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In light of two recent episodes of wagering integrity—or lack of same—it appears the industry has done little since being warned a decade ago that its infrastructure was woefully inadequate.This month, two past-posting incidents, where wagers are placed after a race has begun, have occurred. On May 16, wagering through Scientific Games on the Los ...

Over the Memorial weekend, I flew from Lexington up to Pennsylvania to pick up my truck and trailer and -- more importantly -- two of my mares. Back in mid-April I'd made the reverse trip:  I drove up to Ohio and dropped off one mare to be bred and continued on up to Pennsylvania to leave the second mare to be covered by another ...

Already established as Danehill's most prolific stallion son, Danehill Dancer (IRE) advanced his reputation still further at the weekend with an Irish Guineas classic double. On Saturday, last year's top 2-year-old in Europe, Mastercraftsman (IRE), captured the Boylesports.com Irish Two Thousand Guineas (Ire-I). Rated B+ by ...

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The Blood-Horse MarketWatch’s May issue includes a review of the select 2-year-olds in training season, which fared worse than expected with an overall drop in rate of return for pinhooked horses. The ROR fell to 30% from 82% in the 2008. Now these statistics apply only to pinhooked horses, meaning those purchased previously at public auction as ...

Since we have a little lull in the action before the Belmont Stakes takes center stage, I thought it would be a perfect time to make mention of the remarkable Brass Hat, who won the Louisville Handicap yesterday in thrilling fashion. Now 8, Brass Hat had been winless since scoring the Massachusetts Handicap back in September of 2007. Although he ...

Courtesy Becky Johnston I’m sure Rene Douglas has been in all of our thoughts a lot since Saturday.  He certainly has been in mine.  I went seeking memories and I decided to put some down for anyone else that might be wanting that connection right now. Rene Douglas came to this country in 1983 after attending jockey school in Panama ...

Courtesy Becky Johnston The Princess (Rachel Alexandra) got a jewel last weekend, but the Queen is not ready to give up her throne.  Zenyatta makes her much awaited seasonal debut at Hollywood Park in the mile and a sixteenth Grade 2 Milady Handicap. Here are some interesting tidbits about the Milady and some of her past stars. Zenyatta ...

One of the world's most successful investors, Warren Buffet, is quoted to have said ''Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.'' At TrueNicks we are always looking for ways to improve the our service to both broodmare owners who use the product and stallion subscribers who make part of the product free by sponsoring their stallion. ...