BloodHorse.com

Search

Page 307 of 731 (7306 items) First ... Previous 305 306 307 308 309 Next ... Last

  • The Sun Has Set: Monsun Dies at 22

    Monsun has died. On Monday, Sept. 9, at 7:00 p.m., the pillar of Gestut Schlenderhan and a bulwark of European bloodlines was put to rest at age 22 after suffering an acute neurological disease. Bred by Gestut Isarland in 1990, Monsun did not reach the races until age 3. Racing in the colors of Baron Georg von Ullmann and trained by Heinz ...
    Posted to Around The Globe (Weblog) by Selkirk on 09-12-2012

  • A Horse For Any Course: Wise Dan

    Wise Dan under Damien Rock at Keeneland Sept. 12, 2012 (C. Novak) LEXINGTON, KY—Early morning at Keeneland Race Course, a hint of rapidly-approaching autumn in the air. One chestnut gelding sauntered through a low-key gate-schooling session. One kind trainer, fingers crossed, was counting down the hours until raceday. One thing we know for sure ...
    Posted to Novak at the Track (Weblog) by Claire Novak on 09-12-2012

  • Seoul Winner Represents Korean Breeding Program in U.S.

    (By Avalyn Hunter) Korea--an international power in Thoroughbred racing and breeding? Well, it hasn't happened yet, but the country's young breeding program has taken its first step toward internationally competitive by producing its first U. S. winner. The historic event took place September 6, when Korean-bred Feel So Good triumphed by seven ...
    Posted to MarketWatch Blog (Weblog) by sgillies on 09-12-2012

  • Contemplating the Cup - by Eric Mitchell

    Seven weeks out from the Breeders' Cup World Championships and there is much to contemplate about this year's return to Santa Anita Park.A change to be closely scrutinized is the ban on race-day furosemide (known as Salix or Lasix) in all the 2-year-old races. The ban is the first step toward ending all use of the anti-bleeder medication in ...
    Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by aspradling on 09-12-2012

  • First Stakes Winner for Freshman Sire Sageburg and a Bahamian Bounty in France

    France-based stallion Sageburg sired his first stakes winner from his first crop when his undefeated 2-year-old daughter Peace Burg squeezed out a narrow victory in the group III Prix d’Aumale over a mile at Chantilly. Bred in Ireland by Lagardere Elevage, 8-year-old Sageburg raced in the familiar colors of the Aga Khan, who had purchased the ...
    Posted to Around The Globe (Weblog) by Selkirk on 09-11-2012

  • Nourishing the equine athletic mind

    In an era of better training through chemistry, there are still a few trainers who do it right. That was the thought I had after studying the two-year-old races run during the final week of the Saratoga meeting with Kerry Thomas of the Thomas Herding Technique. Having spent the last two days watching hours of pan and ...
    Posted to Unlocking Winners (Weblog) by Pete Denk on 09-11-2012

  • September 15, 2012 - Common Hock Problems

    Focus on the ‘Big Three’: Bone spavin, bog spavin, and OCD by  D. J.  Carey Lyons Hock: The name is simple, but the structure is not. This major joint includes 10 bones, the joints connecting them, and extensor tendons, flexor tendons, and collateral ligaments. Because of the great strain the hock endures during any type of work, hock ...
    Posted to Health Zone (FileGallery) by aspradling on 09-11-2012

  • HAPPY HALTER REDUCES CRIBBING AND ANXIETY IN HORSES

    HAPPY HALTER REDUCES CRIBBING AND ANXIETY IN HORSES New York, NY (June 19, 2012)- The Happy Halter is a portable medical device used by veterinarians, trainers and other equine professionals to reduce cribbing, head shaking (TMJ) and general anxiety in horses. Cleared by the FDA for human use in 1991 and widely used in the equine market, ...
    Posted to New Products and Services (Weblog) by pgregory on 09-11-2012

  • High 5-year-olds, Famous Name, A.P. Indy, Mr. Greeley, and a Familiar Nick in India

    Concerning the prime cuts of this weekend’s international group racing, let’s paraphrase a bit from The Bard: Age cannot wither nor custom stale their infinite variety. Of the three group I races for older horses in Ireland and Great Britain, all were won by horses who may be considered well past their prime in some racing jurisdictions (won’t say ...
    Posted to Around The Globe (Weblog) by Selkirk on 09-10-2012

  • Countdown to the Cup: The Game's Afoot

    William Hill is dangling a carrot out there and is just daring American punters to go for it. And if you don’t like carrots, just think of Game On Dude’s 7-1 odds for the Breeders’ Cup Classic as chocolate cake or a slice of pizza. It is understandable to look at this year’s Classic as a wide-open affair and to take into consideration that Game ...
    Posted to Hangin' With Haskin (Weblog) by aspradling on 09-10-2012
Page 307 of 731 (7306 items) First ... Previous 305 306 307 308 309 Next ... Last