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Seattle Slew Fund Supports Equine Spinal Research

The memory of great American racehorse Seattle Slew will live on in active biomedical research, after a gift from the horse’s owners to Washington State University.

Seattle Slew was one of the greatest horses ever to grace American racing, and

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Judge Transfers Curlin Ownership

A judge is putting more distance between Horse of the Year Curlin and two minority owners accused of fraud.

Special Judge Roger Crittenden ordered that a company that holds a 20% share of the horse now be managed by a court-appointed receiver.

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Judge Transfers Thoroughbred Champion’s Ownership

A judge is putting more distance between Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Curlin and two minority owners accused of fraud (see below).


Special Judge Roger Crittenden ordered that a company that holds a 20% share of the horse now be managed

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Funny Cide Gets the Last Laugh

This July 4th marks the one-year anniversary of Kentucky Derby winner Funny Cide’s last race. The champion didn’t rest on his laurels, though: just 48 hours after crossing the finish line for the last time, Funny Cide found himself employed in

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Racetrack Enacts Zero-Tolerance Slaughter Policy

Sending racehorses to slaughter will not be tolerated at Suffolk Downs racetrack in Boston. Track management will now deny trainers stalls if they sell a horse for slaughter. This latest move bolsters other efforts underway to protect

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Big Brown Works for First Time Since Belmont

Dual classic winner Big Brown returned to the track July 2 for his first “breeze” since being pulled up in the June 7 Belmont Stakes. The move was extremely slow, but apparently the five-furlong move in a dawdling 1:06 3/5 at Aqueduct did not

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Live and Learn (Equine Education Opportunities)

Educational opportunities abound for horse owners and handlers.

For horse owners and equine enthusiasts interested in increasing their knowledge, training, or skills, there have never been more opportunities to learn.

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Paris Bound? Curlin has First Workout on Turf

Reigning “Horse of the Year” Curlin successfully completed the first step in what could be a journey to Paris to run in the famed Gran Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe with a solid work July 1 under jockey Robby Albarado over the Matt Winn Turf Course

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Catastrophic Injuries in Horses

Following the euthanasia of the filly Eight Belles, who suffered catastrophic injuries to both front legs a quarter mile after finishing second in the Kentucky Derby, members of every sector of the Thoroughbred industry have banded together to proactively address safety and welfare issues. TheHorse.com is proud to present a FREE downloadable special report on catastrophic injury research.

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Fans of Barbaro Plan Second Annual Celebration

The Fans of Barbaro (FOB) will be hosting their annual “Celebration of Barbaro” at Delaware Park the weekend of July 12-13.

All proceeds from the event will benefit Thoroughbred Charities of America. Organizers say they hope to surpass

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Big Brown’s Belmont Drug Tests Negative

George Maylin, DVM, PhD, the director of the New York State Racing and Wagering Board drug testing and research program at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., said the post-race test results on Belmont Stakes favorite Big Brown came back “clean”

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Boy’s Wish to Meet Smarty Jones Granted

The Kentucky region of the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Three Chimneys Farm recently teamed up to grant a young boy’s wish of meeting Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Smarty Jones. His experience will be chronicled June 30 during

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David O’Connor Elected to American Horse Council

David O’Connor, president of the United States Equestrian Federation, Olympic gold medalist, and Pan American Games and World Equestrian Games medalist, has been elected to the board of trustees of the American Horse Council.

In 2004,

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Suspended Jockey Responds to Whipping Incident

Jockey Jeremy Rose was suspended for six months following a stewards’ hearing the morning of June 24 for whipping his mount Appeal to the City in the face during the third race at Delaware Park June 23. (For more on this see “

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