Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
MAHUBAH'S CORNERSon of New Approach has already proven himself both a worthy heir to his sire and a proud addition to a family that has enjoyed substantial success on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Washington Owner/Politican Harley Hoppe Dies
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
Longtime Washington Thoroughbred owner and renowned businessman/politician Harley H. Hoppe died May 13 at his home on Mercer Island.
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Washington Owner/Politician Harley Hoppe Dies
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
Longtime Washington Thoroughbred owner and renowned businessman/politician Harley H. Hoppe died May 13 at his home on Mercer Island.
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Preakness: Orb at Pimlico, 5/16/2013
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
Orb was the center of attention today at Pimlico as he prepares to take on the competition in the 138th Preakness Stakes. Watch him gallop, graze, get a bath, and walk the shedrow.
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TOBA to Offer Breeding Clinic in Lexington
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association announced May 16 that it will hold a Thoroughbred Breeding Clinic in Lexington May 31-June 2. All aspects of breeding will be presented and farm tours will be included.
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Sophomore Fillies Clash in Woodbine’s Selene
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
Perfect in four starts over the Woodbine Polytrack last year, Nipissing faces seven other 3-year-old fillies in the $150,000 Selene Stakes (Can-III) May 19, a first step toward next month's Woodbine Oaks.
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Five Derby Also-Rans Take Aim at Preakness
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
The connections of five horses who finished behind Orb in Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) hope their starter can become 20th horse since 1973 to win the Preakness Stakes (gr. I) after coming up short in Derby.
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N.Y. Casino Deal Made With N. American Tribe
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made a deal with an upstate Native American tribe to block casino competition in return for settlement of long-standing land claim issues and the state getting a share of tribal casino's revenue.
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New York Casino Deal Made With Upstate Tribe
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made a deal with an upstate Native American tribe to block casino competition in return for settlement of long-standing land claim issues and the state getting a share of tribal casino's revenue.
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Obamacare Added to AHC Annual Meeting Forum
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
In addition to reports on the progress of the National Equine Health Plan, this year the Forum will include a presentation on how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will affect the horse industry.
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TCI: Preakness Stakes Preview – 05/16/2013
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
The TCI Boys discuss all of the Preakness contenders and who's most likely to give Orb his toughest challenge on Saturday. They also dive into the pace scenario. Watch it. Comment.
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Rosie Napravnik Joins Board of Old Friends
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
Two days before riding Mylute to a fifth-place finish in the Kentucky Derby May 5, jockey Rosie Napravnik was appointed to the board of directors of Old Friends Farm. They are is "thrilled to have her," said Michael Blowen.
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Hollendorfer Trio Looks Strong in Everett
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
With three of the seven entrants in the $150,000 Marjorie L. Everett Handicap including grade II winner Lady of Fifty, trainer Jerry Hollendorfer brings a strong hand to the featured event at Hollywood Park May 18.
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Hollendorfer Trio Look Strong in Everett
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
With three of the seven entrants in the $150,000 Marjorie L. Everett Handicap including grade II winner Lady of Fifty, trainer Jerry Hollendorfer brings a strong hand to the featured event at Hollywood Park May 18.
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Govenor Charlie Gets First Gallop at Pimlico
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
Sunland Derby (gr. III) winner Govenor Charlie had a routine first morning at Pimlico Race Course May 16, going to the track shortly after 6 o'clock for some exercise.
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Departing Sees Pimlico for First Time
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider's Illinois Derby (gr. III) winner Departing got his first taste of Pimlico Race Course the morning of May 16 by galloping 1 1/2 miles under exercise rider Trina Pasckvale.
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Amoss, Mylute Separating Until Saturday
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
Trainer Tom Amoss and his gray colt Mylute went in different directions May 16 in their respective journeys from Churchill Downs to Pimlico Race Course.
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D. Wayne Lukas, Trainer and Comedian
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
The Hall of Fame trainer had the crowd laughing at the Alibi Breakfast, held before the Preakness Stakes, at Pimlico.
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Preakness News Minute: 05/16/2013
Blood-Horse | 5 days ago
Steve Haskin reports on the news of the day including Orb's gallop, the condition of the racetrack, the appearance of Goldencents, and more.
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Walkwithapurpose a Black-Eyed Susan Scratch
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
Sagamore Farm's Walkwithapurpose was scratched from the May 17 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (gr. II) because of a bruised foot.
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Preakness: Al Stall Jr – Departing
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
Al Stall, Jr. and wife Nicole at the Alibi Breakfast discuss Departing, the Preakness, and Blame.
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Lukas Confident in Preakness Triple Threat
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
All joking aside, trainer D. Wayne Lukas seems pretty confident his horses will have some say in the outcome of the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I).
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Lukas Has Two in Dixie on Preakness Day
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas has three starters in the May 18 Preakness Stakes and five in races on the undercard, including Optimizer and Skyring as part of a 13-horse field for the Longines Dixie Stakes (gr. IIT).
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Preakness: Todd Quast on Mylute’s Chances
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
Todd Quast of GoldMark Farm discusses Mylute's chances in the Preakness.
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Preakness: Departing at Pimlico
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
Illinois Derby winner Departing on the backside of Pimlico on May 16.
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Grade I Winner Samitar Heads Gallorette Field
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
Already the most accomplished horse entered in the May 18 Gallorette Handicap at Pimlico Race Course, Irish classic winner Samitar appears to be entering top form after flashing a strong late kick in previous effort.
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Orb Sponsorship to Benefit Charities
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
Two charitable entities of The Jockey Club Foundation will benefit from a sponsorship arrangement between the Maserati car company and Orb, the even-money favorite for the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I).
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‘All Systems Go’ for Orb, McGaughey Says
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
Orb, the expected heavy favorite for the Preakness Stakes (gr. I), jogged and then galloped the morning of May 16 at Pimlico Race Course to give trainer Shug McGaughey every reason to be positive about the colt's chances.
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Brushed by a Star Tops Allaire DuPont Distaff
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
Grade II winners Brushed by a Star and Summer Applause tangle with local stakes contenders in the $150,000 Allaire DuPont Distaff Stakes (gr. III) at Pimlico Race Course May 18.
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Spectacular Sky Aims to Make Vagrancy Grade
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
Three-time stakes winner Spectacular Sky will try to secure her first career graded stakes win when she faces five other fillies and mares in the $200,000 Vagrancy Handicap (gr. II) May 18 at Belmont.
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Orb Draws Rail in Preakness Stakes
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
Stuart Janney III and Phipps Stable's Orb, winner of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), drew post 1 and was made the favorite for the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I), second leg of the Triple Crown.
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Za Approval, Javerre Head Full Red Bank Field
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
A full field of 13, including four graded stakes winners, will clash in the May 18 Red Bank Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Monmouth Park.
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NH Panel Recommends Casino Bill Be Killed
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
The New Hampshire House subcommittee studying expanded gambling narrowly voted May 15 to recommend that the bill to allow one high-end, highly-regulated destination casino be killed, but the full House will have its say.
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Zenyatta Breeder Eric Kronfeld Dies
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
Eric Kronfeld, who made his mark in both the music and racing inudstries, died May 15 of cancer in New York. Kronfeld, under his Maverick Productions, bred Zenyatta, one of the most popular racehorses in history.
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Stories from Cot Campbell: Doug Davis
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
Trainer Doug Davis made everyone's life more interesting. He was a big man with a thunderous voice and a gaudy appetite for life.
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Nine Entered for 138th Preakness Stakes
Blood-Horse | 6 days ago
Nine horses have been entered for the 138th Preakness Stakes (gr. I): Orb, Departing, Goldencents, Govenor Charlie, Itsmyluckyday, Mylute, Oxbow, Titletown Five and Will Take Charge.
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Haskin: Preakness Befits It’s Namesake
Blood-Horse | 7 days ago
The name Preakness has been right at the top of the racing vernacular for years, as the second leg of the Triple Crown, yet many people have no idea what or who Preakness is.
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Lady Legends Highlight Black-Eyed Susan Card
Blood-Horse | 7 days ago
The Lady Legends for the Cure IV highlights "The People's Pink Party," a joint effort between Pimlico Race Course and the Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure, the world's largest breast cancer organization.
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Motion, Smithwick, Pino Honored in Maryland
Blood-Horse | 7 days ago
The Maryland Horse Industry Board presented Touch of Class awards to trainer H. Graham Motion, jockey Mario Pino, and author Patrick Smithwick Jr. at a May 14 ceremony in Silver Spring.
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Brennan of Orb: ‘He Always Moved Forward’
Blood-Horse | 7 days ago
To Brennan, success is a result of teamwork and talent. Along with wife, Stephanie, Niall operates Niall Brennan Stables in Ocala, Fl. where Kentucky Derby winner Orb received his initial training as a young colt.
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Brennan on Orb: ‘He Always Moved Forward’
Blood-Horse | 7 days ago
To Brennan, success is a result of teamwork and talent. Along with wife, Stephanie, Niall operates Niall Brennan Stables in Ocala, Fl. where Kentucky Derby winner Orb received his initial training as a young colt.
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Orb Comfortable at Classic Distances
Blood-Horse | 7 days ago
Classice distances can be demanding on a 3-year-old. Shug McGaughey understands the rigors of a 1 1/4-mile race on a young horse, and has no doubt Orb was physically up to the challenge during his Derby victory May 4.
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Simulcasting Returns to Miami’s Hialeah Park
Blood-Horse | 7 days ago
Hialeah Park Casino announced May 14 the return of full card simulcasting on Preakness Day, May 18, and every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday thereafter.
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Singapore – Red Cadeaux & Robin Trevor-Jones
Blood-Horse | 7 days ago
Assistant trainer Robin Trevor-Jones works with Red Cadeaux, who finished second to Animal Kingdom in the Dubai World Cup.
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Singapore Profiles – Trainer Desmond Koh
Blood-Horse | 7 days ago
Before becoming a local trainer in Singapore, Desmond Koh worked as an assistant trainer in the USA. Koh worked under Hall of Fame trainer Jack Van Berg for a while.
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Santa Anita Plans to Renovate Chandelier Room
Blood-Horse | 7 days ago
Santa Anita Park unveiled renovation plans for its Chandelier Room May 14 in advance of this year's Breeders' Cup World Championships and that it may have more dates with the pending closure of Hollywood Park.
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Digestive Capacity in Weanling and Mature Horses Studied
Blood-Horse | 7 days ago
Equine researchers have evaluated common horse feeds' digestibility (the percentage of the digestion and absorption of various nutrients present in a feed source) primarily in mature horses, but little is known about the digestive capacity of young, growing horses.
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