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‘Lexington’ Author Kim Wickens Discusses the Inspiration for Her Book, Passion for Horses

Secretariat. Seabiscuit. Phar Lap. All names of racehorses that even people who’ve never watched a horse race would recognize. Each horse was made iconic in American pop culture after being profiled in movies and books.

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NBC Sports and Cosm Partner to Deliver ‘Shared Reality’ Experience for Horse Racing, Soccer, and Football

NBC Sports and Cosm, a leading immersive technology, media, and entertainment company, today announced a multi-year partnership wherein NBC Sports will bring an expansive offering of NBC Sports’ premium horse racing events, along with additional live sports content from NBC Sports’ world-class portfolio, to Cosm’s forthcoming immersive venues.

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Ranking the Five Greatest Musical Experiences at the Pegasus World Cup

As I stood inside the Carousel Club at Gulfstream Park in late January last year, it dawned on me: The Pegasus World Cup had arrived – not just as a major racing event but as an entertainment experience.

At the center of it all was the sound of music, which has become the big selling point of the event that will be headlined this year by renowned DJ Calvin Harris.

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Dr. King’s Impact on the 1967 Derby

In 1967, Louisville, Ky. was embroiled in the civil rights movement as Black citizens protested for many months to get the city to pass a law banning discrimination in housing and borrowing.

It’s a Horse Race: Presidential Racing Phrases

The race is on, and the finish line is almost here. This year’s U.S. presidential race is hotly contested, and like any horse race it is rife with speculation and interesting language. What you may not realize is just how many terms used during this year’s election cycle originated in one of America’s oldest pastimes: horse racing.

Here you’ll find 11 terms that left the gate firmly entrenched in horse racing vernacular, but strayed from the course and are now often used during election season.

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