600 ESPN EL PASO » horse racing http://krod.com ESPN and 600 ESPN El Paso, the leaders in sports in El Paso and the world! Thu, 23 May 2013 22:37:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Some Sports Haiku For You [OPINION] http://krod.com/some-haiku-for-you-opinion/ http://krod.com/some-haiku-for-you-opinion/#comments Sun, 10 Jun 2012 07:24:14 +0000 Duke Keith http://krod.com/some-haiku-for-you-opinion/

performance issues
not good in bed or on court
LeBron's blue pills worked

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]]> http://krod.com/some-haiku-for-you-opinion/feed/ 0 Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Secretariat's Last Footage [Video] http://krod.com/secretariats-last-footage-video/ http://krod.com/secretariats-last-footage-video/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 05:26:01 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=52540 We have reached the triple crown season in horse racing.  After every Kentucky Derby I can't help but think about Secretariat and his historic run in 1973.  'Big Red', as he was known, had an amazing heart

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]]> http://krod.com/secretariats-last-footage-video/feed/ 0 Horse Sense: These Race Horses Have It Made at Sunland Park [VIDEO] http://krod.com/horse-sense-these-race-horses-have-it-made-at-sunland-park-video/ http://krod.com/horse-sense-these-race-horses-have-it-made-at-sunland-park-video/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:00:43 +0000 Duke Keith http://krod.com/?p=45949 Daddy Nose Best won the Grade III Sunland Derby last weekend and is on his way to the Kentucky Derby -- all of which brought to mind one of my personal favorite stories. Enjoy these horses, and don't think they don't know what's going on! Incredible animals.

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]]> http://krod.com/horse-sense-these-race-horses-have-it-made-at-sunland-park-video/feed/ 0 Daddy Nose Best Wins Sunland Derby http://krod.com/daddy-nose-best-wins-sunland-derby/ http://krod.com/daddy-nose-best-wins-sunland-derby/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:12:46 +0000 Steve Kaplowitz http://krod.com/?p=42314 Daddy Nose Best closed with a furious late charge to win the $800,000 Sunland Derby (Gr. III) in front of a throng of 18,384 fans and stamped himself a ticket for this year’s Kentucky Derby.

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]]> http://krod.com/daddy-nose-best-wins-sunland-derby/feed/ 0 Daddy Nose Best wins the Sunland Derby. Photo Courtesy of Coady Photography Sunland Derby Draw, Morning Line, and Capsules http://krod.com/sunland-derby-draw-morning-line-and-capsules/ http://krod.com/sunland-derby-draw-morning-line-and-capsules/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:48:51 +0000 Steve Kaplowitz http://krod.com/sunland-derby-draw-morning-line-and-capsules/ The $800,000 Sunland Derby (Gr. III) will be run on Sunday, March 25 at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino. Sunland Park’s biggest day showcases an all Thoroughbred 13-race card with over $1.6 million in purses including the $200,000 Sunland Park Oaks.

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]]> http://krod.com/sunland-derby-draw-morning-line-and-capsules/feed/ 0 Castaway powers to victory in the Southwest - Photo by Coady Photography/Oaklawn Park Sunland Derby Update – Tuesday 3/20/12 http://krod.com/sunland-derby-update-tuesday-32012/ http://krod.com/sunland-derby-update-tuesday-32012/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:51:23 +0000 Steve Kaplowitz http://krod.com/?p=40679 Here are the latest candidates for the Sunland Derby (Gr. III):

DADDY NOSE BEST

Owner: Mary and Robert Zollars.

Trainer: Steven Asmussen.

Lifetime Record: 8-2-2-1, $113,623.

Daddy Nose Best scored an imp

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]]> http://krod.com/sunland-derby-update-tuesday-32012/feed/ 0 Castaway powers to victory in the Southwest - Photo by Coady Photography/Oaklawn Park Ruler On Ice Wins The Belmont Stakes and Another Huge Victory for Sunland Park Racetrack http://krod.com/ruler-on-ice-wins-the-belmont-stakes-and-another-huge-victory-for-sunland-park-racetrack/ http://krod.com/ruler-on-ice-wins-the-belmont-stakes-and-another-huge-victory-for-sunland-park-racetrack/#comments Sat, 11 Jun 2011 23:32:49 +0000 Steve Kaplowitz http://krod.com/?p=3930 

First, it was Mine That Bird's miracle win at the 2009 Kentucky Derby. That one race launched the Sunland Derby into graded status for the first time in the race's history. Today's shocking win by Ruler On Ice at the Belmont Stakes gives another huge push to Sunland Park Racetrack.

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]]> http://krod.com/ruler-on-ice-wins-the-belmont-stakes-and-another-huge-victory-for-sunland-park-racetrack/feed/ 0 Jose Valdivia, Jr. rides Ruler on Ice to victory during the 143rd running of the Belmont Stakes. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) No Mo Means Upset Special http://krod.com/no-mo-means-upset-special/ http://krod.com/no-mo-means-upset-special/#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 16:07:46 +0000 Steve Kaplowitz http://krod.com/?p=3484 When news broke this morning that Uncle Mo was scratched from tomorrow's Kentucky Derby, memories of Mine That Bird immediately came to mind.

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]]> http://krod.com/no-mo-means-upset-special/feed/ 0 Can Twice the Appeal do it again for Sunland Park? (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) The Real Stars of the Show http://krod.com/the-real-stars-of-the-show/ http://krod.com/the-real-stars-of-the-show/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:11:14 +0000 Duke Keith http://krod.com/?p=2757 It's Sunland Derby time again at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino. The Grade III Derby could well place one or more of its horses in Kentucky Derby. In honor of the big race, here's a piece from last year showing that, however we humans may want to pose like we're kings of the hill, the REAL stars of the show know differently...

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