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By: Erin Shea, @BH_EShea When Rachel Masen took a trip to Kentucky for the Retired Racehorse Project's Thoroughbred Makeover event last October, she didn't know she'd be leaving with a request from a Kentucky breeder to help locate a horse back out west.  A lifelong racing fan, Masen wanted to visit historic Calumet Farm on her trip. ...

It was like Samson, Hercules, and Achilles all losing their God-given strength and powers. Even in legend and myth, the most famous indestructible heroes eventually became mortal and met their fate. Since his remarkable conquest in the Dubai World Cup following a run of mind-blowing victories, Arrogate had convinced the world he was ...

Rachel Alexandra was led out of her barn, her coat glistening and dappled and a bit lighter than when she was racing. As she stood placidly in the morning sun, she was not bothered in the slightest by the two visitors fawning over her. She has held her weight extremely well, and she still has that same bright eye her fans remember during her ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman While the upcoming Saturday of racing at Saratoga is exceptional from start to finish-there are seven graded stakes races on the card, including six Grade 1 events-the highlight will undoubtedly be the $1,250,000 Travers Stakes (gr. I). For the first time since 1982, three separate ...

Watching Saratoga’s Aug. 19 Alabama Stakes (G1) from afar, we were reassured to see a healthy crowd in upstate New York taking in a delightful summer day of racing. The swells filled America’s grandest grandstand and watched as venerable Claiborne Farm, with partner Adele Dilschneider, took the day’s top prize in the $600,000 race with homebred ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Twitter: @J_Keelerman As the summer rolls on and we draw closer to the end of the season, the racing action is really starting to heat up at Saratoga and Del Mar. While the richest race of the week is the $1 million Pacific Classic (gr. I) at Del Mar, in which Arrogate will seek to rebound to winning ...

By: Erin Shea, @BH_EShea A new concept initially proposed by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals seeks to raise funds for Thoroughbred aftercare through donations made via on-track wagering terminals. The idea was announced Aug. 12 at The Jockey Club Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing in Saratoga Springs, ...

August is among the busiest months in the Thoroughbred world. This past week alone saw the two-night run of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select sale reach new heights, which was followed by the two-session Fasig-Tipton New York-bred sale of selected yearlings. On Aug. 13 The Jockey Club hosted the 65th annual Round Table Conference on Matters ...