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Blue Star Racing is proud to announce the arrival of Louisiana legend, Pound for Pound, to their breeding facilities in Scott, La.,

Forty men died when Redding Colliery, near Falkirk, was flooded in September 1923.

Tom Chesshyre travelled from Falkirk to Edinburgh along the calmly winding Union Canal, stopping at fine pubs and a fascinating 15th-century castle along the way.

The Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association revealed its divisional champions for the 2021 racing season, which encompassed on-track achievements and leaders in the breeding realm.Award presentations will be made at the organization's annual awards banquet, which is scheduled for June 11 at Evangeline Downs in Opelousas, La. The state's 2021 Horse of the Year will also be announced at that event.

Expert Pick of the Week: Louisiana Champions Day Classic S. at the Kentucky Derby. The 2022 Kentucky Derby is the 148th renewal of The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports. Live odds, betting, horse bios, travel info, tickets, news, and updates from Churchill Downs Race Track.

AS the rescue operation at Redding Colliery, near Polmont, continued into its second day, specialist equipment was installed. It was September 26, 1923, and 42 miners were still trapped below ground after the flooding of pit number 23. The machinery was put into operation at the two pit-shafts on which the rescue efforts were centred. A machine capable of driving into the pit 8,000 cubic feet of air per minute was installed at a disused shaft, or “gutterhole”, along with a mechanical pu...