All posts tagged "horse racing"
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7.8K1Arts and LeisureSeabiscuit Takes His First Step to Fame at Suffolk Downs
Seabiscuit, the knock-kneed little horse with the big heart, met the man who made him a champion at Suffolk Downs Race Course...
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6.1K2Arts and LeisureFlashback Photo: Hampden Park, Springfield, Mass.
Hampden Park was the setting for the Springfield Bicycle Club’s second international meet in September 1883. The first, a year earlier, attracted...
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26.8K2Business and LaborAugust Belmont Makes A Pilgrim’s Dream Come True
August Belmont on June 22, 1909 lifted a shovelful of dirt at Bourne, Mass., and promised ‘not to desert the task...
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10.9K9Arts and LeisureThe Forgotten Glory Days of the Readville Race Track
The Readville Race Track in its glory days was a place where politicians, socialites, sportsmen and gamblers mingled; speed records were set...
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