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An Eclipse Award winner, Seattle Slew became a big daddy, siring such greats as Swale, Slew O' Gold, and A.P. Indy. His daughter, Solar Slew, foaled the champion, Cigar.

Front running 1977 Triple Crown Champion Seattle Slew equaled Secretariat's Preakness speed and romped through the classics to claim the 10th historical triple title.

Artemesia Gentileschi was a painter of the Renaissance period who often favoured heroic women in her choice of subject.

Whether Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon is categorized as a cozy mystery or as a paranormal mystery influences the results of the readers advisory process, genreflecting.

Ben Kingsley turns in a solid performance as a Polish hit man with a drinking problem.

Since 1978 the racing world has anxiously awaited the next Triple Crown coronation and post Big Browns failed delivery, continues to wait.

In the short lineage outlook, Jerry Hollendorfer-trained Chocolate Candy has a winning Kentucky Derby pedigree. Trained by Jeff Mullins, I Want Revenge has steady genes.

The ghastly and grisly murder of a 3 1/2 week old infant sends shock waves throughout not just Texas, but the country as a whole.

When a teacher wants to help her students expand their horizons beyond the narrow confines of their valley, she had no idea the forces that would be unleashed.

Lured into a trap, mobster "Bugs" Moran barely escapes the doomed fate of six of his gang members, executed in a Chicago garage.

Danzig tops the list of sires who have produced the most Breeders' Cup starters, while Sadler's Wells, pensioned this year, leads the BC list of winners and earnings.

Michigan is home to Thoroughbred sires of dual classic winning ancestry. Sugar Bay, by Syncline, a son of very successful sire Danzig, leads the state's top earners.

Caylee Anthony's father could offer important information in the state's case against the slain toddler's mother, Casey Anthony.

Art history guide 30,000 Years of Art, with beautiful presentation of art by historical timeline, includes these sacred artifacts from the 9th century.

Secretariat's 1973 Derby record time still stands. Seattle Slew was called Baby Huey. Affirmed stood firm against Alydar. Riva Ridge was Secretariat's stablemate.

2007 HOY, Curlin, and rider Robby Albarado face a stiff challenge in Dubai's Classic, the world's richest Thoroughbred race. They will compete with the best on March 29.

Stardom Bound and Midshipman won the BC World Championships Juvenile divisions.  Mr. Prospector, Seattle Slew, Nijinsky II, A.P. Indy and Raise a Native are relatives.

Exceller, like Ferdinand, was slaughtered years after he attained stardom on the Thoroughbbred track. He defeated Triple Crown champions Seattle Slew and Affirmed.

Archangel Michael is a large angel who is often depicted slaying a demon with his mighty sword. Call upon this archangel as a strong protector and support system.

Opinion is divided concerning whether the Messiah was the suffering servant or mighty deliverer.

Would Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. be satisfied with America today? His August 28th, 1963, "I Have a Dream" speech, gives us a hint.

This is a list of movies that you may not have heard of. Like most horror movies, these are filled with bad acting, effects, and dialouge. But who cares!

The best Christmas comics star familiar superheroes and underground cartoon characters alike. Gift-giving has inspired stories by talents from Alan Moore to Peter Bagge.

Suspect arrested in connection with this morning's fatal shooting of Dr. George Tiller, one of only three remaining doctors performing abortions after viability.

Whether it's giving books and flowers in April, arts from June to August or human castles and fireworks displays in September, the Catalan capital knows how to party.

There was nothing romantic about the Valentine's Day Massacre, when members of Bugsy Moran's gang were gunned down in a Chicago garage, a crime attributed to Al Capone.

Heracles was forced to slay the Hydra, a serpent with several heads. This proved to be a formidable task.

"Cassius Hueffer" from Master's Spoon River Anthology is an American sonnet, which reverses the Petrarchan octave and sestet to emphasize the pessimism of the speaker.

What's next on the thoroughbred racing scene will unfold toward the Breeders' Cup this fall when duels could see renewals. The TC runs thrilled despite no new champ.

Next year, Mel Gibson will mark his return to acting, ending an almost seven-year hiatus, with Edge of Darkness.

Big Brown's records are growing along with his celebrity. His Derby and Preakness winning margins match those of Sir Barton and other Triple Crown greats.

Known as the Breeders Cup Distaff in the past, the BC Ladies Classic remains the equivalent of the boys' Classic. Ginger Punch, Zenyatta, and Music Note are eligibles.

"Win and You're In" eligibles for the Breeders' Cup World Championships include old, Commentator; young, Mambo in Seattle; and past, Tiago, competitors.

Curlin beat the Derby champ by a long nose; now he takes on a distance-bred filly trained by Todd Pletcher, who is 0-28 in TC matches, in Saturday's Belmont Stakes.

There cannot be a Triple Crown winner this season, but the Belmont Stakes offers girl versus boys; speedy Curlin versus speedy Hard Spun. Upsetter Tiago is also in.

Richard Dutrow, Jr. trains other 3-year-old racers, like By the Light, whose daddy, Malibu Moon, was bred by A. P. Indy, and by the way, By the Light is perfect at 5 - 5.

Kelly Leak's pedigree isn't as fancy as Friesan Fire's and his Sunland win didn't qualify him to run with the top three colts, FF, Quality Road, and Pioneerof The Nile.

No horse has won the Triple Crown since Affirmed did it in 1978 and only 11 have ever won it in the last 89 years.

Four-year-old Off Duty, five-year-old Purim, and two-year-old Wicked Style offered what thoroughbred race fans show up to see and saved the day from sad events.

Two strong colts, Friesan Fire and Old Fashioned, trained by Larry Jones, have won early races on the Derby prep trail. Jones' filly, Eight Belles, died in 2008's Derby.

From Sir Barton in 1919 to Affirmed in 1978, thoroughbred racing has seen just 11 Triple Crown winners. Can a 2007 three-year-old step into TC horse shoes?

E Z Warrior, Nobiz Like Shobiz, and Notional won five races among them, placed once, and brought in one show in eight starts in 2006, their two-year-old seasons.

Irish filly Goldikova, with Northern Dancer in her great grandparents house, became the third female to win the BC Mile. An Irish colt romped in the first BC Marathon.

Longshots have had their day in all the Triple Crown races. Sarava and Edgar Prado won the 2002 Belmont Stakes at 70-1 odds, while ending War Emblem's Triple Crown bid.

In the history of thoroughbred racing, Reigh Count, Count Fleet, and Count Turf were the first triple generation Kentucky Derby champs. Fleet's daughter foaled Kelso.

As Tiago triumphed at the Goodwood Handicap September 29, jockey Mike Smith claimed the best is yet to come; perhaps in the Breeders' Cup Classic.

Todd Pletcher has a slew of Triple Crown hopefuls, including Seattle Slew offspring, Ravel. Stewart Elliott is riding Teuflesberg. Barclay Tagg is again hopeful.

Spotlight articles and Snapshot blogs bring America's eleven thoroughbred Triple Crown champions into larger focus. Learn more about the champs' historic lives.

Many May and June three-year-olds top, or flop in March when their run for the roses and the Triple Crown starts to heat up. Expectations and trivia points abound.

Bundles of champions like Northern Dancer, Secretariat, Buckpasser, and Bold Ruler show up in the pedigrees of Kentucky Derby contenders Hold Me Back and Friesan Fire.