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Preakness winner Curlin splashed his way to victory in muddy Breeders’ Cup Classic at Monmouth Park, Oceanport, NJ

Curlin, the Preakness winner, moved into contention around the final turn and swept past Hard Spun and Lawyer Ron before a cheering crowd of 41,781 that had endured a rain deluge most of the day.

In a meteoric rise to stardom, Curlin capped a sensational campaign by once again defeating Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense as well as leading older horse Lawyer Ron and all his other 3-year-old rivals. Trained by Steve Asmussen, Curlin won for the sixth time in nine starts, has never been worse than third and likely will be voted Horse of the Year.

“He showed he’s a true champion,” jockey Robby Albarado said. “He’s an amazing horse.”

Curlin, coming off a victory over Lawyer Ron in the Jockey Club Gold Cup, finished 4½ lengths ahead of Hard Spun, with long shot Awesome Gem third and Street Sense fourth.

The big chestnut colt covered the 1¼ miles in a speedy 2:00.59 over a sloppy track and returned $10.80, $5.20 and $4.20. The track record is 2:00 2/5 set in 1962 by Carry Back.

Hard Spun, the Derby runner-up who came into the race with a win over Street Sense in the Kentucky Cup Classic, returned $7.60 and $5.80. Awesome Gem returned $9.40 to show.

For Street Sense, the loss was tough to take in the final race of his brilliant career.

“I had no excuse. I had nothing but racetrack in front of me,” said Street Sense jockey Calvin Borel. “We just got outrun. I’m sad to see him go, but he’s going off to be a dad now.”

Off the track, the Curlin controversy carries on.

The imposing son of Smart Strike was purchased privately for $57,000 by William Gallion and Shirley Cunningham Jr., who are currently in jail on charges of conspiring to commit wire fraud in the diet drug fen-phen case. They sold controlling interest of the colt in February for a reported $3.5 million to a group composed of Jess Jackson, founder of Kendall-Jackson wines; Satish Sanan’s Padua Stables; and George Bolton.

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European star horse George Washington fractured his cannon bone at the end of Breeders’ Cup Classic

The Breeders’ Cup Classic was marred in the final yards when European star George Washington Broke down and was euthanized on the track.

Jockey Mick Kinane pulled up George Washington at the rear of the nine-horse field as Curlin dashed to a 4½-length victory on the sloppy track at Monmouth Park.

George Washington fractured his cannon bone and was euthanized on the track at the request of trainer Aidan O’Brien, according to Dr. Larry Bramlage, the on-call veterinarian. “That’s a hopeless injury,” he said.

In the Preakness, Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro broke his leg early in the race and was euthanized eight months later. George Washington shared a tragic connection with Barbaro.

The European colt was bred by Roy and Gretchen Jackson, who owned Barbaro and spent millions of dollars trying to keep him alive. On the same day Barbaro won the Derby, George Washington won the 2000 Guineas, the opening leg of the English classics.

As George Washington skittered a few steps while lifting up his injured leg, workers rushed to him and surrounded the 4-year-old colt with brown screens that blocked the view of the crowd. A horse ambulance quickly appeared and maneuvered into position as 41,781 fans watched in silence. The workers managed to load George Washington into the ambulance under the cover of the screens.

Ironically, George Washington wasn’t supposed to be racing anymore. He was retired at the end of last year with plans to go to stud, but was found to be infertile and put back into training.

He won six of 13 career starts and earned more than $1.4 million racing mostly in Europe for owners Susan Magnier of Ireland and Englishmen Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith.

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Atlanta Police Commander Faces Disciplinary Action Following Traffic Incident

ATLANTA (FOX 5) — A FOX 5 exclusive — an internal city report says an Atlanta police commander faces disciplinary action for putting the public in danger. Atlanta police video caught the high-ranking officer traveling 90 miles per hour in a 55 mile per hour zone.

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This is not the first time that Atlanta Police Department is under scrutiny. Kathryn Johnston, 92-year-old Atlanta, Georgia woman shot by three undercover police in her home on Neal Street in northwest Atlanta on November 21, 2006 where she had lived for 17 years. She opened fire on the officers after they pried off burglar bars and broke down her door using a no knock warrant.

Two police officers pleaded guilty to manslaughter, violation of oath, criminal solicitation, and making false statements on April 27, 2007 in the shooting death of a 92-year-old woman during a botched drug raid. A third officer was also indicted in the woman’s death.

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Breeders Cup Classic 2007 Features Preakness winner Curlin and Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense.

The best of the best at Breeders’ Cup. The Classic field features the first three Derby finishers — Street Sense, Hard Spun and Curlin — for the first time, as well as seventh- and eighth-place finishers Tiago and Any Given Saturday. Saturday’s $5 million Classic at Monmouth Park, a race that will determine Horse of the Year honors.

Street Sense, who never has raced at Monmouth, starts from post 2. He is surrounded by a tag team from trainer Todd Pletcher. Mr. Inside is Lawyer Ron, the best older horse in the country. Mr. Outside is Any Given Saturday, the winner of the Haskell Invitational here this summer.

Lawyer Ron, the winner of the Whitney and Woodward, figures to be on or near the early lead, along with Hard Spun, who starts from post 8. Lawyer Ron was second to Curlin in the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park, and was second in the Salvator Mile in his only previous start on this track.

“The great thing about this Classic is everybody involved in championship honors is here,” said trainer Todd Pletcher, who has two of the nine horses in the Classic, favorite Lawyer Ron and Any Given Saturday. “What better place to decide it than right here on the racetrack.”

Despite the wet weather in forecast, officials still expect 45,000 to fight traffic and show up at the track on the Jersey Shore, which underwent major renovations to get ready for its first Breeders’ Cup.

“There are so many types of wet tracks, we’ll just have to wait and see what it’s like,” Pletcher said.

Twice before in the 24-year history of the Breeders’ Cup has the track come up muddy, the most recent when Cigar won the Classic at Belmont Park in 1995.

Favorite Horse to win: Street Sense

Street Sense won the Kentucky Derby on May 5, 2007, ridden by 40-year-old Calvin Borel, the rail-hugging jockey. He rallied from a 19th place (second-to-last deficit) to beat Hard Spun by 2 1/2 lengths. Street Sense finished second in the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 19, 2007. Lost to Curlin by a nose in a photo finish.

Street Sense jockey Calvin Borel says “the more it rains the better he’ll like it.”

Monmouth Park Race Track Oceanport, NJ 07757

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Bumbo International of South Africa recalled about 1 million “Baby Sitter” seats after 28 reports of babies falling out of the seats, including three skull fractures, a government safety group announced Thursday, October 25, 2007

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Babies are at risk for serious head injuries when the seats are placed on a table, countertop, chair or other raised surface and the infants arch their backs, possibly causing them to flip out of the seats and fall onto the floor. The Consumer Product Safety Commission advised that consumers never use the seat on a table or elevated surface.

The seats, manufactured in South Africa, were sold by Target, Wal-Mart, Sears, Toys “R” Us, Babies “R” Us, USA Baby and other toy and children’s stores nationwide and online from August 2003 through October 2007.

The baby seat is a single piece of molded foam and comes in yellow, blue, purple, pink, aqua and lime green. The seat has leg holes and a seat back that wraps completely around the baby. On the front of the seat is the word “Bumbo” with the image of an elephant.

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Bumbo Baby Seat Safety FAQ

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In Addition to its S-2T airtankers used to fight forest fires, California uses the Tanker 910 jet for covering larger areas.

Tanker 910:

Modified McDonnell Douglas DC-10 aircraft used for fighting wildfires, typically in rural areas. The turbofan-powered craft carries up to 12,000 gallons (45,600 liters) of water or fire retardant in an exterior belly-mounted tank. 3 tanks dump contents in eight seconds and refilled in eight minutes. DC-10 can fly 600+ mph. It costs $26,500 PFH (per flight hour).

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Tanker 910 by Vehicular Traffic

Grumman S-2T Airtanker:

Used for precision drops and carries up to 1,200 gallons (4,560 Liters). Maximum speed of 270 mph.

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Special FBI teams gathered evidence Wednesday as part of a possible arson investigation into the wildfires devastating Southern California.

FBI evidence response teams recovered materials they hoped would identify the source of the fires that have burned for four days. The FBI said a house was not searched, correcting earlier reports from a law enforcement official.

Richard Kolko, an FBI spokesman in Washington, said the evidence response teams “have been working with other federal, state and local authorities” to identify the source of the fires.

The fires have destroyed 1,500 homes and caused at least a half-million people to flee, in what has become the largest evacuation in state history. San Diego County accounted for at least 1,200 damaged homes, and officials believe that number will rise.

Twenty-one firefighters and at least 24 other people have been injured. One person was killed by the flames, and the San Diego medical examiner’s officer listed five other deaths as connected to the blazes.

Thousands of people remained in emergency shelters, where many had an agonizing wait to find out whether their homes had survived.

President Bush signed a major disaster declaration for California in the wake of the wildfires that have charred about 426,000 acres, or about 665 square miles.

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