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The Belmont: A True Test of Endurance

June 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment

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The Belmont is the longest race of the Triple Crown…a true test of endurance. However, for the 2008 Belmont this past weekend, the real endurance test wasn’t on the track…it was in the line for the ladies room on the third-floor grandstand. Low water pressure was to blame: Inside, the toilets would not flush and only [...]

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Infield Fun at the Preakness

May 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments

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Not to be out done by their Kentucky bretheren, the “infielders” at the Preakness showed that crabcakes and football aren’t the only things that Maryland does. Maryland also does porta-potty runs, drunken fighting, public nudity, and the occasional event where horses run in a large circle. Behold the epic accounts of the goings on as infielders reach for the [...]

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