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The wooden hull of the sternwheel towboat Vega was 104 feet in length and 17 feet wide, measuring 118.6 by 17.4 overall.

Sponsored by: Javier Castellano Out of action since having leg surgery in mid-November, Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano is set to launch his comeback Wednesday, Feb. 17, at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla. Castellano, 43, is named aboard Jacks or Better Farm's 3-year-old homebred Sexy Dream, a half-sister to multiple graded-stakes winning millionaire Jackson Bend, in Race 9, a starter/optional claimer for 3-year-old fillies going one mile on the grass. Trained by Ralph Nicks, Sexy Dream will break from Post 10 in a field of 11. Castellano is represented by agent John...

Sponsored by: Racing at Gulfstream Park The 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool will be guaranteed at $950,000 Saturday at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla. Saturday's 12-race program, which will be highlighted by the $100,000 Suwannee River (G3) and the $100,000 Ladies Turf Sprint, will get underway at 12:10 p.m. ET. The Rainbow 6 went unsolved for the eighth straight racing day Friday, when multiple tickets with all six winners were each worth $5,691.58. The jackpot pool is only paid out when there is a single unique ticket sold with all six winners. On days when there is no u...

Message. former head of the wwe, linda mcmanis looking to replace chris dodd. this mailer amid a huge oil crisis couldn't have come at a worse time next to a giant picture of an oil rig, she put out this message to quote reduce burdensome regulations and increase off shore drilling saying it will create jobs and increase energy supply without cost to the taxpayer. cost to thep the, we'll see. not sure the people in the gulf believe that. look, the president himself stuck by his oil drilling proposal today even in the rose garden. and finally, looking ahead to the weekend, horse race handicappe...

Horse race handicapper jack germond showed up to give us his picks for the preakness. drum roll, please. he's picking jackson bend to win it all. box in jackson bend with super saver, winner of kentucky derby and a crowd favorite after that winning race and looking at lucky. there's something, nothing like baltimore at preakness time. especially the infield. a little crazy with all the baltimoreans. up next, lock and load. the national rifle association kicked off its annual conference today and the list of speakers is a who's who of 2012 republican presidential contenders. sarah palin, newt...