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  • Lately Ratón—one of thousands of bulls that chase amateur and professional bull runners in annual town festivals—is whipping up a fervor like few in the bull-running business have seen in years.

    Spain's Most Famous Bull Since Ferdinand Is Hardly a Shrinking Violet Ilan Brat 2011

  • James kept the chains moving with his bull-running after contact that was his trademark his first seven seasons in Indianapolis from 1999 to 2005 when the Colts were postseason regulars.

    Indignant Cards deck Falcons, prove they deserved a spot 2009

  • The 11-year-old beast Ratón, star of bull-running events in eastern Spain, is one of the biggest celebrity bulls in years.

    Spain's Most Famous Bull Since Ferdinand Is Hardly a Shrinking Violet Ilan Brat 2011

  • Tens of thousands of revellers packed Pamplona and soaked each other in sangria Wednesday to kick off Spain's best-known fiesta: the San Fermin bull-running festival.

    Spain's Bull-Run Festival Opens 2011

  • Alvaro Barrientos/Associated Press Tens of thousands of people packed the main square in Pamplona, Spain, on Wednesday to celebrate the start of Spain's most famous bull-running festival with the annual launch of the "chupinazo" rocket.

    Spain's Bull-Run Festival Opens 2011

  • The prices Ratón's owner charges for public appearances of the black bull with white on his snout and belly have soared, and spectators jam bull-running arenas just to get a glimpse of the famed animal—who has gored two runners to death.

    Spain's Most Famous Bull Since Ferdinand Is Hardly a Shrinking Violet Ilan Brat 2011

  • Ratón—one of thousands of bulls that chase amateur and professional bull runners in yearly town festivals—is whipping up a fervor like few in the bull-running industry have seen in years.

    The Baddest Bull in Spain 2011

  • Tens of thousands of people packed Pamplona's streets for a drunken kick-off to Spain's best-known fiesta: the nine-day San Fermin bull-running festival.

    Spain's Bull-Run Festival Opens 2011

  • PAMPLONA, Spain — Spain shrugged off its economic woes Tuesday with tens of thousands of Spaniards and foreigners jamming a historic city plaza and spraying each other with wine as a firecracker rocket blasted off to launch the famed San Fermin bull-running festival.

    Spain's Running Of The Bulls Starts Tuesday 2010

  • PAMPLONA, Spain — Spain shrugged off its economic woes Tuesday with tens of thousands of Spaniards and foreigners jamming a historic city plaza and spraying each other with wine as a firecracker rocket blasted off to launch the famed San Fermin bull-running festival.

    Spain's Running Of The Bulls Starts Tuesday 2010

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