Ever since I first stumbled into a sports book, at Caesar’s Palace in Last Vegas more than 20 years ago, I’ve wanted to have a “book” right in my playroom.
Imagine a room with dozens upon dozens of huge, high-definition screens, bringing you live action from ballparks, race tracks, arenas and stadiums around the country.
A place [...]
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A friend of mine who loves to play the ponies sent me an e-mail recently, linking Big Brown’s stunning loss in the Belmont Stakes to an ancient proverb.
For want of a nail, the shoe was lost;
For want of the shoe, the horse was lost;
For want of the horse, the rider was lost;
For want of the [...]
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Affirmed, on the inside, edges out Alydar in the 1978 Belmont to win the Triple Crown.
In the past 30 years, no less than 10 horses have come into the Belmont Stakes with a chance to win horse racing’s Triple Crown. All 10 have lost.
Will Big Brown, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner and Belmont favorite, [...]
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