But Plank is clear that his main goal for the farm is to win horse races.
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The Kentucky Derby is perhaps one of the most famous horse races held in the United States.
This kind of option buying is rather like betting on horse races, and probably as hard to succeed at.
The program includes such novel topics as betting on horse races, creating 3-d images of people and predicting the weather.
Their warped view of financial logic often results in them viewing the casino or horse races as types of investments.
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And in an era when reporters cover elections like horse races, the underdog is often the most exciting person to write about.
As the event grew in popularity, organisers decided to model it after the Royal Ascot horse races in England, complete with outrageous outfits and hats.
One attraction is programs that collaborate with the engineering and physics departments on topics such as betting on horse races, creating 3-D images of people and predicting the weather.
State-protected lotteries and horse-races generally offer terrible odds for punters, while their sponsoring governments have imposed hefty sin taxes.
Investors are not dependent on any one horse winning in different races.
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The last horse to sweep all three races was Affirmed in 1978.
Sullivan said the slow pace made things a bit dicey, but believes his horse is better when he races closer to the lead.
The Sheikh, who breeds and races throroughbreds, owns two horse farms in Saratoga Springs, and has invested heavily in the area.
Her unblemished record is the second highest of all time, trailing behind only Hungarian horse Kincsem, which apparently took 54 races in the late 1800s.
Her unblemished 22-win record is the second highest of all time, only trailing behind Hungarian horse Kincsem, which apparently took 54 races in the late 1800s.
Bodemeister stood a chance to make history: He had not raced as a two-year-old and the last horse to win the Kentucky Derby without those juvenile races was Apollo in 1882.
McCoy was supported by a concerted campaign by the horse racing industry to encourage people to vote for him and several races were renamed in his honour.
DeRosa thinks the buzz horse is Verrazano, trained by Todd Pletcher and unbeaten in two lifetime races.
Richard Ford, a nervous character when his wife is riding, will not give interviews immediately before races - when he has done so in the past, the horse has been beaten.
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The track has suffered from the general decline in horse-racing popularity, and more than half its daily handle is for races held at other facilities.
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