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Jay-Z Buys California Chrome for $55 Million

empire-sports-jay-z-california-chrome-derby-preakness-triple-crownLOS ANGELES — A rapper and a race horse is not the normal combination in today’s sports world. Not until today, when mega rapper and business mogul, Jay-Z, purchased California Chrome. Mr. Z reportedly paid over $55 million for the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner. This is great news for the horse racing industry, as they have been seeking some diversity for a while now. Having a rapper who also happens to be black could really open up the sport for an entirely new demographic.

Chrome’s former owner, Steve Coburn, told us while sobbing (his natural state), “I hated to sell the animal, but it is hard to say no to a double nickel in millions. And it is the best thing for horse racing. Our racing community has been pushing to get a rapper involved in ownership for a long time. I could not turn down the chance to give our sport an ethnic boost.” Coburn drew some heat after his horse won the Preakness, saying that the Kentucky Derby hospitality was not what it should have been. Selling a possible Triple Crown winner to a rapper who also owns part of an NBA team, should get him back in the good graces of the Derby crowd.

In a press release, Jay-Z stated he was happy to be a part of such an accepting sports community. “I could not be happier about the reception I have gotten since the news broke. My fellow racehorse owners have welcomed me with open arms. There was the text from Bob, the old white guy with silver hair. The call from Stan, the other old white guy with silver hair. And the email from Connor, the other old white guy with silver hair. These guys have been very supportive.”

Miley Cyrus Kicked Out Of Derby Party After Fight With Porn Star Ron Jeremy

empire-sports-miley-cyrus-ron-jeremy-fight-nightclub-stripclub-bar-wrecking-ball-spoof-video-sexLOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY— On the first Saturday in May each year, celebrities gather at historic Churchill Downs in the heart of a town not normally associated with the glitz and glamour, and sometimes drama, of celebrity life.

Following the event many celebs find their way to the local pub and clubs to partake in the many post-Derby festivities around town.

While most remain uneventful, some patrons at a strip club on Preston Hwy in Louisville called Trixies got a taste of celebrity drama as a verbal fight between pop celeb Miley Cyrus and porn star Ron Jeremy ended with Cyrus being escorted out of the club.

According to the club’s manager, Ron Jeremy was hosting the Derby event at the club.  At some point while Jeremy was talking with some fans near the bar area, he was approached by a, according to many, highly intoxicated Miley Cyrus who, “thought he should die for ripping off her video.”

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A screen shot from Ron Jeremy’s remake of Cyrus’ ‘Wrecking Ball’ video

Apparently, Miley was upset over Ron Jeremy’s spoof remake of her Wrecking Ball video and thought a Derby party at a strip club would be the most appropriate time to vent her complaints.

Several witnesses claimed to have witnessed Cyrus trying to punch Jeremy in the face before club bouncers were forced to escort the heated Cyrus from the club.

“It was the funniest thing I ever saw,” said club goer Brendan Kelly of Flint, Michigan. “She [Cyrus] was yelling and trying to punch him [Jeremy] and he was just sitting back and laughing.  Then when Miley was kicked out of club everyone in the entire place started cheering.  He’s a legend and she’s a skanky bitch.”

A video crew who was filming in the club for an upcoming reality tv show featuring the club’s dancers and staff said they caught most of the fight on film and plan to release the video as bonus footage to their upcoming show.

Police officers outside of the club threatened to arrest Cyrus for PUI and disorderly conduct before she left with a friend.

Jockey Accidentally Euthanized After Breaking Leg At Kentucky Derby 140

empire-sports-jockey-euthanized-killed-murdered-churchill-downs-kentucky-derbyLOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY— The cheers of fans turned to gasps Saturday afternoon at Churchill downs as an otherwise uneventful race turned tragic after a mid-race collision sent several jockeys flying to the ground and left one jockey dead.

Two jockeys were injured and taken away from Churchill Downs by ambulance after a scary collision during the third race of the Kentucky Derby day slate.

Jockey Megan Fadlovich complained of concussion symptoms, and fellow rider Marcelino Pedroza Jr. complained of lower back pain after the incident, which appeared to start when two horses clipped heels. Both jockeys were alert and moving all extremities as they were taken to nearby Audubon Hospital for further examination, a track spokesman said.

Back at the track, a tragedy unfolded that has left many stunned.

A third jockey who was dismounted in the incident, James Graham, broke his leg so severely that trainers were forced to perform emergency medical procedures on location and accidentally injected him with a lethal dose of the drug barbiturates, a drug that is commonly used to euthanize horses.

“I really had no idea what to do,” said horse trainer Joseph Goldsmith, “I was forced into a situation that I was not properly trained to handle and I made a mistake that I will have to live with for the rest of my life.  I was trained that broken legs get that injection but I was only trained for horses, not humans.”

“This is the type of thing that happens when you let horse trainers make perform medical procedures on humans,” said Bruce Moore, a lifelong animal right activist who watched the entire scene unfold. “But I think it’s karma coming back for all the horses that got put down after breaking their legs.”

Representatives from Churchill Downs have not yet commented on the events.  They are expected to release a statement sometime after their team of lawyers figure out a way to absolve them of all responsibility.