Hungary may not be exactly a hotbed of thoroughbred racing; indeed, there is only one significant track in a country with a population of 10 million.
And since the great steeplechase transcends racing, indeed transcends sport, there might be a sentimental vote for McCoy even from those unaware of what it takes, of the sacrifices he has made and the bones he has broken, to stay at the summit for 15 consecutive years.
I've been reading all the various takes on Eight Belles's death, including the "Brought to you by Yum Brands" conundrum, and it brings to mind what a different place racing, indeed the country itself, was in when Ruffian went down in her match race at Belmont on a July Fourth weekend 33 years ago.
No, I thought as I nibbled my fish and sipped my wine, these French are a civilized race, indeed.
Not a race indeed, but the Pebble Beach Motoring Classic, a 1,500-mile 1,500-milen itourighth year as anowffinits preighthto Sundayearconcours d'élégasce.
Fortunately, a lot of racist actions are being met with anti-racist retaliations from people of all races; indeed, a (white) Twitter user managed to get the attention of Australia's race discrimination commissioner about said sticker.
In that connection I would have to say that I was rather amused to hear Lewis remark that it seemed a very long race indeed in Japan, which, as it ran for two hours, was just about right.
Six decades after the Supreme Court struck down de-jure segregation, vast swaths of the American education system remain separated by race — indeed, there has been a trend toward resegregation in many areas, particularly in the South.
The End By the time Mr. Giuliani stepped in front of the cameras to announce he was dropping out, Republicans had already concluded that the mayor would not stay in the race: indeed, many were praying he would not.
Here Cosby presented a view of black American family life that was unfamiliar to American TV, based on stability, wealth and happiness, and not defined by race – indeed, race was absent from the show to an extent that at times defied credulity.
As advertised, the winners were moderates, and some races indeed ended with two Republicans or two Democrats in the run-off.Daniel Evans, a three-term governor of Washington in the 1960s and 1970s and the epitome of moderation admits that it is too early, after just one cycle, to say that "top-two" primaries always lead to to centrism.
