Breeder Eamon Cleary took a gamble when planning the mating that resulted in Mohaymen, dominating winner of the Jan. 30 Lambholm South Holy Bull Stakes (gr. II). Using pedigree consultant Alan Porter as...
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The New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association must hold another election. If the association’s goal is truly to operate with transparency, then the NYTHA board of directors has no choice but to re-run...
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The recent New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association election has raised some troubling questions about how horsemen’s organizations are run and also has exposed at least one major pitfall in the ability...
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Here’s Shared Belief poised to steal the show once again. After the Triple Crown, conventional wisdom had all but conceded 3-year-old male championship honors to California Chrome. The argument for draping...
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The commercial market is never helped when fewer horses sell, as occurred collectively during the major 2-year-olds in training sales this year. But the forces expected to shape the upcoming yearling sales...
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No debate regarding the use of the anti-bleeding drug furosemide (known as Salix or formerly Lasix) is complete without a call for more research. The Jockey Club pushed on this front during a recent meeting...
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California Chrome’s co-owner Steve Coburn was obviously upset following his star’s loss in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I). Having soared so high with this colt he believed in heart and soul, the crash back...
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Churchill Downs Inc. has certainly been taking some body blows over the past several weeks. The Louisville-based publicly held corporation has been subjected to a barrage of criticisms from owners, a Hall...
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Kentucky still has some hurdles to clear, but it looks as though the historical electronic racing game, called Instant Racing, is going to be the industry’s only weapon against the gaming-enhanced purses...
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The morning before the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (gr. II), maybe you had a hunch that Chitu was sitting on a big race. Not only did you plan on betting the son of Henny Hughes at Santa Anita Park Feb. 8 but...
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