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Watching Beholder decimate her male opponents in the Pacific Classic and the aftermath on TVG and social media, it made me realize how times have changed; how the great fillies of the past never received the national recognition of a Beholder, a Zenyatta, or a Rachel Alexandra, or even a Black Caviar and Goldikova.I then began to think what an ...

Olympic gold medalist Edwin Moses challenged Thoroughbred racing’s industry leaders to do some serious self-evaluation during the 63rd Annual Round Table Conference conducted by The Jockey Club.Moses, who is now chairman of the United States Anti-Doping Agency, said in the 15 years of USADA’s existence, significant gains have been made in growing ...

American Pharoah by Bronwen Healy. This is a story about a journey of the soul; a quest inspired by the love of horses and the determination to photograph an American Triple Crown winner.Less than a year ago, Bronwen Healy, widely regarded as the finest equine and Thoroughbred photographer in Australia, was battling cancer and undergoing ...

As American Pharoah prepares for his assault on Monmouth Park in the Haskell Invitational, and with a record crowd projected, there will be electricity in the air unlike anything felt at the Jersey Shore in a century and a half.A great deal has transpired at Monmouth over the years, going back to post-Civil War days.Monmouth has had a long and ...

No foot, no horse.This commandment of horse racing well serves buyers examining the hooves of prospective purchases, but it has had a far more dire meaning for horses struggling with laminitis. The onset of this foot disease often signals the end of a Thoroughbred’s racing career, and too frequently becomes a life-threatening situation.The pages ...

Recently, my wife and I visited with my in-laws in Illinois with the goal of attending Arlington Park for their Preview Day and Food Truck Festival. The visit would be my first time walking the grounds of Arlington International. How could you ever go wrong with great food, a few brews, and wonderful athletes racing? The Arlington grounds are ...

It wasn’t too difficult to identify the themes that sprung from the sixth Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit July 8.One, such as use of data to improve equine and human health and welfare, was apparent. Another was more subtle.Consider the following comments made by various speakers:“It’s more important to get a hold of information on what ...