If the recent Eclipse Awards signaled the end to what was the best year of Thoroughbred racing this century, that curtain was pulled down even tighter with the deaths in the past fortnight of a string...
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The Thoroughbred Charities of America did not just start on the ground floor of aftercare awareness 26 years ago; the charity helped build the ground floor. Created to serve as a United Way-type fundraising...
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The timing was right in 1916 when the Kentucky Thoroughbred Horse Association formed and began publishing a newsletter that set the roots of what would evolve into Blood-Horse . The United States was a...
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Identifying a dominant theme that resonated throughout the year is typically where the writers and editors of the Blood-Horse start when planning for our annual Year in Review issue. American Pharoah so...
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The tribulations suffered by Ontario's Thoroughbred community offer several lessons for racing throughout the United States...if only political and industry leaders will pay attention. To say everything...
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"At a crossroads" can no longer be used to describe the health of racing in Illinois. The industry there is teetering on the brink of collapse and whatever action is taken (or not) next year is likely...
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Finding new owners continues to be one of the many challenges facing Thoroughbred racing. Syndications and partnerships have created more affordable options for many who have later formed racing stables...
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The commercial markets are generally trending upward, but the selectivity of the market will continue to cause heartburn for a lot of breeders. If a horse isn’t “ticking all the boxes,” then buyers are...
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Eyebrows rose in August 2014 after Breeders' Cup announced the 2015 World Championships would be held at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington. Many wondered how a racetrack with an attendance record of nearly...
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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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