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Lawyer Ron loved to run. No greater praise can be bestowed upon a Thoroughbred. He was an impossible horse not to like, from his kind disposition to his consistency and unbridled enthusiasm in the mornings and afternoons. Although his lifetime record of 26 starts, 12 wins, four seconds, and four thirds is impressive as it is, let us ...

By Keith McCalmont, Triple Dead Heat Great things can happen when a community comes together. Over the weekend, I was witness to an efficient, generous and well-intentioned quest carried forth by one horse rescuer, one bed-and-breakfast proprietor, one charitable horse owner for one lucky turfer by the name of Boule d'Or.On July 6th, I wrote a ...

Courtesy of Becky Johnston  Vic Stauffer was a hit at Indiana Academy (high school) this spring.  I forwarded his great call of a race and a remarkable recovery by a filly to a friend's daughter.  She showed it to many or her classmates who first asked ''Why are you watching horse racing?''  Afterwards, they all had ...

Not to be a killjoy, but the fact is some of the best horses in the country likely will not be showing up at the Breeders' Cup this year. The following are those horses who have either been ruled out by their owners or have run so terribly on a synthetic surface it would be seem unlikely they will show up at Santa Anita. Before getting too ...

After hearing nothing from his ''dates'' all year but ''Don't call me, I'll call you,'' one of racing's most desirable leading men, who keeps getting dumped like yesterday's trash, should have put an ad in the classifieds: ''Millionaire sports hero with terrific personality who loves to travel and has been on ...

(Originally published in the July 11, 2009 issue of The Blood-Horse magazine. Feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions at the bottom of the column.)  In the midst of a stinging defeat for expanded gaming in Kentucky, it was discovered that people will still attend a racetrack - without slots - and have fun doing so. But not for the ...

Everyone wants to see a showdown between Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta. Although people do change their minds, as Jess Jackson did last year with Curlin, there are issues involved here that make it improbable it's going to happen. But there is a way to overcome those issues, which we'll get to later. Let's first discuss the principals involved. ...