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Agreement Will Permit ‘Ruffian’ Movie to Air

An agreement has been reached between Frank Whiteley and Jacinto Vasquez, the respective trainer and jockey of the top racemare Ruffian; the Walt Disney Company ABC; ESPN; and a movie production company over a movie about the filly.

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Charges Filed in Indiana Horse Neglect Case

Charges have been filed in the ongoing Gibson County, Ind., horse neglect case. Richard Stallings, 66, of Owensville, was charged June 6 with five counts of felony animal neglect and 30 misdemeanor counts of neglect of a vertebrate

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Sentencing for Slaughter Plant Arsonist Postponed

Sentencing was postponed Tuesday for a leading figure in the animal rights movement who admitted to setting fire to a horse slaughterhouse in 1997 after his defense lawyer objected to the way the judge applied federal sentencing guidelines.

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Curlin vs. Rags Has Belmont Abuzz

When all is said and done, the 139th Belmont Stakes has turned out to be one heck of a race after all, Street Sense or no Street Sense. We have seven legitimate horses, with none of the usual no-hopers that seem to pop out of the woodwork for the

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Seven Entered for Saturday’s Belmont

Slew’s Tizzy and Hard Spun, who figure to be the pacesetters in the June 9 Belmont Stakes, drew next to each other at the post position draw this morning. A field of seven was entered in the final leg of the Triple Crown.

Curlin, who won the

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Hamilton Research Celebrates 25 Years of the Equitainer

In the search for a better, safer, and more effective way to breed horses over long distances, career horsewomen Meg Douglas-Hamilton and Mary Lou Cabot created the Equitainer, the first container designed to keep shipped unfrozen semen cool and

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Taking a Break

The opportunity has presented itself for the other four students and I to go trekking in the desert! Since the Fondouk is closed again today,

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Trainer, Jockey Suing Disney Over “Ruffian” Movie

Trainer Frank Whiteley Jr., jockey Jacinto Vasquez, and Thoroughbred Legends LLC have filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company and its subsidiaries, ABC and ESPN, over “Ruffian,” a television movie that is scheduled

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