- February 10, 2009
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Download PDF Edward Seltzer was only a year out of college and was partaking in his usual game of gin rummy with a bunch of buddies when one of them made him an unusual offer. He told Seltzer he had just...
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- January 18, 2008
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- February 19, 2014
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John and Leslie Malone seek to revitalize historic Bridlewood Farm By Michael Compton If there is a template for success, it's a safe bet that John and Leslie Malone, the new owners of Bridlewood Farm...
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- October 29, 2008
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- April 30, 2015
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Effort falls short in 2015 but advanced farther than ever this spring. by Eric Mitchell Only tww votes prevented Georgia residents from getting the chance in 2016 to vote on a constitutional amendment...
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- March 02, 2016
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by Julie Hazelwood Castro James ’J.J.’ Crupi uses training experience to buy and sell bloodstock Consignor and bloodstock adviser to several of the biggest names in american racing, James “J.J.” Crupi...
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- March 08, 2017
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Renovations at OBS to move sale outfit forward By Ron Mitchell MICHAEL O’FARRELL’S PROFESSIONAL LIFE has been inextricably tied to the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co., the Central Florida sales entity he chairs...
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- February 03, 2016
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Florida breeders have a lot of new stallions to choose from in 2016 by Evan Hammonds One sign of an improving economy is when fresh product enters the marketplace to meet potential demand. In the case...
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- December 16, 2014
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Chris and Lynne Boutte's Eagle's View Farm soars. by Michael Compton Chris and Lynne Boutte come by their trade honestly. The owners of Eagle’s View Farm near Ocala, Fla., would be hard-pressed...
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- March 05, 2013
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Bridlewood Farm retains its class in a changing role. by Michael Compton The late Arthur I. Appleton will forever be remembered for building up Bridlewood Farm near Ocala, Fla., into one of the industry...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- January 05, 2017
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Bert Pilcher Jr. and partners reach the big time with Three Rules by Karen M. Johnson FOR 36 YEARS Bert Pilcher Jr. employed a business model that worked to his satisfaction. For a commercial breeder it...
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- December 09, 2009
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Tom and Sandy McKenna believe in the “cowboy way” when it comes to raising good horses at their 1,200-acre McKenna Thoroughbreds near Taiban in the eastern part of New Mexico. “It’s wide, open fields and...
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- January 18, 2011
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Cedar Creek Ranch near Grenville, N. Mex., is pretty much in the middle of nowhere, and Richard and Connie Snyder seem to like it that way. Nestled in the northeast corner of the Land of Enchantment, the...
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- December 02, 2008
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Download PDF Once you come to Tampa Bay Downs, we expect you will return,” said Stella F. Thayer, president and treasurer of the Oldsmar, Fla., track. Horsemen and fans have been doing that this decade...
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- January 18, 2011
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The Thoroughbred business is a family affair for Donald Dizney, who has been involved in breeding and racing for more than 20 years. Go to the website for his Florida-based Double Diamond Farm and you...
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- January 06, 2009
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Download PDF Nora Figliolia has a problem. She can’t bring herself to watch races in which horses bred by her and her husband, Al, run. And so increasingly, she’s missing some of the better events on the...
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- March 29, 2010
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It takes awhile to adjust to a new lifestyle. It takes 45 minutes to bring a pot of jambalaya to simmer, and the kitchen at Raymond and Kathy Paul’s Fanlew Farms near Sarepta, La., is beginning to smell...
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- January 08, 2013
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Fred and Jane Brei's Jacks or Better Farm plays a winning hand. by Michael Compton Fred Brei’s successFul approach to Jacks or Better Farm’s racing operation may seem like common sense, but for the...
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- January 28, 2020
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Dani Dougherty realizes her dream at Oakton Farm Stallions By Cynthia McFarland IN AN ERA when women-owned and women-managed businesses aren't uncommon, finding a stallion facility solely owned and...
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- March 17, 2020
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Bryan Hawk opens WestWin Farms in Oklahoma to complement his racing stable and training center By Christine Oser BRYAN HAWK ONCE SAID he'd never own a racehorse. Some 20 years later he owns quite a...
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- January 13, 2018
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Gone Astray heads solid stallion roster By Cynthia McFarland ON THIS CLEAR NOVEMBER DAY, there’s not a single cloud marring the wide stretch of pale turquoise sky. Although temperatures dipped into the...
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- March 26, 2019
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Eight new stallions make their way to Florida for 2019 By Evan Hammonds THE FACTS AND FIGURES regarding the Thoroughbred breeding industry in Florida have been pretty much on par with those in the rest...
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- December 21, 2021
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Stewardship the passion that fuels John and Leslie Malone By Cynthia McFarland THE PURCHASE OF LAND TO maintain it for agricultural use and, specifically, to protect it from the developer's bulldozer...
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