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Commentary: Spending Time with John Henry

I took my 7-year-old son to visit the Old Man on a recent Sunday afternoon.

It’s been almost 20 years since I’d seen him, and the first time for Matthew. You know how time gets away. The Old Man’s health has not been too good lately so a

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Belmont Equine Medical Center to Bear Ruffian’s Name

The state-of-the-art equine medical facility currently under construction at Belmont Park will be named after the great filly Ruffian, the IEAH Corporation announced Sept. 20.

“We are honored to able to carry out the legacy of Ruffian on th

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Racehorse Loses 125th Race; Sets New Record for Futility

A Puerto Rican horse that can’t win a race now has a claim to fame. Dona Chepa, a 9-year-old brown mare, finished last in a six-horse field at Camarero Racetrack in eastern Puerto Rico on Wednesday, a 125th consecutive loss that is believed to b

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Race Injury Sidelines Belmont-Winning Filly Until 2008

Trainer Todd Pletcher announced Sept. 16 that Rags to Riches suffered a hairline fracture to her right front pastern during Saturday’s Gazelle Stakes, but that the injury is not career-ending.

“She is expected to make a full recovery,”

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Firefighters Save Donkey Trapped in Well

A donkey in Underwood, Minn., is happily eating grass again after falling down a dry, abandoned well and being freed in an intensive rescue effort. It appeared that the animal wandered away from its farm and onto some boards covering the

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Jockey Club: 37,500 Foals Expected

The Jockey Club reported that 3,881 stallions covered 63,629 mares in North America during 2006. These matings resulted in 36,317 live foals for 2007 being reported to The Jockey Club on Live Foal Reports as of this Sept. 6.

As in past years,

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