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The future of publishing fits in the palm of your hand. On screen sizes ranging from four to six inches, we rely increasingly on smartphones to deliver information we need immediately. No more waiting to get home to check email or get caught up on race results on favorite websites. Worldwide sales of desktop computers continue to fall, expected ...

Several issues and questions have surfaced following the introduction July 15 of federal legislation that would authorize the United States Anti-Doping Agency to create an independent organization to oversee medication regulation in Thoroughbred racing. Rather than attempt to tackle all the questions in a single column, we’ve decided to start ...

Well, so much for Thomas Wolfe. No, I'm not returning home, but as Emerson said, ''The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it.'' And I didn't find out the number of friends who frequented my house at BloodHorse.com until I left.When I resigned from the Blood-Horse, I had no idea what my plans would be. All I knew was that it was ...

The Dogwood Stable of today came into existence in 1973 as Dogwood Farm, on 433 acres in West Central Georgia. The energy and enthusiasm that caused the farm to exist began to wane after 13 years, and the property was sold. Dogwood became just a stable, and it moved to Aiken, S.C., in 1986, and life became simpler. A good example of the ...

The way rule changes are implemented is every bit as important as the changes themselves. California's recent adoption of stricter whip use guidelines July 1 is a laudable example of how long-term planning and cooperation can produce positive changes for racing. The most recent debate over whip use in racing dates back to 1998 when the then-New ...

 With the announcement June 15 of Steve's resignation from Blood-Horse to pursue other opportunities, I found the first column he did for the magazine. In this ''Final Turn'' column from the Dec. 26, 1998, issue, Steve talks about his transition at the time from his longtime association with The Morning Telegraph and Daily Racing Form. It ...

I am a great admirer of brevity in speech. And, since I am somewhat deaf, I am also a great admirer of clarity. Sometimes I think both auditory characteristics are on the decline. Seems to me a lot of people, particularly younger people today, talk too much, and converse more and more in a strange Daffy Duck, singsong dialect. Whatever. In the ...

Don't miss Cot's longform feature about Summer Squall, Dogwood Stable's first classic winner. The 1980s was a time when both Japanese tourists and business folk were beginning to venture forth into the world on a wide variety of missions. The Japanese are relatively well mannered and deferential today, but they were even more so then. They were ...

California trainer Bob Baffert appears to have the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) favorite in his barn for the third time since 2000. The remarkably easy eight-length win April 11 by American Pharoah in the Arkansas Derby (gr. I) gave the son of Pioneerof the Nile his fourth consecutive graded stakes victory since last September. ...

I suppose most of us in the Thoroughbred racing game have permitted our hearts to rule our heads on occasion. If our hearts were not influential factors in our make-ups, we would probably be pursuing some other enterprise. The case of Pipedreamer comes to mind. He was one of my favorite horses. I saw him first at Royal Ascot, where he was one of ...