Four months after winning two gold medals for China, freestyle skier Eileen Gu once again became a hot topic on the country’s social media after she announced her decision to support Salt Lake City’s bid to host the Winter Olympics. At the Time100 Summit on June 7, Gu said she would serve as an ambassador…
Eileen Gu, Skier Who Represented China, Reveals She’s Working for US Winter Olympic Bid
6 Members of Haiti’s Special Olympics Delegation Go Missing in Florida: Police
June 8, 2022
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Six members of Haiti’s Special Olympics delegation mysteriously went missing just a day into the 2022 event in Orlando, Florida, according to local law enforcement. In an announcement, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said that officers are “actively investigating a missing person’s case involving members of the Haitian delegation participating in the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games.”…
Derby Winner Rich Strike Morning Line 3rd Choice in Belmont
NEW YORK—Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike is the third betting choice on the morning line for the Belmont Stakes, with Triple Crown newcomer We the People installed as the favorite. Rich Strike opened at 7–2 odds and drew the fourth post position in a field of eight horses for the 1.5-mile third leg of the…
Early Voting Holds Off Epicenter to Win Preakness Stakes
BALTIMORE—Early Voting held off hard-charging favorite Epicenter to win the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, validating the decision to skip the Kentucky Derby and aim for the second leg of the Triple Crown. Early Voting stalked behind the leaders for much of the race before moving into the lead around the final turn. He finished 1…
Near-Record Heat for Preakness Another Test for Epicenter
BALTIMORE—Epicenter lost the Kentucky Derby because of a hot pace. Now he’ll face hot temperatures in the Preakness. Two weeks after getting passed by 80–1 long shot Rich Strike just before the finish line at the Derby, Epicenter goes into Saturday’s Preakness as the favorite and clearly the class of the nine-horse field. In a…
Preakness 2022: At Age 86, D. Wayne Lukas Takes Another Shot With Secret Oath: ‘He Hasn’t Forgotten How to Train a Horse’
By Childs Walker From Baltimore Sun BALTIMORE—D. Wayne Lukas would never stop. If he thought ahead at all during the 1980s and 1990s, years when he dominated thoroughbred racing, the word retirement did not compute. “I don’t handle time down very well,” he said. “I don’t know what I would do.” After the turn of…
Kentucky Derby Winner Rich Strike Not Running in Preakness
Rich Strike will not run in the Preakness after his major upset to win the Kentucky Derby, keeping horse racing from having a Triple Crown winner for a fourth consecutive year. Owner Rich Dawson made the stunning announcement Thursday, 10 days before the race in Maryland. Dawson said he and trainer Eric Reed agreed to…
WWE Hall of Famer Accused in Florida DUI Crash That Killed 1
ORMOND BEACH, Fla.—A World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Famer is accused in the DUI death of a man in a traffic crash earlier this year, authorities said. Tamara “Sunny” Sytch was arrested Friday night at the Hard Rock Hotel in Daytona Beach, according to a social media post by the Ormond Beach Police Department. The…
Rich Strike Shocks the Horse Racing World With Stunning Kentucky Derby Upset Win
By John Cherwa From Los Angeles Times In one of the most unbelievable races in Kentucky Derby history, Rich Strike, the longest odds on the board, ran down favorite Epicenter and Zandon in deep stretch to win the 148th Kentucky Derby on Saturday. The horse was lucky to even be in the race. He got…
Kentucky Derby Should Be One of the Most Competitive in Years
By John Cherwa From Los Angeles Times LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Trying to find a winner in this year’s 148th running of the Kentucky Derby is about as easy as getting through the week here without wet weather. The angles are as plentiful as the unrelenting optimism of the 14 trainers representing the 20 horses in the starting…
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