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Native Dancer's Genes: Too Much of a Good Thing?

POSTED: October 23, 2019

Native Dancer was a massive horse, standing 16.3 hands tall and weighing more than 1,100 pounds. He won 21 of 22 races at 2 and...

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Behavioral And Mental Profiling, Equine PTSD

POSTED: October 21, 2019

Kerry Thomas Talks Behavioral And Mental Profiling Life has a way of reminding us of the important things along our journey, and for anyone who...

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Spendthrift announces 2020 stud fees, led by No. 1 General Sire Into Mischief at $175,000

POSTED: October 16, 2019

Spendthrift Stallions On Display B. Wayne Hughes’ Spendthrift Farm announced 2020 fees for most of its roster of 24 stallions set to stand at the...

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Street Band, Doyle taking next step in Breeders' Cup Distaff

POSTED: October 15, 2019

Street Band and jockey Sophie Doyle came into Parx Racing’s $1 million Cotillion on Sept. 21 with victories in the Grade 2 Fair Grounds Oaks...

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Serengeti Empress seeks to rebound from Cotillion

POSTED: October 15, 2019

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Tuesday, Oct. 15,2019) -- If Serengeti Empress did not turn in a top performance when sixth out of 11 three-year-old fillies in Parx...

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Feeding Healthy Fat to the Horse. It is NOT only for Hard Keepers

POSTED: October 15, 2019

How do good fats benefit the horse? There are many benefits to supplementing good fat, including reduced joint and tissue inflammation and the development and maintenance...

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Saffie Joseph Calculates Move Up For Math Wizard In Breeders' Cup Classic

POSTED: October 11, 2019

Math Wizard’s victory at 31-1 in the Grade 1 Pennsylvania Derby last month moved trainer Saffie Joseph into national headlines and eyeing the Longines Breeders...

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Bringing Horse Racing Back From the Brink

POSTED: October 8, 2019

Horse racing has received more than a few black eyes this year. From the unfortunate incidents at Santa Anita, the Kentucky Derby controversy, to the...

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Fallen Phoenix: The Garden State Park Story

POSTED: October 5, 2019

Today’s horse racing fans might remember Garden State Park as the swindler-owned racetrack that “ruined” the 1985 Triple Crown. But to the New Jersey horse...

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