The Blood-Horse Regionals

3/12/2010 Southeast: Individual Attention

• March 11, 2010
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John and Jill Stephens are very matter of fact about what they do. They don’t glamorize their work, which involves preparing horses for racing and/or juvenile auctions. But they know their role in the...

3/5/2010 Midwest / Canada: North Stars

• March 08, 2010
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The mid-to-late 20th century in Thoroughbred racing is commonly described as the “golden years” of the sport, referring to the strength, stamina, and sheer brilliance of a number of that time period’s...

2/27/2010 Northeast: Big Time

• February 24, 2010
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Sal Simeone was shopping at the 2004 Ocala Breeders’ March sale of 2-year-olds in training with one goal—a common dream shared by all horsemen: to discover that special horse that would put him on top...

2/20/2010 West Coast: Establishing a Legacy

• February 22, 2010
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When multiple graded stakes winner Papa Clem became available for stud duty in late January, Pete Parrella and several other prominent California breeders immediately leapt into action. They were determined...

2/13/10 Southeast: Pleasant Passion

• February 09, 2010
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Joe Barbazon admits to having had a bad case of butterflies in his stomach just prior to the $3-million Emirates Airline Breeders’ Cup Turf (gr. IT) last November at Santa Anita Park. The nerves were understandable...

2/13/10 Southwest: All in, In Oklahoma

• February 09, 2010
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Saturdays for high school students usually mean sleeping late, goofing off with friends, or perhaps attending a sporting event, depending on the season. Not for Joe Carter. A native of Tulsa, Carter spent...

2/6/10 Northeast: Mighty Penn

• February 09, 2010
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One of Mike Jester’s most vivid memories of an afternoon spent at the racetrack occurred April 14, 1977, a day he decided to visit Garden State Park in Cherry Hill, N.J. In mid-afternoon, after being invited...

2/6/10 Midwest/Canada: Going Green

• February 09, 2010
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1/16/10 Northeast: Growing the Garden

• January 14, 2010
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With the loss of two major racetracks over the years and continuous battles with the Atlantic City casinos and state legislature to get slots, New Jersey racing is struggling to remain competitive with...

1/16/10 West Coast: A Gem at Emerald

• January 14, 2010
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Recognition in the Thoroughbred industry comes slowly, if at all, for a horseman who plies his trade in the great Northwest. But for Howard Belvoir—a trainer, owner, and breeder who got his start in the...