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OK, the curtain is about to go up for the revival of “My Cup Runneth Under.” Most of the audience is disgruntled. The cast is not as strong as it should be; the stage is poorly constructed; the ensemble is too large with too many amateurs; the producer should have moved the show to a different venue. Everyone is bitching and complaining, and ...

His stable is not nearly as large as some of the other big name trainers, but when the Breeders' Cup gets underway in just over two weeks, Ken McPeek is likely to have more starters than anyone in the four juvenile races. McPeek is expected to have at least one starter in each of the juvenile events--the Juvenile Turf, Juvenile Fillies Turf, ...

This year's Perfect Trip Award will recognize a Breeders' Cup Challenge race winner from this season's North American races that best exemplifies a ''Perfect Trip''. The winner will be selected from a panel of racing experts and will have the opportunity to experience his or her own ''Perfect Trip'' through Sentient Jet, with ...

The top three headlines in the news section of BloodHorse.com the morning of Oct. 19: Kaenel Retires From Race Riding Jockey Escobar Out 4-6 Weeks Albarado Off Oct. 18 Mounts at Keeneland Sadly, word was then received that at Blue Ribbon Downs in Sallisaw, Okla., rider Mark Pace was killed Oct. 18 when he was thrown from his mount, ...

The following was received via e-mail from W.M. Mac DeHart, a member of the Kentucky Racing Commission from 1980-84. His take on the racetrack gaming issue in Kentucky is shared by others in the state. ''Why does Kentucky need slot machines? ''Because our racetracks have not been able to fulfill their obligation to promote the sport in their ...

Waupaca (TrueNicks,SRO) is the newest stallion at Caines Stallion Station. He's a son of Forest Wildcat, who has sons among the leaders on the 2009 first crop (Wildcat Heir) and third crop (D'Wildcat) standings. An earner of over $500,000, Waupaca won six stakes events, placed in 11 others and certainly has the credentials to be a good one at ...

 Rob Dyrdek has competed in the X Games, set Guinness Book of World Records, and is an amazing skater period. He was born in Kettering, Ohio and used to travel down to my hometown of Lexington, KY to skate every now and then. A few of my friends would skate with him way back in the day. With Rob's location, he easily had access to horse ...

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Liz Harris502-636-4474Liz@KyDerby.com TwinSpires.com TV Announces High-Def Keeneland Races Louisville, Ky. (Oct. 13, 2009) – Churchill Downs Incorporated (NASDAQ:CHDN)(“CDI” or “Company”) has announced wholly owned TwinSpires.com will offer all ofthe Keeneland Race Meet’s 17 days of racing in High-def on ...

 AAI Safety Products & Equipment has announced their NEW - UP RIGHT® Anti-Cast Safety StripsTM are reformulated and available in a Newly Developed Safety Materials.   The Up-Right Strips new materials offer a revolutionary way to protect horses from unnecessary injuries when ''CAST'' in their stall or enclosure.   Ralph ...

Early this year, I complained that sales companies are well behind the times in their catalog technologies (Revelations of the Catalog Page -- The Thoroughbred Industry's Techno Failure).  I suggested that newly-revitalized Fasig-Tipton would be the right one to try out newer technologies, such as sending out catalogs on an electronic ...