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Thoroughbred Peppers Pride Wins Record 17 in a Row

Unbeaten Peppers Pride, a 5-year-old mare, raced to her 17th victory in a row–a record for a modern North American Thoroughbred–in a sprint Saturday (Oct. 4) at Zia Park in Hobbs, N.M.


Peppers Pride won a $38,200 allowance race for Ne

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Shortage of Large Animal Vets Taxes Farmers

This summer, Steve Sanford had to tell 106 dairy farmers in rural northern Vermont he could no longer treat their cows.

Battling degenerative arthritis, the 56-year-old large animal veterinarian can’t do the physically challenging work any

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Number of Human West Nile Virus Cases Lowest in Years

The West Nile virus season is on track to be the mildest in seven years, with less than a third the number of serious human cases as last year’s total, U.S. health officials said.

As of Tuesday, there were 368 severe human cases, with 18

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Horse Killed After Being Hit by Car in Iowa

A Des Moines, Iowa, man riding a horse is in critical condition and his horse had to be euthanized after he was hit by a car.


Police say Dennis Kaiser was riding a horse on the city’s southeast side about 8:50 p.m. Friday when the horse

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Lexington Halfway to Equestrian Games

As the sounds of bulldozers and tractors interrupted a news conference Thursday marking the halfway point to the 2010 World Equestrian Games, Kentucky Horse Park director John Nicholson was asked if he wanted to stop the noise.


“No, we’v

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Massachusetts Horse Diagnosed with EEE

Massachusetts health officials are warning people to take precautions against mosquito bites after a horse in Freetown became infected with eastern equine encephalitis (EEE).

The state health department says the horse became ill with the

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Authority Approves New Whip Rule for Harness Racing

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission approved a statewide ban on certain kinds of whips in harness racing.

The commission on Monday unanimously approved the ban on whips and riding crops that have strands of material at the end called a

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Thieves Target Horse Tails in Iowa

Some horse thieves are at work in Buena Vista County, Iowa–but they’re only after the tail.

The sheriff’s office said three people reported chopped tails just in the past week. Major Doug Simons said each case appears similar–someone went

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Shadow Play Wins Little Brown Jug

Shadow Play won the $551,225 Little Brown Jug on Thursday at Delaware County Fairgrounds, pulling away for a 6 1/4-length victory in the second leg of the pacing Triple Crown.

The black colt paced a mile in 1:50 1-5. He took the lead at start

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Ike’s Remnants Batter Farm Crops in South, Midwest

From Texas rice farms to Midwest cornfields, some farmers in the path of Hurricane Ike’s remnants saw profits sink as strong winds battered crops.

“The timing was devastating,” said Mike Smith, an agricultural extension agent in Henderson

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Maryland Bans Racehorse Steroids

The Maryland Racing Commission has approved a ban on anabolic steroids for racehorses, following the lead of other racing states including Kentucky, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

The issue of steroids in horse racing saw increased

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Rescue Crews Wade Through Ike’s Damage

Rescue crews canvassing neighborhoods with dump trucks, helicopters and airboats have saved nearly 2,000 residents who ignored evacuation orders and stayed to face Hurricane Ike, authorities said Sunday.

Heavy morning rains hampered rescue

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Ike’s Storm Surge Less Than Predicted

Forecasters warned of “certain death,” a possible 25-foot surge of water that would wash across the Texas and Louisiana coast, wiping away towns in a white-capped, churning mess of debris.

What Hurricane Ike actually brought was a storm

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Texans Endure Sleepless Night As Ike Roars Ashore

A colossal Hurricane Ike menaced the darkened Texas coast early Saturday, ensuring a sleepless night for thousands who huddled and waited to find out if a gamble to face the storm head-on could cost them their lives.


Before the eye even

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