Bothered by the gap in the center of the garland, where it parts on either side, Ms. Blair created a "crown" of roses to top it with one rose for every horse running that day.

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The horse is still running 30 miles an hour.

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"When you're running against a horse like Orb, you have to be 100 percent fit, " Plesa said.

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To laugher in the chamber, she added: "There's only one horse for Liberal Democrat backbenchers now, it's running in the 2.05pm today, it's called 'Get me out of here'", she quipped.

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It could have been a horse, he thought, but the animal seemed to be running upright, on two feet.

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The Natural Balance Shoe, in any case, is still made of metal, and one might be forgiven for wondering why horse owners do not just pop their equine pals into a nice, comfy set of running shoes instead of all this business with nails.

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With Goldencents running for glory in Pitino's backyard, the coach's minority stake in the horse doesn't matter with him benefiting from the majority of luck right now.

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