Barbaro's right hind leg gruesomely gave out. Jockey Edgar Prado's quick reflexes - he immediately halted the colt - saved Barbaro's life right there. The record crowd of 118,402 at Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course fell completely silent - many wept. He was rushed to a veterinary hospital in Pennsylvania, where fans sent flowers, religious medals, fruit baskets, flowers...
...movieworld, January is primary season, when actors, directors, producers and, most of all, publicists jockey--as discreetly as possible, of course--for Oscar nominations. One of the axioms of the Academy Awards is that the more difficult the subject matter, the better Oscar likes you. In that case, Notes on a Scandal should do well. The story of a teacher who has an affair with a student and the colleague who tries to blackmail her is a darkly funny commentary on class and sexuality. Its stars, JUDI DENCH and CATE BLANCHETT--both former Oscar winners and perennial candidates...