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Belmont Stakes winner Summer Bird has been ruled out of next weekend's Japan Cup Dirt after a small chip was detected in his right front carpal bone. According to the colt's owner, Dr. Kalarikkal Jayaraman, the chip was detected following the 3-year-old colt's trackwork at the race's venue Hanshin Race Course on Sunday morning.
Most anyone reading today knows Tiger is pushing the $100 million mark in annual pay but what about 7 Time World Champion Michael Schumacher? Forbes has him listed as the second highest paid athlete this year with an estimated rake of $80 million.
TWIN FALLS, Idaho - In many aspects, 2008 proved to be a record year for the swine industry. Too bad for farmers, profits wasn’t one of them. “It was a tough year,” said Kuna Hog Farmer Brad Thornton.
On Friday, October 9, the USDA released the monthly supply/demand report for October. The USDA estimated corn production at 13.018 billion bushels, up slightly from last month and 8 percent higher than 2008.
U.S. Cattle on Feed Up 1 Percent - The October Cattle on Feed report was released on Friday, October 16. The report is considered neutral to slightly bearish as the report indicated supplies of cattle on feed were a little above trade expectations.
Have you ever wondered why it is so hard to figure out the commodity markets? Why is it that so many of us fail to market and trade well, leaving large sums of money on the table due to poor marketing or allowing “the board” to get our money when trying to invest.
GARY, Ind. (AP) -- Imagine going to school on a Saturday or staying an extra 30 minutes at school during the week -- and liking it.
A speculator is one who takes chances, wagering on how the future will unfold. Speculators assume risks on the estimate of the future in exchange for the potential for a financial profit or a loss. Speculators are seeking some great vision into the future that is accurate at least half of the time.
On November 10, the USDA released the much anticipated USDA supply/demand report.
On Friday, November 20, the USDA released the November Cattle on Feed report. The report is actually a little friendly with placements nearly 2% below average trade guess and on feed supplies slightly below the trade guess.
SHANGHAI (AP) — A cargo plane crashed as it took off from Shanghai’s main airport Saturday, killing three American crew members and injuring four other employees after it veered off the runway and burst into flames.
A 17-year-old junior from Bayside’s Benjamin Cardozo High School is preparing for a major city piano competition and a recital at Carnegie Hall next year after placing as a semi-finalist at an international competition in South Korea last summer.
Belmont Stakes winner Summer Bird has been declared out of the Dec. 6 Japan Cup Dirt after a small chip was detected in his right front carpal bone.
TOKYO (AP) - Belmont Stakes winner Summer Bird has been declared out of the Dec. 6 Japan Cup Dirt after a small chip was detected in his right front carpal bone.
NEW YORK (AP) — Dubai's debt crisis rattled world financial markets Friday, raising concerns that some banks could further tighten lending and stall the global economic recovery.
As he showed in winning the Kentucky Derby aboard 50-1 shot Mine That Bird, you can't count out Calvin Borel no matter how far back he might be in a race.
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