Trackside mornings in the week before the Breeders’ Cup World Championships are frantic times. The coordination of getting horses ready for their works, getting back and forth between the grandstand and...
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The excitement as well as the anticipation of owning a racehorse builds in waves. The first jolt of adrenaline comes when the trainer says, “I think we’ve got a good one,” and anticipation starts its crescendo...
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Racing Australia chairman John Messara gave a keynote address during the recent 49th International Federation of Horseracing Authorities. His address focused on the 30-year evolution of racing in Australia...
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Mirroring the debate about medication use itself, the Thoroughbred racing industry is sharply divided over ongoing efforts to create a national medication monitoring and enforcement program through federal...
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Buyers at auction know well that their competition for a horse in the ring is not only from the people sitting around them or gathered near the walking ring. They also face competition from the seller...
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The Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale is a fickle beast. Predicting how buyers will embrace a relatively small group of handsome, well-bred yearlings is dicier than predicting the winner of the...
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The future of publishing fits in the palm of your hand. On screen sizes ranging from four to six inches, we rely increasingly on smartphones to deliver information we need immediately. No more waiting...
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Several issues and questions have surfaced following the introduction July 15 of federal legislation that would authorize the United States Anti-Doping Agency to create an independent organization to oversee...
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The way rule changes are implemented is every bit as important as the changes themselves. California's recent adoption of stricter whip use guidelines July 1 is a laudable example of how long-term planning...
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California trainer Bob Baffert appears to have the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) favorite in his barn for the third time since 2000. The remarkably easy eight-length win April 11 by American...
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