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Everybody loves horses, right? That’s a fair statement. They are things of grace and beauty. They have been the subject of some epic movies.
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5/31/12
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I rounded the corner into Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick on April 29, sweating and panting, and I heard my wife shouting my name in the distance. I ran to Katerina’s voice.
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5/10/12
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Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent CollectionThis rotating exhibition highlights a broad range of works by 19th and 20th century American and European …
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5/2/12
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Jockey Cornelio Velasquez was cool, calm and collected during the first race of 2012 at Belmont Park last Friday afternoon, waiting for just the right moment to ask Modern Child to make a move in the one-mile dirt event that kicked off the 56-day spring/summer meet.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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5/1/12
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The third annual Spartan 5K Run for MS was held on March 17, at Valley Stream North High School in Franklin Square. The course began at the high school and continued through the local neighborhood.
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3/23/12
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If you’re fond of raising money for a good cause, or want to show your pride in your community, or even if you just bought a new headband you’d like to try out, the Valley Stream North High School community would like you to gather your friends and family and run, or walk, in the third annual Spartan 5K Run/Walk on March 17.
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By Brian Croce
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3/9/12
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An audit report released last week by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli suggests that the New York Racing Association — the state’s governing body of thoroughbred horse racing, which includes Belmont Park and the Aqueduct Racetrack — has been gambling on its financial future.
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By Jackie Nash, jnash@liherald.com
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1/30/12
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Richard Dutrow Jr., 52, trainer of Big Brown, winner of the 2008 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, had his license temporarily revoked on Oct. 12 by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board for multiple rules violations — including drugging his horses — banning him from New York racetracks for 10 years.
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By Jackie Nash
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10/19/11
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5K race in Valley Stream
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A Black Tie 5K race (though normal running attire was recommended) was held at Valley Stream’s Hendrickson Park last Saturday morning hosted by MPower, the charitable division of Morrison Management Specialists. Money was raised for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.
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9/21/11
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Grassy, a 5-year-old thoroughbred, won the Grade 2, $150,000 Bowling Green Handicap last Saturday, which was opening day of the fall season at Belmont Park. Despite tripping under Garrett Gomez, Grassy overtook Center Divider just outside the 16th pole and outlasted that one to the wire, to win by a half-length.
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By Jackie Nash
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9/12/11
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