On December 4, 2010, a grim headline read:  “Louisville Orchestra Files for Bankruptcy.”  Days later, on the very same night, a pair of college basketball games at separate arenas in Louisville, Kentucky, together drew nearly 40,000 people. Symphony orchestras, like racetracks, were hugely popular long before James Naismith invented basketball in 1891.  Now the two [...]

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Zenyatta’s narrow defeat in the 2010 Breeders’ Cup Classic was the only blemish on her stellar record.  This prompted me to identify and rank the five best American racehorses that finished their careers with a single loss…and then rank them from one through five.   1.  Man o’ War (1917-1947 by Fair Play and out of Muhabah [...]

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Whether one appreciates the architecture of a particular building is subjective, a matter of personal opinion.  In my view, Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, Florida is an aesthetically attractive racetrack with sweeping lines and pleasing colors. It is located adjacent to the very upscale The Village at Gulfstream Park, a shopping mall containing fine restaurants, nightclubs, [...]

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