#2021 Kentucky Derby

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THE BIG RWBY BASEBALL POST

(previously on Leah Combines RWBY With Sports That Had Peak Popularity in The Early 20th Century: 2021 Kentucky Derby Horse Names as RWBY Weapons, Ranked)

Friends, it's that time of year again.

"Baseball season?" you ask. And I say: yes, but also.

"Oh. RWBY hiatus?" you groan, realizing I'm about to do something slightly unhinged.

Bingo.

To make a very long story short, I love these two things, and wanted to combine these two things, and have very strong opinions about these two things, so here we are: a post that makes a functional baseball team out of RWBY characters. True, the Venn diagram of people who like both these things as much as I do to serve as my audience is probably small. True, baseball positions aren't astrological signs and anyone of any personality can play anywhere, but lord knows there are Tropes and I plan to indulge.

SO. I give you the starting nine (plus some bullpen depth) of the Beacon Huntresses:

Pitcher: Weiss Schnee. Among several decisions that are no-brainers, this one is probably the no-brainiest. Weiss is a lefty (always highly in demand for pitchers) and her balletic combat movement style translates perfectly to a distinct delivery mechanic. Weiss is a high velocity, high strikeout pitcher who induces a lot of swings and misses with nasty breaking stuff that dances through the air and paints the corners. Because it brings me joy to think about, I'm going to say that Remnant uses old NL rules so Weiss has to bat, and I'll rank her at like a Cole Hamels-level "hey, that's not embarrassing for a pitcher!" career .400 OPS. Not afraid to sac bunt when she has to, but beats out the throw more often than you'd think.

Catcher: Jaune Arc. Yes yes get in your "White Knight real" jokes while you can about Weiss and Jaune playing as the regular battery. This one was also an easy selection; catchers are valued most highly for their strategic minds and defensive capabilities, with any offense added seen as a bonus. As the latest kerfuffle with the Cardinals blaming Willson Contreras for *checks notes* not being Yadi Molina shows, having trust in your catcher to call the game and be thoughtful in his pitch selection in high-leverage situations is paramount. That's Jaune all over. Probably not much of a power guy but has pop when it counts and is excellent at pitch framing.

First Base: Yang Xiao Long. Okay I promise I'll stop calling every decision a no-brainer but THIS ONE REALLY IS. Yang is your classic slugging first baseman, of whom there are literally too many examples to name-- including many righties YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE LEFTY TO PLAY FIRST OKAY. Yang's a Vladdy. Hits for serious power, but more than that embodies the quality that the best first basemen have: she's The Mayor. Truly iconic first basemen are fun to chat with! They are friendly to all their visitors as opposing players stop over on their way around the diamond; this is Yang to a T. Yang probably used to play center field in high school and got converted to 1B in the minors. Most likely on the team to induce very silly rundowns with goofy, clever, self-sacrificial baserunning. Has a penchant for always hitting homers the next time she faces a pitcher after she's been hit by a pitch.

Second Base: Blake Belladonna. She is all about those scrappy diving catches, and flipping to Ruby quickly so they can turn two (but I'm getting ahead of myself). Blake's a utility infielder who'd be comfortable anywhere but let's be real she likes playing the right field side because she gets sad when she can't easily make smirky meaningful eye contact with Yang at all times, so they keep her at second so she won't pout. Probably hits high average but low slugging. Most likely to volunteer to be a position player pitching during a blowout and then, like. Unexpectedly throw 93 with movement. Definitely steals a lot.

Shortstop: Ruby Rose. Ruby has the brains to be a catcher but to waste/ruin her speed on catcher's legs would be a crime; she's got zippy athleticism written all over her. She bats leadoff because she has excellent plate discipline; she's a hard out and gets on base a ton. Think a DJ LeMahieu or Bryson Stott at his best-- sprays to all fields, and sees pitches in the double digits like every other at-bat because she's happy to stand there and keep fouling it off with an infuriating smile on her face until the pitcher makes a mistake. Steals even more often than Blake does, but specifically is a tricksy little imp on the basepaths like Anthony Volpe-- like she would definitely induce a throw when she was already back at the bag because she dances around. (I s2g there's video of this but I cannot find it anywhere sry.)

Third Base: Penny Polendina. Fast hands, Gold Glove-level defense. Unfortunately she's built in the mold of an Adalberto Mondesi or Byron Buxton where it's like "no better player on earth when she's healthy but she's NEVER HEALTHY;" she's got glass bones and has had multiple weeks-long trips to the Injury List or needed season-ending surgery because something popped or snapped. The sort of player where it's like "god no you don't understand, the game is so much better when she's playing" and it's a heartbreaker because SHE KEEPS GETTING TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU. Once did a bat flip after a home run because Ruby encouraged her to and, like, the bat shattered on the grass somehow because she's that strong.

Left Field: Emerald Sustrai. Because if you ask her, her face turn was... out of left field! Eh? Eh??? Okay yeah sorry. To me Emerald is a 2022 Oswaldo Cabrera situation where they threw her in left because they had nowhere else to put her even though she'd never played it before in the minors but she was just. Instantly extremely good at it. Has great range for tracking down fly balls in foul territory. Very streaky hitter who either runs super hot and super cold with no in-between. Steals a lot but also gets caught stealing a lot because she's impatient (see also: streaky hitter, probably chases out of the zone and has really poor plate discipline). But she's getting better! Most likely to come up with cute home run celebration ideas and then absolutely refuse to take credit for them.

Center Field: Pyrrha Nikos. This is the last of the extremely obvious no-brainers. Pyrrha is your star franchise player in center field; she is your Aaron Judge, your Mike Trout. Hits for average and for power, pure athleticism and grace, the player everyone's heard of even when they don't give a shit about baseball. Also now I'm just thinking about how Mike Trout would 100% be like "actually that cereal isn't very good for you" and Pyrrha would 100% stay up all night riveted to the Weather Channel and then call in to compliment the meteorologist they are the same person. Her catches at the fence are so spectacular, you could swear her glove's magnetized.

Right Field: Nora Valkyrie. Is there a very obvious "designated hitter" joke to be made about Nora "be strong and hit stuff" Valkyrie? Yes, of course. But I already said Remnant doesn't have the DH and let's be real, Nora's got a CANNON for an arm and thus belongs in right. Like I'm talking throws like this beaut from Hunter Renfroe the other day-- you do not run on Nora, because she WILL get you out on what you think is a routine double. Bats cleanup and probably has a whole Bash Brothers routine with Yang, including special handshakes. Definitely a pull hitter.

Regular starting lineup is most likely:

Ruby

Pyrrha

Yang

Nora

Blake

Penny

Jaune

Emerald

Weiss

Rounding out the team in the bullpen are:

Long relief: Lie Ren. When your starter melts down and you need someone to keep things calm and give you like four quality innings without giving up more runs, Ren's your guy. Also very happy to play setup man. Throws a knuckleball, says Nora taught him how, and refuses to give more details when people ask.

Closer: Oscar Pine. Admittedly probably more of a ground ball pitcher than a strikeout guy; he induces weak contact and is always going for the double play. I see him as a David Robertson or Kenley Jansen type who gets himself into jams and then gets out of them and like. Yes more often than not he gets the job done but sometimes he'll give you a damn heart attack about it. OSCAR WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS.

In the process of writing this post Helen asked me who the manager would be and noted Qrow would give absolutely adorable A League Of Their Own vibes. She also suggested that Ozpin (well, Ozma) probably invented baseball in the first place, so... more proof that she's funnier than me.

okay I've been thinking about and then writing this for almost five hours now I have to stop. should I have put some of this behind a cut? probably! but I think it's beautiful, so... sorry but not sorry to all your dashboards <3 I want you to know this included way more specific baseball player comps at one point but I took some of them out so you might have a chance of understanding this <3

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to cap it all off

I lost @kapuchino357's ask out of my askbox at some point in the last year and a half since they requested this when I opened prompts at the end of 2021, but here we go: Raoul showing a newly arrived Road Rage around Earth. (i am SO SORRY this has taken this long to finish :']) Names from the 1990 Kentucky Derby. Thank you @renaroo for the background knowledge. AO3 link.

“So explain to me again what this race is supposed to be.”

“Well, there’s horses. And they run fast.”

“So they’re like speedster frames for humans.” Road Rage sounded interested now.

Raoul just barely avoided snorting mint julep out his nose. “Uh, no. Not quite. Horses and humans are different species.”

“Hm.” Road Rage’s tone did not quite convey disappointment. Or approval.

“Humans raise horses to ride them. And rich people spend a lot of money on getting really fast horses, to run in races.”

“And the horses are rewarded when they win?”

“They probably get all the hay they can eat. But the point is that people bet on who’s going to win, and they make money if the horse they bet on wins.”

“And the horses aren’t paid,” Road Rage said. That tone definitely conveyed disapproval.

“Road Rage, I promise you, if you handed a horse money they’d just try to eat that too.”

“What’s the point of currency you can’t eat?” They were far enough back from the field and Raoul had checked with the owners that it was okay for her to transform, which meant he got to see her wings do the exact same flick Tracks’s did when he was pissy.

“Hey, don’t shoot the messenger. Besides, anything we can eat goes bad eventually.”

“Right. Organics.” She sighed. “I used to be used to organics.”

“That so?”

“I was a bodyguard for an ambassador. We worked with a lot of organics.” She glanced around. “Don’t think I ever had to get used to a whole planet full of them.”

“Yeah. I never had to get used to robots before I stole a talking car. Life comes at you fast.”

“You stole him?” She laughed, chassis rattling under the shoulder he was sitting on. “My framebrother left out that little detail. He always says you saved him.”

“I did that too. I got a lotta skills.”

“So the horses get food, but it’s not the prize money, because the owners take that home themselves.” She sighed. “That sounds like speedsters. Do they at least get to race in their own names?”

“Oh, yeah. Check this out.” He dug the little betting slip that he’d picked up when he’d gone for his drink and to let the event people know that yes one of those big alien robots was here and no it wasn’t because they were about to get in a fight. “They’ve all got these crazy names. Silver Ending, Video Ranger, Fighting Fantasy, Killer Diller, Pleasant Tap.”

“The only crazy one there is Diller. What’s a diller?”

Ah, right. He was talking to a woman named ‘Road Rage.’ “Just a thing that rhymes with ‘killer.’ You say it when something’s extra killer. Extra cool.”

“Killer diller…” she sounded it out. “What are the other ones?”

He went down the list for her, and her head vrmmed thoughtfully and she said “I want to put a bet on the one named ‘Unbridled.’”

Raoul had put a dollar down on Power Lunch, just for fun, but he had a few more dollars. “Sure, I can get that going. You want anything else?”

“One of those fluffy helmets. Might as well go all the way on this cultural exchange thing.”

Raoul considered the mental image of a robot and/or a car in the enormous feathery hats he’d seen around the betting booth and decided this was absolutely worth paying upsold tourist prices to see.

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KENTUCKY DERBY WINNER 2024 LINEAGE - ECLIPSE FOUND!!!

Mystik Dan (2021) < Ma'am (2013) < Lady Siphonica (2002) < Siphon (1991) < Itajara (1983) < Felicio < Shantung < Barley Corn < Hyperion (1930) < Bayardo (1906) < Galicia < Galopin (1872) < Vedette (1854) < Voltigeur (1847) < Voltaire (1826) < Blacklock (1814) < Hambletonian (1792) < King Fergus (1775) < Eclipse (1764) !!!!!!!!!!!!! IT ALWAYS COMES BACK TO ECLIPSE!!!!!

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From 2009 to 2021, more than 7,200 horses died or were euthanized nationwide because of racing-related illness and injuries, according to The Jockey Club, which maintains the Thoroughbred registry.

Historically, many racehorse deaths have resulted from limb injuries, followed by respiratory, digestive, and multiorgan system disorders. In 2019, when a then-unprecedented 42 horses died at Santa Anita Park in California, most were due to limb injuries.

The rate of deaths at Churchill Downs in April and May 2023 is higher than that of Santa Anita Park in 2019, according to the animal welfare group Animal Wellness Action.

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Bugün spor bahisleri: e-spora yönelmeli miyiz?

Biraz şampiyon oluyorsunuz, uluslararası at yarışına ya da futbol şampiyonasına kadar gün sayıyorsunuz, sanki hayatınızdaki en önemli olaymış gibi bunun hayalini kuruyorsunuz... Ama kahretsin! Ve her şey farklı bir davulun ritmiyle ilerlemeye başlar; kısıtlamalar, uzaklaştırmalar, iptaller...

Bugün dünya ekonomisi köklü bir sarsıntı yaşıyor ve başımızı suyun üstünde tutabilmek için başka yollar ve yönler aramak zorundayız. Dünya genelinde hemen hemen tüm iş alanları mevcut durumdan önemli ölçüde etkilendi. Ve bu yazıda spor bahislerinin çok sıkıntı çeken bir niş olduğunu belirtmek istiyoruz.

Bugün spor bahislerinde neler oluyor?

Askıya almalar ve iptaller

2020 için planlanan büyük spor etkinliklerinin neredeyse yarısı düzenlenmeyecek. Aralarında UEFA Şampiyonlar Ligi ve Avrupa Ligi maçları, FIFA Asya Dünya Kupası maçları, Afrika Uluslar Kupası, Amsterdam, Paris ve Barselona maratonları, Dubai Dünya Kupası, 146. Kentucky Derby, Formula 1; NBA, NHL, MLB ve Premier Lig sezonları ve daha birçok sezon askıya alındı. Tokyo'daki 2020 Olimpiyatları bile 2021'e ertelendi.

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Here’s Your Inside Track To Understanding – And Enjoying – The 150th Kentucky Derby

— Javier Zarracina & George Petras | USA Today | May 3, 2024

What are the record times and most successful starting posts at the Kentucky Derby? Javier Zarracina

The Kentucky Derby, "the most exciting two minutes in sports," has offered endless moments of high excitement since its first run 150 years ago.

Held at Churchill Downs, the nation’s premier horse racing event continues to attract dedicated fans and casual spectators alike. Viewers are drawn to the race’s pageantry, history – and money.

This year’s Run for the Roses will offer a record purse of $5 million, race organizers announced in January. That’s an increase of $2 million over recent years.

The Derby’s allure continues, despite accusations of horse doping in 2021 and the deaths of two horses in 2023.

What Makes The Kentucky Derby So Popular?

The thrill of the race is the overall passion of the Derby, of course. But there's also race history, manifested in fandom by Secretariat, the almost mystical champion racehorse known as Big Red who ruled the tracks in the mid-1970s.

Even those who don't follow horse racing have heard of Secretariat, who won racing's Triple Crown – the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes – in 1973. He's the champion against which all other race horses are measured.

How impressive was Secretariat? His records include:

Fastest Kentucky Derby: 1 Minute, 59.40 Seconds.

Fastest Preakness Stakes: 1 Minute, 53 Seconds.

Fastest Belmont Stakes: 2 Minutes, 24 Seconds.

Secretariat died in 1989 and was buried in Paris, Kentucky. His legend endures; he has more than 260 streets named after him, according to an ESPN review in 2020.

The Kentucky Derby track is 1¼ miles long, or 2,200 yards. Since 1974, the Derby has allowed 20 horses to compete in the event.

Horses line up at a 65-foot starting gate that stretches across the track. The gate has a stall for each horse. Stalls are known as posts or post positions.

The Kentucky Derby track is 1¼ miles long, or 2,200 yards. Since 1974, the Derby has allowed 20 horses to compete in the event.

Horses line up at a 65-foot starting gate that stretches across the track. The gate has a stall for each horse. Stalls are known as posts or post positions.

Post positions are important. The 5th or 10th posts are the most popular, because more winners start from them than in any other position, analysis shows.

Gate positions are determined by points earned in the Road to the Kentucky Derby, a series of races at tracks in the U.S. and around the world, kentuckyderby.com says.

The top five finishers in each race earn points. The 20 horses with the most points get a starting gate post.

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Kentucky Derby x Kendall-Jackson 'one hundred and fiftieth Operating' Wines

Kendall-Jackson Wines Most individuals take pleasure in ingesting a Mint Julep whereas watching the Kentucky Derby, also referred to as 'The Quickest Two Minutes in Sports activities.' This yr the Most popular Wine of the one hundred and fiftieth Kentucky Derby is Kendall-Jackson. Recognized for producing America's #1 Chardonnay, the beloved vineyard launched two completely different limited-edition, commemorative wines. They're perfect to serve at your individual Derby viewing get together. Each the Kentucky Derby x Kendall-Jackson 2022 '150th Running' Mendocino County Chardonnay and the Sonoma Valley Kentucky Derby x Kendall-Jackson 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon wines function a particular label. It is an ode to the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the 'Run for The Roses', and the horse featured on the label is retired American Thoroughbred racehorse Rachel Alexandra of Stonestreet Stables. The Derby is named "The Run for the Roses" because the profitable horse is draped in a blanket of gorgeous roses. Stonestreet Stables is the Jackson household's Thoroughbred horse breeding and racing farm and facility within the well-known Bluegrass Hills of Lexington, Kentucky. Jess Jackson's beloved racehorse Rachel Alexandra was the winner of many races, together with probably the most sought-after races at Churchill Downs, Belmont Park and Saratoga Racecourse.

Kendall-Jackson 'one hundred and fiftieth Operating' Picture Jill Weinlein This Chardonnay wine is made with grapes sourced from a number of AVA's inside Mendocino County. Every glass provides pleasing vanilla notes with shiny flavors of tropical fruit and tangerine. Meals pairing options with this wine embody: Deviled Eggs, Fried Rooster, Baked Bourbon Rooster and Pimento Cheese Unfold with Crudites. Serve at 50° F in a Burgundy form glass. Winemaking notes: Crafted in small winery heaps and small oak barrels to offer Kendall-Jackson's signature velvety texture and creaminess. The unique Kendall Jackson Cabernet Sauvignon is mixed with 87% Cabernet grapes, 7% Petit Verdot, and three% Cabernet Franc for supple tannins and enhanced mouthfeel. The winemaker provides 2% Merlot to boost the wine's softness and roundness. It is a fruit ahead crimson wine providing shiny aromas of ripe cherries, crimson currants, cassis and a touch of pomegranate. On the palate there may be an essence of baking spices and darkish chocolate. Different flavors comparable to blueberries and caramel linger on the end. Winemaking notes: Aged for 23 months in 74% French Oak and 26% American Oak. Meals pairing consists of Pulled Pork Sliders and Oysters Rockefeller with Pimento cheese. Serve at 65° F in a Burgundy glass. The wines are actually obtainable for buy online and in choose retailers nationwide. Read the full article

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Ganaron el Travers Stakes. El tresañero entrenado por Jena Antonucci muestra superioridad en la edición 154 del Derby de Verano disputado a distancia de 2.000 metros David García V. El año 2023 es definitivamente muy especial para el jinete venezolano Javier Castellano. Este sábado 26 de agosto, el zuliano conquista la carrera más importante del meeting de Saratoga, el Travers Stakes (G1), en el lomo del tresañero Arcangelo, pensionado de Jena Antonucci que hace historia al ser la primera mujer en ganar como entrenadora desde hace 85 años, el llamado Derby de Verano con este descendiente de Arrogate en Modeling. Arcangelo, que no era el primer favorito en la pizarra, hizo su carrera tranquilo en el cuarto lugar mientras que la lucha por la delantera la tenían Scotland con el larense Junior Alvarado, secundado por National Treasure y Disarm. Sin embargo, en la marca de los 700 metros, Castellano busca afuera para no quedas comprometido por líneas internas y cuando enderezaron hacia la recta de los millones, armó las bridas de Arcangelo para hacerlo correr. De inmediato hizo suyo la punta y no la soltó, a pesar de que Disarm con Joel Rosario volvió en los finales para cargar fuerte y terminar a un cuerpo del ganador. Tapit Trice y el favorito Forte, completaron la superfecta en tiempo de 2:02.1 para los 2.000 metros. l triunfo de Arcangelo representa la séptima victoria de Javier Castellano en el historial de la competencia. El potro, que costó 35.000 dólares en las subastas de Keeneland de septiembre 2021, ahora tiene campaña de seis actuaciones con cuatro primeros y más de $1.750.000 en premios. De una vez es candidato al título del Caballo del Año y se espera que participe en noviembre en las carreras de las Breeders' Cup. Por el momento, Castellano demuestra no haberse equivocado al escoger la monta entre Arcangelo y Mage, ejemplar el cual llevó a la victoria en el Kentucky Derby (G1).   Para recibir en tu celular esta y otras informaciones, únete a nuestras redes sociales, síguenos en Instagram, Twitter y Facebook como @DiarioElPepazo El Pepazo/Meridiano

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R.I.P. 東尼班奈特 Tony Bennett 享壽 96 歲

傳奇金嗓 東尼班奈特 Tony Bennett 的公關週五上午正式向美聯社 (Associated Press) 證實了他的離開，Tony Bennett 在家鄉紐約過世，沒有表示具體的死亡原因，能確定的是他一直與阿茲海默症爭鬥。

沒有人比 Tony Bennett 比他自己本人對於 Tony 職業生涯，持續時間的弧度感到驚訝！

Tony Bennett 在 2006 年 80 歲生日時接受採訪說道：「我無法告訴你我對於這一切感到多麼幸運，我從來沒真正想過我的演藝事業會做這麼久，而且這比我想像的要多得多，所以我很興奮！」

2021 年 8 月在紐約無線電城音樂廳 (Radio City Music Hall) 舉辦了 2 場成功的音樂會《One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga》，在爵士二重唱搭檔「女神卡卡 Lady Gaga」的陪伴之下，結束了自己最後的演藝生涯。

他和 Lady Gaga 於 2021 年秋季發行了他們的第二張合作專輯《Love For Sale》(爵愛經典)，這張合作專輯在美國告示牌 Billboard 200 排行榜上取得第8名好成績（10月16日）

當他的人生劃下了句點，他的演藝生涯可以說是任何流行音樂歌手中最偉大，法蘭克辛納屈（Frank Sinatra）曾被譽為「業界內最好的歌手」。但 Tony Bennett 毋庸置疑擁有真正巨星般的成績，擁有 60 多張錄音室專輯和全球賣超過 5,000 萬張的唱片，在他的歌手生涯中每個十年都會出現在排行榜上。

他贏得了 19 座葛萊美獎 (GRAMMYs)，包括 2001 年終身成就獎和 2 項黃金時段艾美獎 (EMMYs)，並且是甘迺迪中心榮譽獎 (Kennedy Center Honoree) 與國家藝術基金會爵士大師獎 (National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master) 獲獎者。

Tony Bennett 擁有多項金氏世界紀錄 (Guinness World Records)：

第一項是憑藉著 2014 年與 Lady Gaga 合作的專輯《Cheek to Cheek》(爵對經典) 成為擁有美國告示牌冠軍專輯的最年長者記錄 (88 歲又 68 天)，有趣的是，他打樂自己的紀錄，他在 2011 年憑藉與 Lady Gaga、Michael Bublé 和 Mariah Carey 等當代藝術家合作的專輯《Duets II》創下的 85 歲又 66 天紀錄。

第二項 2021年與 Lady Gaga 合作的專輯《Love For Sale》(爵愛經典) 成為發行專輯最年長者記錄 (95歲又60天)

第三項 2006 年專輯《Duets: An American Classic》成為最長時間間格登上英國專輯榜 (超過39年)

第四項 2006 年專輯《Duets: An American Classic》成為登上英國專輯榜 TOP 20 最年長者 (80歲)第五項 2018 年成為 原版唱片發行與同一藝術家重新錄製同單曲之間時間最長紀錄，在 1949 年他以藝名 Joe Bari 首次發行了歌曲〈Fascination Rhythm〉，並在 68 年又 342 天後與歌手 Diana Krall 發行了新版本唱片。金氏世界紀錄也發官方新聞表示，Tony Bennett 永遠是「金氏世界紀錄的傳奇人物」。

Tony Bennett 還被公認為一位畫家，受聯合國與 Kentucky Derby 委託創作的作品《中央公園 Central Park》懸掛在華盛頓特區的史密森尼美國藝術博物館 (Smithsonian American Art Museum)。聯合國難民事務高級專員於 2007 年授予他人道主義獎 (Humanitarian Award)，同年他入選國際民權星光大道 (International Civil Rights Walk of Fame)。

然而，這些榮譽只是他生命故事的一小部分。作為一名引領潮流的藝術家、教育家以及在某些方面的文化保存者，Tony Bennett 對流行音樂的影響和重要性怎麼強調都不為過。他既是《偉大的美國歌曲集》(Great American Songbook) 之下誕生的巨星，也是位代言人。他尊敬歌曲集中的作曲家們，並承諾為這部作品延續其中精神，從音樂廳到 MTV Unplugged 以及三張二重奏專輯 (Duets albums)，為這位燕尾服大師贏得了全新的追隨者。

美紐約皇后區「法蘭克辛納屈藝術學院」(Frank Sinatra School of the Arts) 的聯合創辦人 Tony Bennett 在與 Lady Gaga 一起巡演宣傳專輯《Cheek to Cheek 》時說道：

「我想向年輕人傳授柯爾波特 (Cole Porter)、喬治蓋希文 (George Gershwin)、歐文柏林 (Irving Berlin) 等，他們創作的所有偉大音樂，這是很棒的音樂，而且永遠不會過時，這些歌曲永遠不會退流行。這些音樂非常的精明，每個人、尤其是年輕人們都需要嘗試了解與欣賞。」

Tony Bennett 在多年來與他合作過的年輕藝術家中找到了許多忠誠的追隨者們，曾與他一起巡演或者合作的有：k.d. lang,、Aretha Franklin、Paul McCartney、Elton John、Billy Joel、Sting、Elvis Costello、Michael Bublé、Carrie Underwood、Mariah Carey、Diana Krall 等眾多歌手。

歌手 Sting 在談到 2006 年與 Tony Bennett 一起為收錄在專輯《Duets: An American Classic》中的歌曲《The Boulevard of Broken Hearts》錄製時說道：

「很高興能親眼見證這位大師工作的樣子，我認為 Tony Bennett 的樂句非常難以預測，而且非常有特色，當你與他唱和聲時，你必須不斷嘗試並再次猜測他的下一步。希望當我快到那個年齡的時候，也想成為這樣的人。」

與此同時，Lady Gaga 表示，Tony Bennett 對她的友誼和指導：「是我今天仍繼續唱歌的原因。」

在 Tony 生涯最後一場表演《One Last Time》演出時，Lady Gaga 告訴當時的觀眾們：「Tony Bennett 是我的朋友，他是我的音樂夥伴，他是世界上最偉大的歌手。」

Anthony Dominick "Tony" Benedetto 出生於紐約皇后區，他很早就知道自己想做什麼，而且絕對不是經營父親的雜貨店。他在 2006 年說道：「我只想持續唱歌和畫畫，這是我唯一非常熱衷的兩件事，即使是現在，這些就是我所做的一切。」

Tony Bennett 是納金高 (Nat King Cole) 和平克勞斯貝 (Bing Crosby) 的粉絲，他就讀於曼哈頓工業藝術高中，靠著在餐桌旁為顧客唱歌賺錢。在第二次世界大戰 (World War II) 期間，他在美國陸軍服役期間於軍樂隊中表演，還參加了「突出之戰役 Battle of the Bulge」並協助解放了一個集中營，之後他根據《退伍軍人法案》回到了家鄉，並在美國劇院聯隊學校學習美聲唱法。

Tony Bennett 回憶道：「我有最好的老師，而且我接受過很好的訓練。所以我知道如何管理自己，這是必須通過自律來實現的，我保養並保持著自己的聲音。我從不厭倦工作，我喜歡唱歌，喜歡娛樂人們，讓他們感到快樂，讓他們在 90 分鐘左右的時間裡忘記自己的疑難雜症，這是一個很棒的職業。」

1946 年，Tony Bennett 在皇后區與長號手泰瑞格倫 (Tyree Glenn) 一起進行了他的第一場夜總會演出。三年後，當鮑伯霍伯 Bob Hope 和珀爾貝利 Pearl Bailey 在格林威治時聽到他的演出，因此他得到了喘息的機會。Bob Hope 幫助這位初出茅廬的歌手達成了一份唱片合約，並給予了他縮寫的藝名。

Tony Bennett 與哥倫比亞唱片公司 (Columbia Records) 簽約，在製作人米奇米切爾 Mickey Mitchel 的指導下，他推出了在 50 年代的熱門歌曲，包括《Because of You》、《Rags to Riches》和翻唱漢克威廉斯 (Hank Williams) 的《Cold, Cold Heart》，這些歌曲於 1956 年登上排行榜第一名。

後者促使 Hank Williams 打電話給 Tony Bennett，開玩笑地感謝他「毀了我的歌曲」。Tony Bennett 的標誌性歌曲〈I Left My Heart in San Francisco〉於 1962 年進入排行榜前 20 名（舊金山費爾蒙特酒店為他樹立了一座雕像以紀念該市與歌曲之間的聯繫）。

但單曲和排行榜排名從來都不是一個大問題，Tony Bennett 說：「我盡量不去刻意追隨製作熱門歌曲，立即會被遺忘的熱門製作。我的標準是，這首歌會持續傳承下去嗎？它是否具有美國歌曲集的品質，使歌曲成為標竿？歌詞和音樂是否搭配得悅耳？我就是這樣錄製唱片的，我不想要熱門唱片，我想要一本熱門歌曲目錄輯，在我的一生中都不會顯得過時。」

「作曲家艾靈頓公爵 (Duke Ellington) 有句老話：問題不在於你做了什麼，而在於『做事的方式』。如果你聽到辛納屈 (Sinatra)、納金高 (Nat King Cole) 或者艾拉費茲傑拉 (Ella Fitzgerald) 唱標準曲，歌曲就會脫穎而出。它們是歌曲的最終版本，但不一定只有一種詮釋方式。」

1951 年至 1964 年間，Tony Bennett 有 20 首單曲躋身前 20 名，當時披頭四樂隊 (The Beatles) 和英國歌手進軍美國使他和他的同齡人在排行榜上排名開始靠後。儘管如此，隨著歲月的流逝，Tony Bennett 仍然很受歡迎，甚至成為了傳奇標誌性人物，無論品味和潮流如何對待他，他都會繼續錄製唱片和巡演，儘管他在 1979 年因吸食古柯鹼過量而險些喪命，這導致他的兒子丹尼班奈特 (Danny Bennett) 接任，成為他的新經紀人，並讓他的父親重回正軌。

1986 年的《The Art of Excellence》是 Tony Bennett 14 年來第一張登上 Billboard 排行榜的專輯，1994 年他與 Costello 和 Lang 一起在 MTV原音重現 (MTV Unplugged) 系列節目中登場，才讓他在另類搖滾市場上意外地搶占了先機。

多虧了這些新聽眾，專輯獲得了白金銷量，並贏得了 2 項葛萊美獎，包括令人垂涎的「年度專輯獎」，也帶來了各種機會，包括二重唱項目。

更多榮譽也隨之而來，好萊塢星光大道 (Hollywood and Vine) 上的星星、ASCAP 頒發的終身成就獎、入選長島音樂名人堂 (The Long Island Music Hall of Fame)。他曾為 11 位美國總統演出，並於 2017 年獲得美國國會圖書館蓋希文流行音樂獎 (Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Music)。

在與女神卡卡 Lady Gaga 首張合作專輯《Cheek to Cheek》(爵對經典) 登上美國告示牌專輯榜 Billboard 200 排行榜冠軍之後，他後來的專輯包括 2015 年與鋼琴家 Bill Charlap 合作的《The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern》，以及 2018 年與 Diana Krall 合作的 George Gershwin 合輯《Love is Here to Stay》。

Tony Bennett 也扶養了與第一任妻子 Patricia Beech 的兒子 Danny 和 Daegal，以及與第二任妻子 Sandra Grant 的女兒 Joanna 和Antonia。

Tony Bennett 與第三任妻子 Susan Benedetto 白頭偕老，他們共同創立了非營利組織探索藝術 (Exploring the Arts)。2021 年初 Susan Benedetto 告訴美國退休人員協會雜誌：

「唱歌對他來說就是一切所有。這已經多次拯救了他的生命。」

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Churchill Downs Extends the Suspension of Bob Baffert Through 2024

Churchill Downs on Monday extended its suspension of the trainer Bob Baffert from the Kentucky Derby through 2024, asserting his continued unwillingness to accept responsibility for the failed post-race drug test of Medina Spirit, the 2021 Derby winner, demonstrates that Baffert “cannot be trusted to avoid future misconduct.” The suspension also applies to other tracks owned by Churchill…

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Antonio Velardo shares: Churchill Downs Extends the Suspension of Bob Baffert Through 2024 by Joe Drape

By Joe Drape Baffert, a Hall of Fame trainer, was suspended after his horse Medina Spirit failed a drug test at the 2021 Kentucky Derby. Churchill Downs said he “continues to peddle a false narrative” about what happened. Published: July 3, 2023 at 06:59PM from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/oDqCaTe via IFTTT

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[ad_1] National Treasure, with jockey John Velazquez, front right, edges out Blazing Sevens, with jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., second from left, to win the148th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, on Saturday in Baltimore. Nick Wass/AP hide caption toggle caption Nick Wass/AP National Treasure, with jockey John Velazquez, front right, edges out Blazing Sevens, with jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., second from left, to win the148th running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course, on Saturday in Baltimore. Nick Wass/AP A horse named National Treasure won the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, the second leg of the Triple Crown. The win handed trainer Bob Baffert a record-setting victory, hours after he had to put down an injured horse, and coming upon his return to the race after being banned last year. National Treasure entered Saturday's race at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore as the second betting choice behind Mage, who pulled off a longshot victory at the Kentucky Derby earlier this month. But in the end, Blazing Sevens came in second by a narrow margin and Mage took third. It's jockey John Velazquez's first Preakness win, and a record eighth Preakness win for Baffert. "This horse deserved it. We all thought it was a good horse," Baffert told NBC Sports after the win. A string of recent horse deaths have overshadowed this year's Triple Crown races. In the eight days leading to the Kentucky Derby earlier this month, seven horses died at Churchill Downs. Hours before Saturday's main event in Baltimore, Havnameltdown, a horse trained by Bob Baffert, was euthanized after the 3-year-old colt injured its ankle during an earlier race. "Havnameltdown went bad at the top of the stretch, you saw it around the turn and he sustained a really severe injury of his left front ankle," Dr. Scott Hay, the on-call veterinarian for the American Association of Equine Practitioners, told TVG. "It was to such an extent that it was basically impossible to transport him and they had to euthanize him humanely on the grounds immediately." His rider Luis Sáez was flung off the horse. The jockey complained of leg pain after the fall and was taken to a nearby hospital, according to the NBC Sports broadcast. "We are just devastated," Baffert tweeted. "This is a shock to everyone at our barn who love and care for these horses every day. Hanvameltdown was obviously hit pretty hard coming out of the gate. We don't know if that contributed to the injury, but we will be fully transparent with those reviewing this terrible accident. Right now, our thoughts are with Luis Saez and we are hopeful he will be okay." It's Baffert's first time in a Triple Crown race since 2021 due to the trainer's suspensions stemming from disqualified Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit's failed drug test. [ad_2] #Bob #Bafferttrained #National #Treasure #wins #Preakness #NPR

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How to watch the 2023 Kentucky Derby online for free - and without cable

Last year was the second biggest incident in Kentucky Derby history, so all eyes will be on Churchill Downs on Saturday to see if the ponies pull off an even bigger surprise. There has been a shortage of drama at the Derby in recent years. Before Rich Strike’s surprise win in 2022, the 2021 race was marred by controversy after winner Medina Spirit was disqualified after the horse tested positive…

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Night at the Races event to benefit IRC Veterans Council

news release The Veterans Council of Indian River County (VCIRC) will present A Night at the Races, a Kentucky Derby themed event benefitting the Veterans Council of Indian River County.  A Night at the Races was a huge hit in 2021 and took a hiatus for the 2022 year. After receiving numerous calls and requests for the event, the Veterans Council decided to bring it back, even bigger and better…

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#5

I expected Delilah to do something, but it never occurred to me that Ashton would offer to make a deal with Jianna Hexum.

I know I made a slightly disparaging crack about pulling shit out of thin air, but that's interesting. Hexum concerned me and I'm not sure what she can do, but...interesting.

33 notes - Posted September 15, 2022

#4

Hell of an insult there.

Someone's going to loot your body and be so disappointed.

😂

39 notes - Posted September 16, 2022

#3

"I'll see Will and Darrig again"

God Orym, noooooo 😭

53 notes - Posted September 9, 2022

#2

Fearne druid level is 6, right? So if Fresh Cut Grass can get to Fearne and revivify her, she can theoretically revivify Orym. Doesn't matter if she prepared the spell or has slots available, at least that's how I read it.

EDIT-yeah, I'm mixing spell slots and prepared spells up so fingers ALSO crossed that she'd have a slot available. But still, it's something 🤞🏻

55 notes - Posted September 9, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

What the fuck just happened?!? He was supposed to go to New York and now he's won the Kentucky Derby.

And he still has the energy to try to eat the pony XD

504 notes - Posted May 7, 2022

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