The prospect, therefore, after some tortuous post-election horse-trading, is for a fragile coalition, with its many components pulling in different directions.

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Barry Irwin, founder of Team Valor which co-owns Animal Kingdom, said he's glad with the outside draw, noting his horse won the Derby from the No. 16 post in the 20-horse field.

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First-past-the-post no longer ensures that elections are a two-horse race.

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The issue of drug tainted horse meat is more easily documented through the Thoroughbred Racing Industry due to the lip tattoos each Thoroughbred race horse is required to have, the post-race testing of the winner as well as some random testing as well as the public nature of horse racing.

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Good post-debate poll numbers don't always spell success in the horse race, he said.

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Hong Kong officials, meanwhile, have denied green-lighting additional gambling activities beyond horse racing and the lottery, the South China Morning Post said.

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And to think, Pitino owns just 5 percent of the horse that is a 5-1 choice to win the Derby from the No. 8 post.

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