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Animal Articles - August 21, 2009

Posted August 21, 2009 12:01 AM by SavvyExacta

I will be, as usual, spending a day this weekend at Saratoga Racecourse - "the summer place to be". So I leave you with some horse racing news, as well as a few other odds and ends.

The Sheikh of Dubai spent over $11 million on 12 Thoroughbred yearlings at the Fasig Tipton Saratoga auctions.

Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird had surgery to repair an entrapped epiglottis on Tuesday - he's still expected to run in the Travers (the "midsummer Derby) on August 29.

A very cute interview with Preakness and Haskell winner Rachel Alexandra.

Things aren't looking so good for the giant panda in China.

Female birds go for the smart guys.

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Sharkles Guru Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tech Valley, NY Posts: 3546 Good Answers: 15	#1 Re: Animal Articles - August 21, 2009 08/21/2009 7:42 AM
	Female birds go for the smart guys. Good choice, ladies! Hope you have a fun and successful day at the track, Savvy! __________________ Sharkles
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