Archive for April, 2008

1¼ Miles of Astonishing Horse Racing Action - Kentucky Derby 2008

Friday, April 25th, 2008

By Claudia Beckford

The Kentucky Derby is one of the major thoroughbred horse racing events in the United States. This 1¼ miles dirt race was created in 1780 and now it takes place at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

The race is also known as “the Run of the Roses” and it pays a $2.0 million dollar […]

Kentucky Derby Preps Almost Ready

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

By Audrey Nolan
The winners of the three major preparation races will continue on their way to the Kentucky Derby which will be held on May 3rd. Unfortunately not everything is good news mainly for the horses that didn’t have a good result on the preparation races as their current situation remains uncertain.
“Colonel John”, the horse […]

Olympic Torch Continues Relay in a Bus

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

By Audrey Nolan
The last part of the Olympic torch relay will not be run due to the continuous chaotic protests from last weekend. The drama saw for at least five times the security officials putting out the torch and rushing it onto a bus as the harsh protests increased in defense of China’s human rights.
Despite […]

US Davis Cup Roster Remains the Same

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

By: Cindy Ferguson
While many may be in fear as to which tennis players will be part the US Davis Cup team; that no longer seems to be a topic. Patrick Monroe, captain of the team, got rid of the drama and has made his life simpler and much less complicated by selecting the identical four […]

Kovalainen Feliz con McLaren-Mercedes

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Por Audrey Nolan
  
El jefe del equipo McLaren Ron Dennos dijo que su nuevo piloto Heikki Kovalainen se ha convertido en un nuevo hombre desde que compite con el equipo Mercedes. Kovalainen se unió a Mclaren recientemente luego de su temporada como novato en el 2007 con el equipo Renault durante el cual demostró un gran […]