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Brewer's: Look not a Gift Horse in the Mouth

“Noli dentes equi inspicere donati. ” Do not examine a gift too critically. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Look One Way and Row AnotherLook for a Needle in…

Brewer's: Lose the Horse or win the Saddle

Everything or nothing. “Aut Cæsar, aut nullus.” A man made the bet of a horse that another could not say the Lord's Prayer without a wandering thought. The bet was accepted, but before…

Brewer's: King's Hanoverian White Horse

(The). The 8th Foot; called the “King's Hanoverian” for their service against the Pretender in 1715, and called the “White Horse” from their badge; now called the “Liverpool Regiment.”…

Brewer's: Put the Cart before the Horse

(See Cart.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Put up the ShuttersPut A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…

Horse Racing Summary: Kentucky Derby

Churchill Downs; 3-year-olds; 11/4 mi The following table lists names of the winning horses and jockeys at the Kentucky Derby from 1875 to the present. In 2009, Calvin…

Horse Racing Summary: Preakness Stakes

Pimlico; 3-year-olds; 13/16 mi The following table lists names of the winning horses and jockeys at the Preakness Stakes from 1873 to the present. In 2009, Rachel…

Horse Racing Summary: Belmont Stakes

Belmont Park; 3-year-olds; 11/2 mi Run at Jerome Park 1867 to 1890; at Morris Park 1890-94; at Belmont Park 1905-62; at Aqueduct 1963-67. Distance 15/8 mi…

Men's Olympic Gymnastics: Pommel Horse

Pommel HorseYear Points1896 Louis Zutter, SWI –1904 Anton Heida, USA 421924 Josef Wilhelm, SWI 21.231928 Hermann Hänggi, SWI 19.751932 Istvän Pelle, HUN 19.071936 Konrad Frey, GER 19.3331948…