Rick Porter has had another offspring of Unbridled's Song sent to the sidelines. The owner talks about their brilliance, and their soundness....
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The horse industry in New York, Kentucky, and Maryland is suffering because of politicians....
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The Breeders' Cup is a great event but it is not really a world championship of anything....
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There is nothing exact about breeding horses, and the fact that it is such an inexact science is one of its greatest traits and most alluring appeals....
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Santa Anita has finally made the decision to remove its synthetic surface and return to a dirt track....
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Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta couldn't share Horse of the Year honors, but the fans of both outstanding females should be thrilled. Not only will both be racing this year, the owners are already talking about hooking up....
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Jockey Calvin Borel had another excellent year in 2009, but his 2010 has not started out so well....
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Researching the leading regional sires of 2009, a coincidence was noted among the leading sires of the year in Maryland, California, and Florida: Not For Love, Unusual Heat, and Montbrook have more in common than being the leading sire in their respective states; they are also all members of the 1990 foal crop....
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Asked to compile a series of "best of" lists for the first decade of this century, Blood-Horse senior correspondent Steve Haskin eagerly took up the challenge. It may sound easy, but thinking back over a 10-year period, and the people, horses, and races that were part of it, is not a simple task....
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Unfortunately, both getting more tracks to buy in and educating the public boil down to one thing, and that is money, which is in short supply today....
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So, fewer mares were bred in 2009, and one would expect even fewer to be sent to the breeding shed in 2010. That affects both the stud fee receipts and yearling sales for multiple years....
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Ever wonder what the Thoroughbred industry would look like if Sheikh Mohammed woke up one morning and decided he no longer wished to be a participant?...
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The owner/trainer relationship is an interesting one because it is about more than business; it is about equine athletes, each of whom requires individualized care....
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A glimmer of hope at the Keeneland November sale, the irony of a Kentucky loss, and remembering Bobby Frankel....
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Repeat wins by Goldikova and Conduit, followed by Zenyatta's Classic was simply as good as it gets....
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You would think Eileen Mayer never heard of P.T. Barnum....
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Bruce Hundley was free with his thoughts, and he never ever ran out of colorful stories....
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The best thing you can wish a jockey as he or she is being legged up is simple: Have a safe trip....
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Writing in The Daily Telegraph following Sea The Stars victory in the Oct. 4 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Fr-I), Marcus Armytage noted: "With a fair wind behind him, it would be fantastic to see him cross the pond and annihilate the Americans in the Breeders' Cup....
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The fact is no one knows exactly what to do in relation to stud fees, and no one wants to be the first to pull the trigger....
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This is not about business," Bill Farish, the general manager of his family's Lane's End Farm near Versailles, Ky., said emphatically. "This is about an entire industry."...
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On the off day from the Keeneland September Yearling sale, most breeders weren't singing the blues, but offering solutions for the future....
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Rice was a natural for the profession, a third-generation horseperson. She is the daughter of highly respected horseman Clyde Rice, a former trainer who has operated a training center in Florida since leaving the racetrack....
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We can't let up the intensity just because the protestors and the cameras have gone away....
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Racing needs to consider moving from fractional to decimal reporting of odds....
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