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August 2009 - Posts

Take Two - by Steve Haskin

• 25 Aug 2009 11:39 AM
• 45 Comments

An unusual article appeared in the Aug. 21 New York Post. TV critic Linda Stasi not only reviewed Animal Planet's reality series "Jockeys," she gave it four stars.... Read More

Death of a Champion - By Jessica Yeargin

• 18 Aug 2009 1:52 PM
• 71 Comments

A few months ago the Thoroughbred world lost a champion. Rare Menace was euthanized due to infirmities of old age. He raced six times at ages 2 and 3 at Suffolk Downs and Meadowlands, in six-furlong maiden-claiming races, never finishing better than eighth.... Read More

Storm Song - By Linda Dougherty

• 11 Aug 2009 12:41 PM
• 12 Comments

Aug. 4 started out innocently enough, as my two daughters and I planned to drive to Churchill Downs to see the Kentucky Derby Museum. It turned out to be an adventure that will no doubt be vividly remembered by all three of us for years to come. ... Read More

Common Ground - By Jay Hickey

• 4 Aug 2009 1:28 PM
• 52 Comments

The scope of the problem of unwanted horses is hotly debated. Some declare there are no unwanted horses. Others retort the problem is growing dramatically. ... Read More

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