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Putting Some Speed in Your Horse

POSTED: September 29, 2019

JJ Graci, winner of over 1200 races and numerous training titles shares his knowledge on putting some speed in a closer or slower racehorse. There...

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Native Dancer's Legacy Lives On

POSTED: September 27, 2019

Native Dancer’s Legacy Lives On By: Peter Lee Native Dancer had a great career - 21 wins in 22 races, for an outstanding 95.5% winning...

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Training Tips: Shipping West for the Breeders' Cup

POSTED: September 27, 2019

JJ Graci has won over 1200 races training thoroughbreds and numerous leading trainer titles. He is a regular at Past the Wire and has been...

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Sensory Soundness And The Psychology of Motion

POSTED: September 26, 2019

Herd Dynamics, the Psychology in Motion  By: Kerry Thomas Introduction The study of the herd dynamics in horses and the vital role they play in...

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Improving Foal Quality with Omega 3

POSTED: September 26, 2019

Feeding Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Vitamin E to Improve Oocyte or Embryo Quality in Mares Fertility in mares has been shown to decline with age.    There...

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Don't Give Up On Us

POSTED: September 23, 2019

I’m not a fan of Facebook, though admittedly I am addicted to it, and especially to the postings from armchair experts, PETA and other crazies...

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Tall Tales and a Horse Named Dick Welles

POSTED: September 22, 2019

Orson Welles once said of his father Richard H. Welles, “He had a famous name because of a cigar. The ‘Dick Welles’ cigar was a...

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California Chrome's Soliloquy

POSTED: September 21, 2019

Cannot believe it’s been almost seven years since I stepped unto the California horse races scene. Around that same time I met you and your...

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Death of The Iron Horse

POSTED: September 20, 2019

How Breeding is Killing Thoroughbred Racing Blame it on Secretariat. Before the brief but brilliant career of the 1973 Triple Crown winner, champion Thoroughbreds often...

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