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Are there any country music fans out there? Truth be told, I can't say I'm the world's biggest, but I am a fan of high-profile people supporting the industry, and that is exactly what Toby Keith is doing for horse racing. A multi-platinum recording artist and Billboard's Country Artist of the Decade, Keith is one of the biggest country music ...

PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RLEASE, PLEASE!June 23, 2011 Contact: Charlene Peterson VP Sales and Marketing (702) 575-7519 MAGIC LITTLE BOX HELPS EQUINE COMPETITORS AND TRAINERS WITH THE I.R.S. Las Vegas, Nevada - It took a C.P.A., a group of engineers and software developers to create and produce a ...

This story appeared in the May 8, 2004 issue of The Blood-Horse, with several new graphs added. Get out the cheese steaks and pretzels. It's party time in Philly. After Pennsylvania-bred Smarty Jones' stirring May 1 victory in the 130th Kentucky Derby, the City of Brotherly Love has found the real Philadelphia flyer. Although it sounds like a ...

Guest blogger/photographer Mathea Kelley is back to share her latest update on our good friend Zenyatta.  Thanks Mathea! Hope you guys enjoy! Spring at Lane's End Farm is paradise for horses and people alike. It seems like overnight the gray of the long winter is gone and there are new foals, green grass, trees and flowers blossoming ...

The following story first appeared on Bloodhorse.com on Aug. 15, 2004.Once again, the fans flocked to the glitter palace that for a brief moment in time was Philadelphia Park. They came to get one final glimpse of the equine king who ruled there for three glorious months, and who was now abdicating his throne at the height of his reign. Despite ...

Withdrawn from the English 1,000 Guineas (gr. I) after misbehaving in the stalls, and unplaced in the French 1,000 Guineas (gr. I), Immortal Verse turned a corner with a win in the Prix de Sandringham (gr. II). In the one mile Coronation Stakes (gr. I, video below), she delivered a very impressive performance sweeping from last-to-first to win by ...

Royal Ascot occupied most of our attention last week, but we wanted to note a few interesting pedigrees from last week before they get too distant in time. In Australia, the Stradbroke Handicap (gr. I, video below) saw Sincero (TrueNicks A++) become one of the few 3-year-olds in that country this season to defeat his elders in a major race this ...

If the modern horse is not supposed to be as tough and durable as the stars of bygone eras, it’s clear that Banimpire (TrueNicks A++) and her connections didn’t get the message. The daughter of Holy Roman Emperor was making her seventh start of the season (six of them in not much more than three months) when gamely defeating the Galileo filly ...

In previous blogs, I wrote about the jumbled and messy nature of many of the racing divisions. Whether resulting from early retirements to our best horses, injuries to key players, or the overall lack of depth in racing this year, with nearly six months in the books we have not solved a whole heck of a lot so far. Fortunately, we have the older ...

 The following two stories first appeared on Bloodhorse.com on May 5 and May 8, 2004 Hail the Conquering HeroThe full moon had all but faded from the morning sky, and a salmon pink sunrise was now illuminating the tan sheet-metal barns on the Philadelphia Park backstretch. Inside Barn 11, peering out of his once-familiar stall 38, was ...