- November 15, 2011
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Generations of the Johnston family rewarded with Acclamation Kentucky is far more likely than California to have multi-generational Thoroughbred farms. However, the Johnston family of California bucks...
- November 09, 2011
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McMahon of Saratoga turns 40 in style Forty years ago when Joe and Anne McMahon bought a 100-acre farm on Fitch Road a few miles east of Saratoga’s famed track, they could have decided to raise reindeer...
- April 26, 2011
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What started as a couple of extravagant gifts has prompted a lifelong passion for horses for Harmony Training Center owner Theresa Moore, who became involved in Thoroughbred racing and breeding through...
- April 12, 2011
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Developments over Independence Day weekend in 2010, though not unexpected for those who follow the New York Thoroughbred breeding industry, drove home the point: The New York-bred program can produce quality...
- April 05, 2011
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A year ago, in April 2010, a fire swept through a broodmare barn at Indiana Stallion Station, and despite the valiant efforts of the farm’s staff, more than a dozen horse perished, including some broodmares...
- March 30, 2011
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The Texas horse industry lives and dies by odd-numbered years. The Lone Star State is one of the few states whose legislatures only meet biennially, and when lawmakers do come together in Austin, it’s...
- March 15, 2011
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The year was 2003, and Charles “Buck” Woodson Jr. finally had had just about enough. For more than 30 years the tough-as-nails Woodson, a no-nonsense horseman known for his colorful personality, had been...
- March 08, 2011
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Sometimes it pays to be contrarian. While other operations have contracted over the past few years, Tom Simon’s Vinery has gotten aggressive. It has supported its young stallions More Than Ready and Congrats...
- March 01, 2011
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When a horse finds its best stride and is good enough to knock down a couple of grade I races, it’s rarely a case of being an overnight sensation. Behind every “big horse” is usually a breeder or owner...
- February 23, 2011
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New Jersey-born owner, trainer, and breeder Edwin Broome obviously relishes the mountaintops in racing much more than the inevitable valleys, but like every other horseman he knows both extremes are part...
