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  2. Eight Belles - Wikipedia

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    Eight Belles (February 23, 2005 – May 3, 2008) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who came second in the 2008 Kentucky Derby to the winner Big Brown. [1] Her collapse just after the race resulted in immediate euthanasia . Earlier in the year, Eight Belles became the first filly in Oaklawn Park history to win the Martha Washington Stakes ...

  3. Jeff Ruby Steaks - Wikipedia

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    Purse. $700,000 (as of 2023) The Jeff Ruby Steaks (a homophone of the word Stakes, for commercial reasons) [1] is a Grade III American thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds at a distance of a one and one-eighth miles on the synthetic track in late March at Turfway Park in Florence, Kentucky. The event currently offers a purse of $700,000.

  4. Indian Derby - Wikipedia

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    The "Indian Derby" is the premier horse racing event of the country held annually on the first Sunday of February. A derby is a type of horse race, named after the Epsom Derby, run at Epsom Downs Racecourse in England. It was named after for Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby, who inaugurated the race in 1780. The Indian derby, later ...

  5. List of auto racing tracks in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Maine. Oxford. 0.375 miles (0.604 km) Low-banked oval (asphalt) American Canadian Tour, Pro All Stars Series, Late Models, Mini Stocks, Strictly Stocks, 4-cylinders, Sport Trucks, Renegades (6-cylinders), and 4 and 8-cylinder Enduros. Revolution Park Racing and Entertainment Complex [29] Louisiana. Monroe.

  6. Laurel Park (race track) - Wikipedia

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    Laurel Park, formerly Laurel Race Course, is an American thoroughbred racetrack located just outside Laurel, Maryland which opened in 1911. The track is miles in circumference. Its name was changed to "Laurel Race Course" for several decades until returning to the "Laurel Park" designation in 1994. In April 2024 the Maryland General Assembly ...

  7. Derby - Wikipedia

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    Derby ( / ˈdɑːrbi / ⓘ DAR-bee) is a city and unitary authority area on the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England. Derbyshire is named after Derby, which was its original county town. As a unitary authority, Derby is administratively independent from Derbyshire County Council. The population of Derby is 263,490 (2022).

  8. Connecticut Department of Children and Families - Wikipedia

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    History. The Connecticut Department of Children and Youth Services was established around 1970. The Long Lane School became a part of the new department in 1970.. In 1989, a group of plaintiffs instituted an action against the Connecticut Department of Children and Youth Services which resulted in a requirement for federal court supervision of DCF, which has continued for more than 20 years to ...

  9. Hurricane Lane (horse) - Wikipedia

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    Hurricane Lane (foaled 11 March 2018) is an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse.After winning his only race as a two-year-old in 2020 he made steady improvement in the following year, winning the Dante Stakes and finishing third in the Epsom Derby before winning the Irish Derby, the Grand Prix de Paris and the St Leger Stakes.