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Curlin Repeats as Thoroughbred Horse of the Year

Majority owner Jess Jackson said Curlin, who repeated as Horse of the Year when the Eclipse Awards were announced Jan. 26, is among the industry’s greats.

“It’s no mean feat to win two Eclipse Awards for Horse of the Year,” Jackson said. “W

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Uniform Policies Set for Thoroughbred Horse Sales

The four major U.S. sale companies–Barretts, Fasig-Tipton, Keeneland, and the Ocala Breeders’ Sales (OBS)–have issued a set of uniform policies that will govern medication, prohibited practices, riding crops, and horseshoes, effective with the

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Commentary: The Racetrack, A Changing Perspective

Recently a veterinary colleague remarked that a horse that had sustained a minor laceration in the starting gate had been scratched. While there was no expectation that the horse’s performance would be impacted, she could not justify permitting

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Keeneland Sale Final Gross Down 53.4%

The final results of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale in Lexington were sobering, with setbacks of 53.4% in gross revenue, 48% in average price, and 44.1% in median price from a year ago. But they weren’t anything new to the people

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Storm Cat to Serve as a QH Stallion

Storm Cat, a leading sire who was pensioned last year after experiencing fertility problems at the Young family’s Overbrook Farm near Lexington, Ky., might return to the sire ranks as a Quarter Horse stallion. The Quarter Horse breeding industry

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Readers Share Tips to Survive in the Recession

More than 1,400 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “Will you spend more or less on your horse(s) in 2009?”


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Downward Spiral Continues at Keeneland Sale

The Keeneland January horses of all ages sale continued its scary downward spiral during the second session of its six-day run in Lexington. The gross revenue Jan. 13 dropped 66.2% from a year ago while the average price fell 61.6%. The median

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Keeneland Thoroughbred Sale Opening Down 45.9%

The results were grim, but not surprising, as Keeneland opened its January horses of all ages sale in Lexington during a time of worldwide economic downturns. The gross revenue Jan. 12 plummeted 44% from the auction’s first session in 2008 while

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Keeneland January Thoroughbred Sale Faces Tough Times

The Thoroughbred marketplace ended 2008 with dramatic declines, and all signs point to more tough times ahead as Keeneland gets ready to open its 2009 selling season with its January horses of all ages auction in Lexington. The recent Ocala

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Trainers Voice Santa Anita Surface Concerns

About 40 Southern California-based trainers met with Pro-Ride head Ian Pearse Jan. 7 at Santa Anita Park to voice their concerns over the condition of Santa Anita’s synthetic racing surface, which Pearse installed a year ago.

Unlike meeting

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