- February 05, 2013
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Linda Madsen brings Thoroughbreds to Milky Way Farm by Tracy Gantz Linda Madsen can’t point to one incident in her life that put her on the path to Thoroughbreds. It could have been that first visit to...
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- February 18, 2015
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Retired BMW dealer Nick Alexander gets runners by Grazen by Tracy Gantz Nick Alexander never intended to enter the breeding business, let alone stand a stallion. LIke many other Thoroughbred owners, he...
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- December 26, 2013
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- File Size 5.6MB
Dick Barton expands his racing/breeding outfit with skilled people, business savvy, and luck by Eric Mitchell Richard “Dick” Barton is cruising well below the radar through California’s racing scene, but...
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- December 23, 2014
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- File Size 5MB
Brazeau Farms caters to each individual horse by Tracy Gantz Shivareen Sky, an 18-year-old stakes-winning broodmare, can't get the food she needs when pastured with other mares because she lets them...
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- January 27, 2016
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Awards, stakes programs benefit owners of Cal-breds by Lenny Shulman As far as the racing community is concerned, California is considered an island—far enough removed geographically from other major jurisdictions...
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- December 15, 2020
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Oakhurst Farm became a hub for Oregon wildfire evacuees By Eric Mitchell WILDFIRES ARE RARE in Oregon, so when one erupted before dawn in early September, Silverton mayor Kyle Palmer was more curious than...
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- March 06, 2018
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Sean Feld gets a lot done in a short period of time By Lenny Shulman IT SEEMS AS IF we’ve been writing about Sean Feld for at least 30 years, but that’s impossible, because 30 years ago Feld was just a...
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- January 19, 2018
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Clay Murdock recognized for managing Rancho San Miguel By Tracy Gantz FAMILY MEANS EVERYTHING to Clay Murdock. He and his wife, Dena, have raised five children—three now grown and two still at home—and...
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- January 20, 2021
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California owner Alexander stays close to his Thoroughbreds By Tracy Gantz FOR SOMEONE WHO plays the claiming game frequently and successfully, California breeder/owner Nick Alexander is surprisingly sentimental...
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- November 11, 2019
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Adrian Gonzalez is bullish on California breeding By Tracy Gantz ADRIAN GONZALEZ COULD have continued down the bloodstock agent path for his entire career. He regularly brings major consignments to California...
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- February 13, 2019
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- File Size 2.2MB
Small breeder Connie Belshay gets two stakes winners at Emerald Downs By Lenny Shulman AMIDST ALL THE BIG BUSINESS that drives the Thoroughbred industry, it’s nice to be reminded that often it is lone...
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- January 12, 2019
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Smiling Tiger delivers good times to Alan Klein and Phil Lebherz By Tracy Gantz WHEN SMILING TIGER finished racing, owners Phil Lebherz and Alan Klein could have taken the easy route—sell him to the highest...
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- February 23, 2021
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At Santa Anita, Merz, Newby trying new things By Byron King TOM ROBBINS, EXECUTIVE vice president of racing at Del Mar, can't recall the precise year, but he remembers the conditions under which he...
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- February 25, 2020
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Pabsts' Blue Ribbon Farm takes pride in early training of foals By Frank Angst BELIEVING ANY LITTLE ADVANTAGE for a horse in the incredibly competitive business of breeding and racing can make a difference...
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- November 22, 2020
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Diagnostic equipment at Santa Anita Park aids equine safety By Tracy Gantz WHEN SANTA ANITA Park finished its recent fall meeting without a single equine fatality during the races or moning training, it...
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- January 18, 2022
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Lovacres Ranch sees Stay Thirsty's first California crop enjoy success By Tracy Gantz CALIFORNIA HAS TRADITIONALLY DONE WELL with its homegrown stallions. Download this week's Regional to continue...
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- January 31, 2023
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Milky Way Farm sees potential in California for Midnight Storm By Tracy Gantz LINDA MADSEN CONSTANTLY LOOKS FOR stallions with bloodlines she thinks will do well in California and stands them at her Milky...
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- November 22, 2022
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Checkmate Thoroughbreds sees continued potential in California-based stallions By Tracy Gantz WHEN ADRIAN GONZALEZ BRINGS HIS 4-year-old son Ryder to horse sales, he's fostering father-son time and...
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- November 21, 2023
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Barton Thoroughbreds: Soaring to New Heights By Tracy Gantz BARTON THOROUGHBREDS IS HAVING A breakout season in 2023, but it has been years in the making. Download this week's Regional to continue...
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- January 21, 2024
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Eclipse Thoroughbred Farm enters stallion business By Tracy Gantz WHEN GRAZEN RESUMES HIS STUD duties in 2024, he won't recognize his new digs. But the leading California sire will be returning to...
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