Based on Reports of Mares Bred, The Jockey Club recently announced its projection of the foal crop of 2009 as 35,400, which would represent a 3.3% decline from the estimated 36,600 foals of 2008. Many...
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Just three months after it was announced he was being pensioned, Storm Cat was represented by the top price Aug. 5 at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling sale. How fitting. The success enjoyed by the 25...
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Walking the streets of Manhattan Aug. 9 past the $5 watches, $10 framed prints, and $20 purses, we saw two young men selling compact discs of recently released music. Judging by the prices, and their low...
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The Breeders’ Cup took important steps last week to help ensure the integrity of its races, while at the same time prodding those states not already on board to hurry and establish steroid policies for...
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As the great poet/musician Bob Dylan so eloquently wrote 45 years ago, “The Times They Are a-Changin’.” Though the rock icon was writing about the political and social upheaval of that era, the title track...
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Something important must happen before a problem can be solved. It must be acknowledged that a problem exists. After analyzing the data in a study released this week by The Blood-Horse , and listening...
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A small group of trainers standing in the shedrow of the stakes barn at Pimlico the morning prior to Preakness day were discussing a myriad of problems facing the industry. It didn’t take long for the...
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Calder Race Course and Ellis Park have little in common…until you look beneath the surface. Located in South Florida on the Miami-Dade/Broward County line, Calder is part of the sprawling metropolitan...
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Trainer Jack Van Berg is a member of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, as is his late father, Marion Van Berg. If there were a section of the Hall of Fame for breeders, Arthur B. Hancock...
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Seattle Slew was a heck of a racehorse. He started only three times at 2 and had just six races prior to winning the 1977 Kentucky Derby (gr. I). He went on to win the Preakness (gr. I) and Belmont (gr...
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