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2002 Thoroughbred Major Stakes Races

Winter 2002 Spring 2002 Summer 2002 Fall 2002 Schedule and results of major stakes races in 2002; (T) indicates turf race course; F indicates furlongs.    

The 2000 Triple Crown

126th KENTUCKY DERBY125th PREAKNESS STAKES132nd BELMONT STAKES Thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown for three-year-olds consists of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes run…

Porter, Katherine Anne

(Encyclopedia) Porter, Katherine Anne, 1890–1980, American author, b. Indian Creek, Tex., as Callie Russell Porter. Although she published infrequently, she is regarded as a master of the short story…

seahorse

(Encyclopedia) seahorse, common name for certain small fishes of the family Syngnathidae, inhabiting warm waters but sometimes found as far north as Cape Cod. The elongated head and snout of a…

Leidy, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Leidy, JosephLeidy, Josephlīˈdē [key], 1823–91, American scientist, b. Philadelphia, grad. Univ. of Pennsylvania medical school. From 1853 he taught anatomy at his alma mater. He was…

Oxfordshire

(Encyclopedia) Oxfordshire or Oxon, county (1991 pop. 553,800), 749 sq mi (1,940 sq km), S central England. The county seat is Oxford. The county comprises five administrative districts: Cherwell,…

Marx Brothers

(Encyclopedia) Marx Brothers, team of American movie comedians. The members were Julius (1890?–1977), known as Groucho; Arthur (1888?–1964), originally Adolph and known as Harpo; Leonard (1887?–1961…

Davis, Viola

(Encyclopedia) Davis, Viola, 1965-, African-American actress and producer, b. St. Matthews, S.C., Rhode Island College (B.A., 1988), Juilliard (1993,…

animal husbandry

(Encyclopedia) animal husbandry, aspect of agriculture concerned with the care and breeding of domestic animals such as cattle, goats, sheep, hogs, and horses. Domestication of wild animal species…