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The Breeders' Cup World Championships is wonderful, invaluable to racing...and thank God we have it. However, what a shame that its late fall timing killed the most wonderfully glamorous and unique race of its time—the Washington D.C. International. This race was run for many years at Laurel Park. Conceived by John Schapiro, Laurel's very ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') This coming Saturday promises to be the best day of racing thus far in 2015, with a remarkable thirteen graded stakes races scheduled to be run, including three major Kentucky Derby prep races. With such well-regarded Derby contenders as Dortmund, Carpe Diem, Ocean Knight, Ocho Ocho Ocho, Lord Nelson, Bolo, ...

Louisville, KY (March 3, 2015) - The Kentucky Derby Museum is proud to announce the return of ''It's my Derby,'' a unique event where the biggest names in racing share their Derby winning experiences. This year's special event will be held at Keeneland Racecourse on Friday, April 17 where host and Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas will be joined ...

Shelbyville, KY - February 17, 2015 - As part of their ongoing support of the American Farrier's Association, FPD has donated audio-visual equipment to be used for live demos and presentations at their many educational programs and events.  The gift of two Mitsubishi projectors and two Fender wireless PA systems, provided by FPD, will be ...

Off two straight easy stakes victories at Fair Grounds, Fletcher and Carolyn Gray's 3-year-old filly I'm a Chatterbox certainly is generating plenty of Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) chatter. Sophomore colt International Star also has posted back-to-back clear stakes victories at Fair Grounds, but despite being campaigned by multiple Eclipse Award-winning ...

Duluth, Ga. - March 2, 2015 - Merial, a leader in the animal health care industry, announced today it completed its acquisition of LEGEND® (hyaluronate sodium) and MARQUIS® (15% w/w ponazuril) from Bayer HealthCare. Merial had announced the agreement with Bayer on December 17, 2014. The addition of these two products to the Merial portfolio ...

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 ...