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By Alex Waldrop, President and CEO of the NTRA   The release by Equibase of Thoroughbred Racing's Economic Indicators for the first Quarter of 2010 was no cause for celebration.  We continue to see declines in handle   - about 10% so far this year when measured against 2009.  And purses declined about 10% so ...

By Rachel Levine, author of Thorough Chat The incomparable filly Megahertz has been described as the ''little filly that could''. She may be tiny, but she can pack a kick. Sometimes she played second fiddle to horses such as Tate's Creek, Intercontinental, Ouija Board, Film Maker and Riskaverse. However, she showed that despite her ...

.commentForm, .postComments, #comments{display:none;} Robert LaPenta, a native of Yonkers, N.Y., who now resides in Westport, Conn., was introduced to racing during his youth by his mother. He first became an owner in 1998 in partnership with University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino. LaPenta established his own stable in ...

 1 Eskendereya Todd Pletcher Giant's Causeway—Aldebaran Light, by Seattle Slew Well, the Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth certainly was no fluke. When it comes to combining brilliance with staying power, he stands alone among this year’s 3-year-olds. Only thing left is to see what he can do with a fast pace. His high cruising speed and ...

By Bill Pressey, Horse Training Science  Drosselmeyer - we all saw his performance in the Louisiana Derby; terrible trip and an impressive third place finish. But, how many of us noticed the aggressive warm up given to him by Kent Desormeaux? Breaking away from the pony after the post parade, Desormeaux cranked him up to a quick pace for ...

By Laura Pugh Last year, when I learned Dubai was uprooting it's premiere track, Nad Al Sheba, and ''remodeling'' it into the dream track of Medayen, I was among those who was not so enthusiastic. Why was I so unenthusiastic by this transformation? Because they took out conventional dirt and replace it with synthetics. You do not simply change ...

.commentForm, .postComments, #comments{display:none;} Triple Crown Talk Live - Friday, April 2nd

A huge weekend is coming up that will decide just where the Southern California horses are. I’m letting horses like Caracortado, Alphie’s Bet, and Sidney’s Candy sort themselves out against Lookin At Lucky Saturday to see just which ones are leading Derby contenders. Another California horse who still can make a name for himself on dirt is Dave in ...

By Alex Waldrop, President and CEO of the NTRA  This entry is Part II of my focus on a recent query from one of my readers asking me to explain to those ''on the horse side'' of the business, ''What is the role of NTRA - what can NTRA realistically accomplish week to week?''  I usually try to avoid using this space solely to promote ...