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May 26, 2016 11:15 AM
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More than $100,000 was raised for the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, which had a major presence May 20-21 on Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (gr. II) and Preakness Stakes (gr. I) days.
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May 25, 2016 9:48 AM
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May 24, 2016 10:33 AM
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West Point Thoroughbreds' Commanding Curve has been retired from racing and will begin retraining for a second career with Olympic level 3-day event rider Phillip Dutton. The 5-year-old Master Command gelding is best known for his fast-closing second to California Chrome in the 2014 Kentucky Derby (G1). He retires sound following a ninth place finish …
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May 23, 2016 10:04 AM
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For the first time in five races against his rival, Exaggerator beat Nyquist to the finish line Saturday to win the 141st Preakness Stakes on a sloppy track at Pimlico.
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May 23, 2016 9:51 AM
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Homeboykris took Race 1 on Saturday at Pimlico.
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May 23, 2016 9:46 AM
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The death of two horses at Preakness was met with anger. But the sport should be examined year round rather than exclusively during its biggest events
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May 21, 2016 5:15 PM
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Homeboykris, a 9-year-old horse bred in Maryland, collapsed after leaving the winner's circle. Pramedya, a four-year-old filly, was euthanized after breaking her left front leg during the fourth race.
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May 20, 2016 10:49 AM
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It costs a lot of money to breed and race horses. It costs a lot of money to breed and race horses. For example, the stud rights for American Pharoah sold for $13.8 million in 2014, ahead of a historic 2015 season in which the horse won both the Triple Crown and the Breeders Cup. But for some, it’s not out of reach. There are at least 14 people out of the world’s 1,810 billionaires who participate in horse racing in some form -- some are breeders, some own farms, and others auction horses.
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May 20, 2016 10:48 AM
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The business side of horse racing is broken, and there’s no simple solution. The racing wagering handle in Nevada topped $700 million in 1998 before a steady regression hit, and the handle dropped to $310 million last year.
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May 20, 2016 10:42 AM
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Nobody knows more about what the Preakness means to Maryland than state racing commissioner Bruce Quade, who shares a Preakness moment.
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May 19, 2016 10:50 AM
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Taking an off-track Thoroughbred to its first show can be a challenge. To that point in their lives, most of their travels revolved around racing, so it's only natural that many of them get back into that mindset when they step off of the trailer into the sights, sounds and atmosphere of the show grounds for …
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May 16, 2016 11:27 AM
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Rockin Ron posted a 1:50.1 Canadian record for older pacers on a half-mile track while winning the $244,000 Confederation Cup Sunday on a chilly night at Flamboro Downs. by Dave Briggs On an unseasonably cold night with frost warnings in effect, driver Yannick Gingras was concerned about the front-end holding up Sunday (May 15) at …
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May 12, 2016 11:41 AM
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The auction offers horseshoes worn by Afleet Alex and First Samurai, a VIP Three Chimneys tour, and autographed race photos. All proceeds help with the mission of racehorse retirement and rescue.
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May 25, 2016 10:00 AM
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A group of five Thoroughbred racehorses, retired from Arlington Park, is thriving at a small, two-family farm in Wisconsin, according to The Gazette. Along with 15 adopted children, two families have joined forces to provide a safe haven for both the horses and the at-risk children, most of whom have undergone intense emotional trauma. “We …
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May 24, 2016 11:04 AM
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The first leg of the Miss Versatility Series featured two $30,000 divisions. The series for older trotting mares stops at Mohawk twice, The Meadowlands and Tioga Downs before wrapping up with the final on Little Brown Jug Day at the Delaware County Fairgrounds.
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May 23, 2016 10:05 AM
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Trainer Dale Romans, who won Friday's Black-Eyed Susan (G2) with Go Maggie Go and finished second in Saturday's Preakness Stakes (G1) with Cherry Wine, earned a $50,000 trainer bonus offered by the Maryland Jockey Club on Preakness Weekend. The Maryland Jockey Club offered bonus money totaling $100,000 to trainers who ran a minimum of five …
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May 23, 2016 10:01 AM
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The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocno was the scene of three Pennsylvania Sire Stakes divisions for 3-year-old colt pacers on Sunday night, and Check Six improved his 2016 record to four-for-four and gave trainer Ron Burke his second Pennsylvania Sire Stakes win in the process.
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May 23, 2016 9:46 AM
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When two horses died at the Preakness on Pimlico Race Track, it revealed an ugly reality to spectators who haven't seen a horse fatality at the event in nine years – that such deaths are not uncommon in the industry.
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May 23, 2016 9:45 AM
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The group behind the push to ban horse carriages on Big Apple streets now wants a stop to all horse racing in New York following the deaths of two horses before Saturday’s Preakness Stakes.
“In light of the deaths of two races horses at Maryland’s Pimlico Race Course this weekend, I am writing to ask that you immediately suspend all horse racing in New York state indefinitely, including the upcoming Belmont Stakes, until you and racing advocates can actually protect the lives of horses,” NYCLASS executive director Allie Taylor said in a letter being sent to New York Racing Association president Chris Kay.
Homeboykris, a 9-year-old geld, collapsed after the first race Saturday and died. Then Pramedya, a 4-year-old Philly, collapsed on the final turn of the fourth race after fracturing a leg. She was euthanized.
The Preakness is the second race of the Triple Crown, followed by the Belmont Stakes.
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May 20, 2016 11:21 AM
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Why shouldn't trainer Doug O'Neill be smiling? Not only does he have an undefeated horse who's seemingly impervious to anxiety. He's surrounded by a team of people — and when he says "team," he utters the word with religious conviction — who have stood with him through some of the harshest disappointments the racing game could muster.
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May 20, 2016 10:48 AM
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I didn’t grow up around a racetrack culture, but the ponies did affect my life. I had a rather irresponsible algebra teacher in high school, who was very
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May 20, 2016 10:45 AM
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New Brunswick horsemen are trying to launch another harness racing season, but it is proving difficult as more people get out of the business or move to more lucrative racetracks.
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May 20, 2016 10:35 AM
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The weather forecast for Preakness Day at Pimlico looks rather gloomy, with chilly temperatures and up to an inch of rain predicted. However, as the Baltimore Sun reports, Maryland Jockey Club officials are predicting a record crowd at the track for the third straight year. Preakness Day is the “biggest single-day event” in Maryland, and the MJC …
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May 16, 2016 11:28 AM
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A harness racing driver was sent to hospital Saturday night after an accident involving two horses at the Red Shores Racetrack.
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May 14, 2016 10:38 AM
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The Retired Racehorse Project is proud to announce that its “Hoedown at Hagyard” event, held in conjunction with the Rolex 3-Day Event at the Kentucky Horse Park, successfully raised over $12,000 for the 2016 Thoroughbred Makeover. “It was billed as getting a bunch of racehorse people and a bunch of eventers together, who all love …
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