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01/31/09 Midwest/Canada Regional: "Cam-do Attitude"

Download PDF  Camelia Casby isn’t the first person in Thoroughbred racing who learned about the game the hard way. However, she stuck it out, found a certain level of success, and possesses a positive outlook that sees the blue sky on the horizon rather than the dark clouds. Casby, a native Minnesotan who now lives near Canterbury Downs in ...

Posted to The Blood-Horse Regionals (FileGallery) by Blood-Horse Staff on 01-29-2009
The Search For Value -- Stud Fees 2009

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Posted to TrueNicks (Weblog) by Alan Porter 1 on 01-29-2009
Thoroughbred Pedigrees Show Little Genetic Diversity -- But Less Inbred Than Other Livestock

An older article from TheHorse.com came up in a Google search recently, one published before I began working for the magazine.  The title was intriguing, so I took a look:  Thoroughbred Pedigrees Show Little Genetic Diversity.  The subject of the article is interesting, but my favorite line has to be a pun: ''The superiority ...

Posted to The Five-Cross Files (Weblog) by sgillies on 01-28-2009
Signs of the Times

By George Doria, The Saratoga Sire The Keeneland January 'Horses of all Ages' sale ended with a drop in gross of 53.4% from last year. The steady and steep drop in prices, that started to make itself evident late last summer, is no longer surprising or really even ''news,'' merely a reality of the times. And, I will argue, the best thing ...

Posted to Thoroughbred Bloggers Alliance (Weblog) by cdawahare@bloodhorse.com on 01-27-2009
Affirmation by Dan Liebman

For racing fans, the stars aligned for Curlin, the 2007 Horse of the Year, to return and race at age 4. Now, for just the sixth time since the Eclipse Awards were first handed out in 1971, a runner has repeated as Horse of the Year. Curlin Slide Show Curlin Had ...

Posted to What's Going On Here (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 01-27-2009
Which Jockey Would You Like to See Win Their First Derby?

The trainer blog poll seemed to be very popular last week, so it was only logical to follow up with a jockey poll. The question is again very simple: Which jockey would you like to see win their first Kentucky Derby? I'm expecting the voting on this one to be a lot closer than the trainer, which Larry Jones ran away with. Have fun with this ...

Posted to Triple Crown Talk (Weblog) by Jason Shandler on 01-27-2009
Oh No... THOSE Can't Be Thoroughbreds

The small family farm where I keep my horses is owned by my closest friends.  Because the farm is located in a section of Lexington near several fairly posh neighborhoods, my friends have no trouble attracting boarders -- in fact, they long ago stopped maintaining a waiting list and now just field calls when the rare spot opens ...

Posted to The Five-Cross Files (Weblog) by sgillies on 01-26-2009
Yonaguska Should Shine in Louisiana

The weekend's news that Yonaguska has been relocated to Louisiana at first seems like a bit of a demotion for the son of Cherokee Run. A closer look reveals that it might be the best thing that could happen for him. In Kentucky, Yonaguska (SRO) had a half-dozen other Cherokee Run sons to compete with, in addition to Cherokee Run (SRO) ...

Posted to The Five-Cross Files (Weblog) by sgillies on 01-25-2009
Welcome Mobil

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Posted to TrueNicks (Weblog) by moneil@truenicks.com on 01-24-2009
Sunshine Beginnings

Courtesy of Becky Johnston The first bet I ever placed at a track (Birmingham Race Course), I bet on a Fred Hooper owned horse, Florida-bred Shuttle Jet, and I won.  The first time I went to a Florida racetrack (Calder), a Fred Hooper bred and raced horse paid for the trip.My Florida employer told me of dating Mr. Hooper’s granddaughter ...

Posted to The Racing Hub (Weblog) by Blood-Horse Staff on 01-23-2009

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