News Talk KGVO Radio » horse racing http://newstalkkgvo.com Missoula's News, Talk and Weather Station Mon, 20 May 2013 21:16:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Do You Believe Horse Racing Should Be Brought Back to the Missoula Fairgrounds? [POLL] http://newstalkkgvo.com/vip/q-and-a/polls/do-you-believe-horse-racing-should-be-brought-back-to-the-missoula-fairgrounds-poll/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/vip/q-and-a/polls/do-you-believe-horse-racing-should-be-brought-back-to-the-missoula-fairgrounds-poll/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:57:14 +0000 ikeffler http://loyalty.production.townsquaresites.com/?post_type=loyalty_qa_poll&p=107260 Recently, the Fairgrounds Advisory Committee voted to exclude the horse racing track from future development plans, but the Montana Board of Horse Racing isn't giving up just yet. Do you feel horse racing has a place in Missoula?

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/vip/q-and-a/polls/do-you-believe-horse-racing-should-be-brought-back-to-the-missoula-fairgrounds-poll/feed/ 0 Horse Racing Advocates Still Pushing to Bring the Sport Back to Missoula http://newstalkkgvo.com/horseracing-advocates-still-pushing-to-bring-the-sport-back-to-missoula/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/horseracing-advocates-still-pushing-to-bring-the-sport-back-to-missoula/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:56:25 +0000 Jon King http://newstalkkgvo.com/?p=130505 Horse racing advocates in Missoula took a big hit on Monday when the Fairgrounds Advisory Committee voted ten to four to exclude the racetrack and its associated structures from future development plans

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/horseracing-advocates-still-pushing-to-bring-the-sport-back-to-missoula/feed/ 0 Photo courtesy of Penumbra/Flickr 2012 Belmont Stakes: Union Rags Edges Paynter To Win The Belmont Stakes http://newstalkkgvo.com/2012-belmont-stakes-union-rags-edges-paynter-to-win-the-belmont-stakes/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/2012-belmont-stakes-union-rags-edges-paynter-to-win-the-belmont-stakes/#comments Sat, 09 Jun 2012 23:33:05 +0000 Joe Student http://tsminteractive.com/?p=109698 Union Rags used a late surge to win the 144th Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park in New York on Saturday.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/2012-belmont-stakes-union-rags-edges-paynter-to-win-the-belmont-stakes/feed/ 0 Alex Trautwig, Getty Images I'll Have Another Will Not Run at Belmont, Erases Chance of Winning Triple Crown http://newstalkkgvo.com/ill-have-another-not-run-belmont/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/ill-have-another-not-run-belmont/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:12:35 +0000 Joe Student http://tsminteractive.com/?p=109368 I’ll Have Another will not run at the 144th Belmont Stakes on Saturday. The horse, who was vying to become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978, was ruled out by his trainer Doug O’Neill, who spoke about the matter on ‘The Dan Patrick Show’ on radio Friday morning.

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/ill-have-another-not-run-belmont/feed/ 0 Al Bello, Getty Images What Awesome Prizes Do Horses Get for Winning the Triple Crown? http://newstalkkgvo.com/prizes-ill-have-another-triple-crown/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/prizes-ill-have-another-triple-crown/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 13:20:03 +0000 Joe Student http://tsminteractive.com/?p=109130 With a win at Belmont Park on Saturday, I’ll Have Another would have become the 12th horse to capture horse racing’s Triple Crown by virtue of consecutive victories in the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes. Unfortunately, the horse has been scratched with a leg injury.

So, besides famously becoming the first horse since Affirmed in 1978 to win all three races, what would’ve I’ll Have Another gotten for winning the Triple Crown?

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]]> http://newstalkkgvo.com/prizes-ill-have-another-triple-crown/feed/ 0 Rob Carr, Getty Images 11 Horses That Came Oh-So-Close to Winning the Triple Crown http://newstalkkgvo.com/11-horses-that-came-oh-so-close-to-winning-the-triple-crown/ http://newstalkkgvo.com/11-horses-that-came-oh-so-close-to-winning-the-triple-crown/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:11:26 +0000 Joe Student http://tsminteractive.com/?p=106650 After come-from-behind victories in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes, I’ll Have Another can become the 12th horse in history to win the Triple Crown with a victory at the Belmont Stakes on Saturday.

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