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...concentrate on the numbers: Grand Slam or PGA titles, touchdown passes, new records. By that yardstick alone, a racehorse called Silent Witness was a winner many times over. Just retired, Silent Witness was unbeaten at his first 17 starts, eclipsing the 16-win streaks of past greats Ribot, Citation and Cigar. For three years running (2003 to 2005), the Paris-based International Federation of Horseracing Authorities ranked him the world's fastest sprinter. And over five seasons of racing, he amassed $8 million in prize money. Yet those numbers, impressive as they are, don't tell the whole story...
...stablemate Bullish Luck in the Hong Kong Champions Mile; in Hong Kong. First sold for the bargain price of $39,000, the Australian-bred sprinter has won more than $6 million in career earnings and scored 17 consecutive victories, eclipsing the record of 16 held by champions Ribot, Citation and Cigar. His unlikely rise and winning ways have made the horse an icon in his gambling-obsessed hometown, although the loss means touted trips to high-stakes races in Japan and the U.S. may not happen. "Every horse has to lose," said his owner, Archie de Silva...
...Harvard diving corps also displayed its usual excellence and reliability. Battling cold air, drafts, and acute cases of shivers, the strong duo of Adriana Holy and Pam Stone went 2-3 and 3-2 in the 1-meter and 3-meter diving competitions--finishing behind BU's incomparable Veronica Ribot in both contests...
...meter and 3-meter diving events were both won by PanAmerican Games medalist Veronica Ribot for B.U., with Crimson junior Pam Stone taking second in the 3-meter and third in the 1-meter. Crimson sophomore Adriana Holy finished second in the 1-meter by a paltry three points...
Three meter diving: 1. Veronica Ribot (BU), 427.65; 2. Pam Stone (H), 368.05; 3. Adriana Holy (H), 364.30; 4. Catherine Butler (BU), 344.20; 5. Leslie Hutton (NU), 289.90; 6. Becky Wright...