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1 Texas Red Keith Desormeaux Afleet Alex—Ramatuelle, by Jeune Homme (Late news) Foot abscess will keep him out of Risen Star and he will now point for the Santa Anita Derby with the Arkansas Derby as an alternative. Desormeaux said starting off at 7f just seemed right based on past experience, and he’s always been a believer in conditioning ...

A veterinarian shall respect the law and also recognize a responsibility to seek changes to laws and regulations which are contrary to the best interests of the patient and public health. —From the American Veterinary Medical Association Principles of Veterinary Medical Ethics The Maryland Racing Commission’s suspension of three trainers for ...

From a physical standpoint, Shared Belief has as much in common with Forego as David did with Goliath. From a popularity standpoint, he doesn’t have anywhere near the following that Kelso did. In fact, he’s still trying to displace California Chrome as America’s equine darling. From a longevity standpoint, he still has half a decade before he can ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') The showdown that racing fans have been anticipating for weeks came to fruition last Saturday, as 2014 Horse of the Year California Chrome squared off against 2013 champion 2yo male Shared Belief in the San Antonio Stakes (gr. II) (VIDEO) at Santa Anita. Their lone previous meeting had come in the Breeders’ ...

By J. Keeler Johnson (''Keelerman'') Get ready, everyone! February 7th promises to be the best day of racing thus far in the young year, with the schedule of nine graded stakes races being highlighted by a pair of major Kentucky Derby prep races and a pair of top-notch races for older males on the main track. The action will start at Gulfstream ...

Beautiful weather and wonderful photo opportunities this week in Central Kentucky. Kentucky Derby winner Thunder Gulch, now 23 and retired, resides in the Ashford Stud stallion barn near Versailles, Ky. Stallion manager Richard Barry and his staff do a tremendous job. As breeding season nears, they have 13 stallions on the roster. ...

So, Keeneland is now back on dirt and that means the Blue Grass Stakes is back to being a major prep for the Kentucky Derby and no longer a haven for grass and synthetic horses looking to back door it into the Run for the Roses.The first thing Keeneland did was raise the purse to $1 million and move the race up a week to four weeks before the ...

1 Texas Red Keith Desormeaux Afleet Alex—Ramatuelle, by Jeune Homme Other than not winning, you couldn’t have asked for a better debut. This race will do him a world of good in the long run, and you had to love the way he split horses and how he was striding out at the end, coming home his final eighth in :11 4/5 and final three-eighths in ...