- March 19, 2019
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Pierre Esquirol makes a go of it in western Canada By Jennifer Morrison YOU CAN'T KEEP A PASSIONATE, hard-working horseman down. Pierre Esquirol is as determined a Thoroughbred breeder as you will...
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- January 24, 2018
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R Star Stallions takes advantage of Indiana breeding program By Alicia Wincze Hughes LEIGH ANN HOPPER pauses mid-sentence to acknowledge she is well aware she keeps repeating herself. As the Indiana native...
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- February 18, 2015
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For the Ohio Horse Racing Industry Nov. 24, 2014, marked both an end and a beginning. by Tom LaMarra It was the day of the inaugural live Thoroughbred racing program at Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley...
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- January 13, 2015
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Iowa's Dennis Albaugh collects Chevys, racehorses by Lenny Shulman Dennis Albaugh tends to do things big once he gets involved in something. So his entrance nine years ago into the world of Thoroughbreds...
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- April 15, 2014
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Sire thrives at Stillwater Equine by Bob Kieckhefer It’s a long way and a long time from a second-place finish in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (gr. I) at Lone Star Park in 2004 to the Stillwater Equine Clinic...
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- March 11, 2014
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Stallion business growing at Leigh Ann and Kerry Hopper’s RichWine Farm by Claire Novak When Leigh Ann Hopper talks about building an Indiana breeding operation from the ground up with her husband, Kerry...
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- February 11, 2014
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Mapleville Farms and Sherry McLean stay stable in changing times by Lenny Shulman In the mIdst of the instability that has befallen the Thoroughbred industry in Ontario over the past two years, at least...
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- February 26, 2013
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Two-year agreement buys time for Ontario racing by Alex Campbell It's been quite a year for those in the Ontario horse racing industry since the provincial government announced in February 2012 its...
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- April 03, 2012
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Adena Springs Canada contributes mightily to Frank Stronach’s top-shelf operation By Lenny Shulman What goes up sometimes comes down. Regional markets for Thoroughbreds seem in a constant dance of rising...
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- February 29, 2012
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Mark Casse’s ‘crazy good’ run By Jennifer Morrison Mark Casse has referred to his vast Thoroughbred training business at Woodbine racetrack as a “well-oiled machine” that runs smoothly from the early morning...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- December 21, 2010
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Indiana is known as the “Crossroads of America” because of its central location and interstate highway system. The state’s horse racing industry has benefited from a geographical perspective, given Indiana...
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- April 14, 2010
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A manhole cover between the clubhouse and paddock tells the tale. It reads "1925 Union Gas and Electric Co." That was the year Coney Island racetrack held its first meet adjacent to the Ohio...
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- 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...
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- February 09, 2010
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- January 06, 2010
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Innovation. Progress. Leadership. These are just a few of the words used over the years to describe what David Willmot has brought to the horse racing industry in Ontario since he bulled his way into the...
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- April 21, 2009
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No matter what the industry, trends in America are often said to start in California and move east. But for the horse industry, Iowa, smack in the middle of the nation’s breadbasket, represents a microcosm...
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- March 24, 2009
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As breeder/owner Marilyn McMaster looked at splashy photographs of yearlings galloping across lush pastures, her favorite gray mare posing beneath a weeping willow tree, and her intricately self-built...
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- February 24, 2009
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Download PDF Sometimes breeders have to wait a long time to see their labor blossom to fruition. On other occasions they have to wait a really long time. But for Mike Carroll and John C. Harvey Jr., the...
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- January 29, 2009
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Download PDF Camelia Casby isn’t the first person in Thoroughbred racing who learned about the game the hard way. However, she stuck it out, found a certain level of success, and possesses a positive outlook...
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- November 11, 2008
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