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NEW YORK STALLION STAKES (NYSS) QUOTES

NYSS QUOTES

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John Parisella, winning trainer of Sunny Desert (No. 5): “It was all [jockey Ramon] Dominguez. The ride was scary; he saw that hole, [Eddie] Castro [on Sweet Moon] was going in and out, but he went for it. He and I are magic together. It’s unbelievable. It’s all him. Everybody said, ‘You’re going to be on the lead.’ We went with the strategy of making one run, and we didn’t get caught up in [the speed duel]. Ramon was the right guy for it.”
On Sunny Desert ’s next starts: “She has the Stallion Series, and the next two races [Cupecoy’s Joy on June 3 and the Statue of Liberty on August 8] are on the grass.”
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World champions crowned following Round 10

News Release
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association 

                LAS VEGAS – If ever there was a reason for Luke Branquinho to shake his booty at the Thomas & Mack Center, this was it.

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Las Vegas’ gold buckle — the NFR — is likely here to stay

By John Katsilometes (contact)

Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 | 2 a.m.

You might expect the head of an operation that pours tens of millions of dollars into the Las Vegas economy would hit town by landing his personal means of transportation at McCarran International Airport.

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Las Vegas has become a great rodeo town — and it should stay that way well

Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 | 2:05 a.m

In the opening sequence one night at last year’s National Finals Rodeo, one of the announcers at the Thomas & Mack Center greeted the crowd in a conversational tone.

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Alltech National Horse Show Wrap Up: November 2-7, 2011

Written by: Phelps Media Group, Inc.
Client: Alltech National Horse Show
Release Date: 2011-11-08

Lexington, KY – November 8, 2011 – Open Jumper action at the Alltech National Horse Show, 128th Edition, wrapped up on Saturday night with a fast-paced jump-off during the Alltech National Horse Show $250,000 Grand Prix CSI-W.

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SBS Farms Wins Top Honors at Alltech National Horse Show

Written by: Kendall Bierer
Client: SBS Farms, Ltd.
Release Date: 2011-11-09

Buffalo, NY – November 8, 2011 – SBS Farms returned home after a great week of competition at the esteemed Alltech National Horse Show, 128th Edition held in Lexington, KY, from November 2-6.

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Tennessee Grand Prix at Brownland Farm this weekend

Horse lovers and party lovers are invited to enjoy a warm, spring Sunday afternoon at the Tennessee Grand Prix at Brownland Farm. The event is hosted by the Williamson County/Franklin Chamber of Commerce and Brownland Farm and sponsored by Tennessee Equine Hospital and the American Association of Equine Practitioners.

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The Iroquois Steeplechase Marks 70 Years as Nashville’s Annual Spectacle of Horse, Hats and Hounds

Iroquois Steeplechase Set for May 14, 2011

It all began in 1936 when Marcellus Frost suggested to John Sloan, Sr. that a hillside in Warner Parks would make a perfect location for an equestrian racecourse. It was several years later that President Franklin Roosevelt, through the Works Progress Administration, granted permission for a three-mile course to be built. In 1941, the first running of The Iroquois Steeplechase took place.

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The International Horse Complex

Just completed in 2010, the Pôle International du Cheval in Deauville, Normandy, France is a world-class equestrian facility. Deauville, the horse-hot spot of France, can now further its prestigious equestrian tradition via its multiple facilities and specialized accommodations for horses and riders.

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History of the NFR

The National Finals Rodeo (NFR), known popularly as the “super bowl of rodeo,” is a championship event held annually by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA).

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