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Grade I Winner Bandini Retired to Walmac

Bandini, a grade I winner and track-record setter, has been retired from racing for stallion duty at John T. Jones III and Robert Trussell’s Walmac Farm near Lexington, Ky. The 4-year-old son of Fusaichi Pegasus is being syndicated and will stan

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Bluegrass Cat to Stand for $50,000 at WinStar

Bluegrass Cat, a twice classic-placed grade I winner, will begin his stallion career in 2007 for a fee of $50,000 at Bill Casner and Kenny Troutt’s WinStar Farm near Versailles, Ky.


The 3-year-old son of Storm Cat is out of the A.P. Ind

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Seabiscuit Star to Appear at Charity Horse Show

(Edited press release)
Rich In Dallas, one of the equine stars of the 2003 blockbuster film Seabiscuit, will attend the second annual charity horse show to benefit The Exceller Fund. The event will be held Oct. 28 at the Patrick Henr

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Cities Crowd the Field to Lure Lucrative Horse Shows

Oklahoma City, situated in the middle of the United States and at the confluence of three major interstate highways, long has been an inviting home to equine events, enough so that some in that industry refer to the city as the Horse Show Capita

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Racehorse Welfare Summit Open to Public

The Monday morning (Oct. 16) session of the Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit will be open to the public and the media. A media briefing will be held at the conclusion of the summit on Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 17).


The Monday

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AQHA Members Now Receive Benefits through MetLife

American Quarter Horse Association members are now eligible to apply for benefits through MetLife Auto & Home. As the result of a new partnership between MetLife and AQHA, members may apply for benefits that aren’t available to the general

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Presidential Perks Can Include Horses, Dogs

When U.S. presidents receive gifts, the items are acknowledged, then packed away in a government warehouse to await the opening of his future library.


It’s been the fate of many pairs of cowboy boots and hats, expensive rugs, glinting

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Welfare and Safety Summit Begins Monday at Keeneland

The Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit opens Monday at Keeneland in Lexington with a session of presentations and panel discussions that will be open to the public. The session, which will be held in the Keeneland sale pavilion, will run

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Smarty Jones Colt Stands Out at OBS Sale

A colt from the first crop of Smarty Jones became the highest-priced horse sold so far this year at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s fall mixed sale when he brought $170,000 Wednesday (Oct. 11). Clear Sky Stable purchased the chestnut weanling

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Israel Opens First Racetrack

Angry demonstrators and rabbis as well as a ban on gambling failed to stop the inauguration of Israel’s first horse racetrack, as thousands of fans cheered the four-legged competitors.

It’s not much at this point — just a collection of

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Woman Charged With Drunk Horse Riding

A northeast Georgia woman faces a drunk driving charge after riding a horse onto a highway, where she was hit by a car.


Authorities say 22-year-old Heather Darnell of Mountain City also was cited for entering a traffic lane. She remains

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