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1 American Pharoah Bob Baffert Pioneerof the Nile—Littleprincessemma, by Yankee Gentleman Continues to train like a champ, drilling a sharp 7f in 1:23 4/5, galloping out a mile in 1:38. Just watching him work is a treat, as he makes a striking appearance even galloping to the post and moves with such efficiency and balance he shows all the ...

Blood-Horse Publications is no more. In its place is a new company, Blood-Horse LLC, which is co-owned by majority partner The Jockey Club Information Systems and the publishing company’s former owner the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association. (See page 10 of The Wire in this issue for more about the sale.)After the transaction’s ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Although there are no official Kentucky Derby prep races on the schedule for this weekend (which should be forbidden at this time of year, but I digress… :) ), there are nevertheless several intriguing stakes races for three-year-olds on the agenda, led by the $200,000 Swale Stakes (gr. II) at Gulfstream ...

The following appears in a 10-page bill that has been introduced in the West Virginia legislature. “The legislature finds that legislative cutbacks in deposits to the Greyhound track purses and to the Greyhound Development Fund for workers’ compensation debt reduction, for balancing the West Virginia state budget, and for helping to safeguard the ...

Everybody loves you on the Derby trail when you run fast. Go ahead and run fast in your final Kentucky Derby prep. You’ll get all the publicity and your horse will be sitting right at or near the top of everyone’s Derby lists. The photographers will flock around your horse and they’ll start calling him the next Seattle Slew. Go ahead; you’ll love ...

Finding a way to toughen sanctions against trainers who repeatedly break drug-use rules is one of the most important aspects of the National Uniform Medication program.Unfortunately, adoption of the multiple medication violation reform program, which is part of the unification effort, seems to be moving much more slowly than adoption of the ...

When Upstart drifted out in the stretch of the Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) Saturday, Feb. 21 at Gulfstream Park, he held off Itsaknockout but would be placed second by the stewards for interference in the stretch.While that stewards' decision will continue to be debated, I think it's also worth noting that Upstart was carrying ...