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During most of the past 200-plus years, the Kentucky General Assembly convened for only 60 days every two years. To poke fun at the lawmakers, a group of Frankfort, Ky., citizens once printed bumper stickers calling for the group to instead meet two days every 60 years.Now, the Kentucky Legislature meets annually, 60 days in even-numbered years ...

Courtesy of Ryan Patterson, GradedStakes.com      Finding an industry that has friendlier and more helpful people than horse racing would be quite a task. I can remember when I first gained interest in racing, and decided to start a blog. Mike Tynan from Curb My Enthusiasm was there to help me every step of the way, and ...

If you haven't read the news, Brass Hat is back in training for a 2009 campaign.  While the grade I-winning son of Prized has never been an iron horse, he has at least been fairly consistent -- and it's always great to have old-timers return to the track.  Horse racing needs more longevity from its stars. Brass Hat was a late foal in ...

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So ends arguably the most tumultuous, controversial year in the annals of Thoroughbred racing. The sport no doubt is on the brink – of what we don’t quite know yet. But when PETA protests, congressional hearings, synthetic surface studies, steroids, and anti-horse slaughter bills, infiltrate our normally cloistered world and dim our kaleidoscope ...