Day: October 21, 2018

Richard Violette Jr., horse trainer and advocate, dies at 65Richard Violette Jr., horse trainer and advocate, dies at 65

Richard Violette Jr., a thoroughbred trainer who advocated tirelessly on behalf of racetrack backstretch workers and improved care for retired racehorses, has died. Violette died Sunday at his home in Delray Beach, Florida, after a long struggle with lung cancer, according to the New York Thoroughbred

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Fun facts about only other Red Sox-Dodgers WSFun facts about only other Red Sox-Dodgers WS

The Dodgers have won the National League pennant 23 times. The Red Sox have been kings of the American League 14 times. But surprisingly, for all that success, the teams have only met once before in the World Series — all the way back in 1916, when the Red Sox beat the Brooklyn Robins (named after manager Wilbert Robinson) in five games for the club’s fourth championship.

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