The Inquisitr (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Harbin, China (AHN) – Rescuers in China’s Heilongjiang Province are searching for survivors after a gas explosion in a coal mine struck while workers were deep underground. Authorities at the Xinxing Coal Mine in Hegang City confirm at least 42 miners are dead and believe another 66 are missing. Another 29 miners are at a local [...]
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Zenyatta might outdo Mine That Bird, Summer Bird - A couple of birds look to close stellar years in this weekend's $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic: Mine That Bird, who is winless since his big Kentucky Derby upset, and Summer Bird, the first horse since 1989 to sweep the Belmont, Travers and Jockey Club Gold Cup.
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
After traveling from Arkansas to Kentucky, to New York and New Jersey, back to New York and then to California, Summer Bird next will be discovering Japan.
MSNBC.com: Horse Racing (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Daily Racing Form: Mine That Bird, the Kentucky Derby winner, has progressed since running sixth in the Goodwood Stakes last month, and completed his preparation for Saturday's $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic with a five-furlong work Monday.
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... the sport's ultimate title might not be on the line, even with such accomplished horses as Summer Bird and the unbeaten, popular mare Zenyatta meeting on Saturday at Santa Anita's Oak Tree meeting in the premier event, the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic.Rachel Alexandra has been considered the leader for Horse of the Year, based on a series of impressive victories that included the Kentucky...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Mine That Bird has not won a race since the Kentucky Derby, and this Classic is particularly deep, with the likes of Colonel John, Einstein, Richard's Kid, Rip Van Winkle, Summer Bird, and, of course, Zenyatta all scheduled to participate.
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Ladies' Day for the Breeders' Cup is Friday, when five of the six BC races run that day at Santa Anita's Oak Tree meeting will be exclusively for female horses.
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
ARCADIA, Calif. - Zenyatta will try to extend her record to 14 straight victories when she runs in the Breeders' Cup, after being pre-entered entered Wednesday in both...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Led by the unbeaten Zenyatta and two of this year's Triple Crown race winners, a total of 166 horses were announced on Wednesday as pre-entries in the 14 races that will make up the 26th Breeders' Cup on Nov. 6-7 at Santa Anita's Oak Tree meeting.
Examiner (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Zenyatta will try to extend her record to 14 straight victories when she runs in the Breeders' Cup, after being pre-entered entered Wednesday in both the $5 million Classic featuring male horses and the $2 million Ladies' Classic.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Zenyatta will try to extend her record to 14 straight victories when she runs in the Breeders' Cup, after being pre-entered entered Wednesday in both the $5 million Classic featuring male horses and the $2 million Ladies' Classic.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Zenyatta will try to extend her record to 14 straight victories when she runs in the Breeders' Cup, after being pre-entered entered Wednesday in both the $5 million Classic featuring male horses and the $2 million Ladies' Classic.
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Zenyatta will try to extend her record to 14 straight victories when she runs in the Breeders' Cup, after being pre-entered entered Wednesday in both the $5 million Classic featuring male horses and the $2 million Ladies' Classic.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
ARCADIA, Calif. -- Zenyatta will try to extend her record to 14 straight victories when she runs in the Breeders' Cup, after being pre-entered entered Wednesday in both the $5 million Classic featuring male horses and the $2 million Ladies' Classic.
SI.com (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
... full field of 14 pre-entries for the 1 1/4-mile Classic include Belmont and Travers winner Summer Bird; Irish standouts Rip Van Winkle and Mastercraftsman, who also was pre-entered in the Dirt Mile; Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird; Arlington Million winner Gio Ponti; and Santa Anita Handicap winner Einstein.Other Classic entries include Pacific Classic winner Richard's...
