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  • In the absence of the current global economic downturn, we experienced solid earnings momentum at NN during the first nine months of 2008 particularly, as Jim mentioned, in the three operations, which were problems in 2007 namely Whirlaway, China, and Slovakia.

    pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator 2008

  • Corbis Calumet Farm just outside of Lexington, Ky., where Triple Crown winners Whirlaway (1941) and Citation (1948) were bred.

    Behind the Bluegrass Max Watman 2010

  • Mr. Greenspan wrote, produced, and directed scores of documentaries on subjects as varied as Lance Armstrong, Muhammad Ali, Jesse Owens, the Munich Olympics tragedy, and the Triple Crown winning thoroughbred Whirlaway.

    Bud Greenspan dies; Olympic historian made thrilling documentaries T. Rees Shapiro 2010

  • Whirlaway, the 1942 Triple Crown champion was famous for his heart-pounding, come-from-behind wins (he was also nick-named "Mr Longtails" for his long lustrous tail that "reminded oldtimers of the hair-tonic ads of the Seven Sutherland Sisters" perhaps making him analogous to a different candidate altogether).

    Glynnis MacNicol: It's a Horse Race! 2008

  • Old Rosebud (1914), Johnstown (1939), Whirlaway (1941) and Assault (1946) all crossed the wire eight lengths ahead.

    USATODAY.com - Barbaro runs away from field to win Kentucky Derby 2006

  • In its past two quarters, NN's earnings beat Wall Street's expectations by double-digit percentages, in part thanks to a turnaround at Whirlaway.

    Bargain Growth Stocks 2008

  • In 2006, NN bought Whirlaway, a maker of metal components like shafts, valves and pumps.

    Bargain Growth Stocks 2008

  • ACEVEDO: Jose Lopez (ph) tells me his home on Whirlaway (ph) is threatened.

    CNN Transcript Oct 26, 2003 2003

  • Whirlaway, ridden by Eddie Arcaro, won the Triple Crown in 1941; Citation won the Crown in 1948 and was the first horse in history to earn a million dollars.

    Celebrities Hardwick, Elizabeth 2001

  • And oh, the magnificence of the animals, with names like Whirlaway and Count Fleet, Affirmed, the unbeatable Secretariat.

    CNN Transcript - Special Event: Millennium 2000: Am I Fit - January 1, 2000 2000

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