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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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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