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Finger Lakes is home to the New York Derby, a 1 1/16 mile restricted race for 3 year old horses who have been bred in the state of New York.Carrying a purse of $150,000, the race is a part of the Big Apple Triple, consisting of the Mike Lee Stakes at Belmont Park, the New York Derby, and the Albany Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.
Gary Lynn Stevens (born March 6, 1963) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey, actor, and sports analyst.He became a professional jockey in 1979 and rode his first of three Kentucky Derby winners in 1988.
A live steam festival (often called a "Steam Fair" in the UK and a live steam "meet" in the US) is a gathering of people interested in steam engine technology. Locomotives, trains, traction engines , steam wagons , steam rollers , showman's engines and tractors , steam boats and cars , and stationary steam engines may be on display, both full ...
Epicenter made his first start on September 18, 2021, in a maiden special weight race at Churchill Downs over seven furlongs. He went to the early lead, setting fast opening fractions of 22.37 seconds for the first quarter-mile and 45.72 for the half.
Show To finish in third position. Betting on a horse to show pays out if the horse finishes third or better. [4] Silks/colors, colours The silk or nylon jacket and cap worn by a jockey to indicate the owner of the horse, so people watching the race can distinguish each horse. [4]
The event was inaugurated on the 10 June 1952 as the Lakes And Flowers Handicap and was won by Intent defeating Admiral Drake with Last Round finishing in third before a crowd of 42,004. [1] In 1956 the event was shortened to 6 furlongs. [2] The event reverted to its original distance of 7 furlongs in 1973. [2]
Walt Disney's Carolwood Barn, a separate museum within the Los Angeles Live Steamers complex, opened in 1999. [1] The barn was the backyard workshop of Walt Disney, co-founder of The Walt Disney Company. Walt was an avid train enthusiast and his status as a charter member of LALSRM made the property a good fit to host the barn.
SS Daniel J. Morrell was a 603-foot (184 m) Great Lakes freighter that broke up in a strong storm on Lake Huron on 29 November 1966, taking with her 28 of her 29 crewmen. The freighter was used to carry bulk cargoes such as iron ore but was running with only ballast when the 60-year-old ship sank.