Triple Crown field has to get by motivated 6-time champ

Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  November 10, 2007 ;     628 words ......do good, gonna be in the running to win the Triple Crown. It's a hard thing these three events." Originally...from Waianae, Garcia won his first overall Triple Crown title in 1992, and repeated as the series...world title, before winning his most recent Triple Crown in 2004. In 2005, ...

The Jewels In Ireland's Bid For The Triple Crown.(News)

The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  March 24, 2004 ;     341 words ...A SPECTACULAR show involving performers from Northern...backdrop to Ireland's bid for Triple Crown glory on Saturday. Sixty singers...the youngest performer in the show, and Kyle, 14. He said: It...'s a wonderful opportunity to show of the two traditions from...prompt more bookings for the ...

Lukas Gets Chance for Triple Crown

AP Online;  May 15, 1999 ;     486 words ......many connotations,'' Lukas said. ``I had a Triple Crown before, but not with the same horse.'' In...won the Preakness. Lukas, who has won 12 Triple Crown races, spent the past two years watching trainer Bob Baffert shoot for the Triple Crown with Silver Charm in 1997 and Real Quiet ...

BAFFERT HORSE A TRIPLE CROWN THREAT?

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  May 4, 2001 ;     644 words ......runner of all time. Secretariat, the ninth Triple Crown winner, was affectionately known as "Big Red...understands the heartbreak that can befall a Triple Crown contender. Baffert has won a pair of Derbys...colts also won the Preakness to carry the Triple Crown torch into the Belmont ...

Triple Crown Bonus Backfires

The Washington Post;  June 8, 1990 ;     700+ words ......began to worry that the Triple Crown series was losing its...So the tracks formed Triple Crown Productions to promote...seeing defects in the Triple Crown series and the bonus...served by eliminating the Triple Crown Challenge immediately...the group that founded ...

No Belmont buzz; No drama remains for Triple Crown

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  May 28, 2006 ;     552 words ......for the final leg of the Triple Crown is shaping up, many more...horse to run in all three Triple Crown races - but he's no cinch to show up. The unlikely set of...Belmont without buzz: No Triple Crown on the line; no rubber...for his first win in a Triple Crown ...

...and an extra ?260 for Mr Triple Crown; Carry-on: Brian ODriscoll and...

The Daily Mail (London, England);  February 29, 2008 ;     581 words ......championship. But not even the Triple Crown trophy can dodge the...official carrying the Triple Crown to pay nearly ?260for...accommodate the trophy. The Triple Crown, which Ireland has been...personal belongings or the Triple Crown into the planesbaggage...they could ...

Gelding races for Triple Crown; Funny Cide eyes Belmont, history.(PAGE...

The Washington Times;  June 7, 2003 ;     700+ words ......to become the first Triple Crown champion in 25 years...first gelding to win the Triple Crown. Eight million TV viewers...m. race, the latest Triple Crown start ever. The race...a chance to win the Triple Crown failed that test - he...possibility of a marketable ...

The Triple Crown's toll; Physical price of each race taxes horses.(PAGE...

The Washington Times;  May 13, 2007 ;     700+ words ......the horse might not show up for that next race...good enough to win the Triple Crown - a sign of just how...next step toward the Triple Crown in the running of the...horses embark on the Triple Crown trail in January and...thing that makes the Triple Crown ...

NBC to Take Reins of Triple Crown Broadcasts.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  October 4, 1999 ;     700+ words ......the professional basketball playoffs. The Triple Crown races will no longer have to go head-to-head...Visa, sponsor through 2005 of the $5 million Triple Crown Challenge. We think it's going to be terrific...promotion, Meeker said. While the deal is with Triple Crown -- a partnership ...

Triple Crown races will start later

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  August 5, 2000 ;     91 words ...Triple Crown races will start later From Journal Sentinel wire reports...the first of NBC's five-year contract to televise the Triple Crown. Triple Crown Productions said Friday that post times for the three...and NBA playoff games. NBC is paying $51.1 million to show the races ...

1999 Triple Crown: One jewel away

The Topeka Capital-Journal;  May 16, 1999 ;     700+ words ......comeback kid, are on the threshold of winning the Triple Crown after winning the Preakness on Saturday. Guiding...trainer D. Wayne Lukas, an old hand at winning Triple Crown races, although he's never trained a Triple Crown champion. "I think we can win it," Lukas said...Charismatic ...

Charismatic encore: Lukas colt two-thirds of the way to Triple-Crown

Sunday Gazette-Mail;  May 16, 1999 ;     700+ words ......comeback kid, are on the threshold of winning the Triple Crown after winning the Preakness on Saturday. Guiding...trainer D. Wayne Lukas, an old hand at winning Triple Crown races, although he's never trained a Triple Crown champion. "I think we can win it," Lukas said...Charismatic ...

Triple Crown Eludes Most Contenders

AP Online;  June 5, 2003 ;     573 words ......Belmont is that difficult a race _ it's the Triple Crown that's hard, said Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat when he broke a 25-year Triple Crown drought in 1973. To win the Triple Crown, a horse has to endure the punishing grind...elusive prize. Since Sir Barton won the first ...

VANS TRIPLE CROWN - Stage set for Greatest Show in Surf

Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  November 11, 2007 ;     700+ words ......championship. The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing begins tomorrow...Beach Park in Haleiwa. The Triple Crown is kind of the Super Bowl...spectacle known as the Greatest Show in Surf is set to make...official billing is the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing. It's a series...the three ...