Foaling Video Results in Eclipse Award Honor
Glenye Cain Oakford of Daily Racing Form has won the 2012 Media Eclipse Award in the Audio/Multi-Media Internet category for “Zenyatta: Wait for First Foal Combines Science, Art and Anticipation.”
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Hawthorne Quarantine Could be Lifted Jan. 10
Seven horses have died since an equine herpesvirus outbreak in October, including a horse who had been in quarantine on Dec. 24.
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Book Review Beats Tough La Brea Foes
Gary and Mary West’s homebred Book Review found California to her liking Dec. 26, when she got up over tough contender Reneesgotzip and 2011 2-year-old champion My Miss Aurelia in the $300,000 La Brea Stakes.
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NBC Sports Wins a Media Eclipse Award
NBC Sports has won the Media Eclipse Award for Television — Live Racing Programming for its broadcast of the 2012 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
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THS: Daytona Stakes
Tom and Pete handicap the Daytona Stakes at Santa Anita Park.
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Tiz Flirtatious Has Sights on Graded Frankel
Tiz Flirtatious seeks her first graded stakes victory in the $150,000 Robert J. Frankel Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Santa Anita Park Dec. 30, and seems primed to take it off an impressive runner-up finish in the Nov. 25 Matriarch.
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Treble Jig, Russian Rock Top Jebel Ali Card
Stakes winners Treble Jig and Russian Rock return to action Dec. 28 on the final race card at Jebel Ali racecourse in the United Arab Emirates.
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Jockey Club Denies Broberg, Miyadi
Trainers Karl M. Broberg and Steven Miyadi will be denied all privileges of The American Stud Book for a period of one year effective January 1, 2013, the Jockey Club announced Dec. 27.
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Advances and Challenges in Equitation Science Technology
Twenty-first century technology brings us into the once-science fiction world described by fantasy writers in the 1950s. We’ve got retina screens, hybrid vehicles, and a million different apps (not short for “Appaloosas,” in this case). We can video chat with people on the other side of the planet in real time, and we can carry 50,000 photog…
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Jimmy Creed Gives Mandella 5th Malibu Win
Jimmy Creed, a disappointment in last month’s Xpressbet Breeders’ Cup Sprint (gr. I), rebounded with an emphatic victory in the $301,000 Malibu Stakes (gr. I) on opening day of the winter meet at Santa Anita Park Dec. 26.
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Champion Havre de Grace Has Date With Tapit
Mandy Pope, who paid $14.2 million in November for major broodmare prospects Havre de Grace and Plum Pretty, has taken important steps in what she believes will pay off handsomely.
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131-1 Shot Shi’ah Sand Scores at Golden Gate
Four-year-old filly Shi’ah Sand, victorious just once in 33 previous starts, tested the fuses in the tote board at Golden Gate Fields Dec. 26 when she scored at odds of 131-1 on opening day of the track’s winter meeting.
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Paynter to Rejoin Baffert, Wins Vox Populi
Owner Ahmed Zayat confirmed Dec. 26 that his Haskell Invitational (gr. I) winner Paynter will ship from Fair Hill Equine Therapy Center near Elkton, Md., to Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s California barn Dec. 29.
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Gulfstream Proposes Year-Round Racing
Gulfstream Park and Calder Casino & Race Course have started the annual process of picking racing dates, with Gulfstream stirring up yet another dispute by saying it plans to expand its four-month schedule.
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Silentio Shows Style with Sir Beaufort Win
Silentio, a lightly-raced son of Japanese-bred stallion Silent Name, registered victory in his stakes debut in the $150,750 Sir Beaufort (gr. IIT) on the turf at Santa Anita Park on opening day of the winter meet.
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Action Andy and Indiano meet again in Mr. Prospector
Action Andy and Indiano look like the horses to beat in a field of six drawn for Saturday’s Grade 3, $100,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes.
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Wilkinson shortens up for return in Daytona
Wilkinson, who pulled off a stunning upset of the Grade 2 American Handicap in his most recent appearance, will make his first start since that race in Saturday’s Grade 3, $100,000 Daytona at Santa Anita.
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Action Andy Vs. Indiano in Mr. Prospector
Robert Gerczak’s Action Andy and Stud El Aguila’s Indiano are headed for a rematch in the $100,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes (gr. III) Dec. 29 at Gulfstream Park.
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Saratoga Snacks Denies Saginaw Win 11 in 2012
A fresh Saratoga Snacks denied Saginaw his 11th win of 2012 with a powerful victory in the $73,500 Alex M. Robb Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack Dec. 26.
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Stemmans Sale Scheduled at Blackham Coliseum
Stemmans, Inc. – Horse Sale will hold its annual Winter Mixed Sale Jan. 6, at 11 a.m. at Lafayette’s Blackham Coliseum.
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101-Day Golden Gate Winter Meet Begins
The 2012-2013 winter/spring meet at Golden Gate Fields, featuring 101 days of Thoroughbred racing in Northern California, opens Dec. 26 with a nine-race program.
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Laurel, Turfway, Penn National Cancel Races
Inclement weather has forced the cancellation of live racing Dec. 26 at Laurel Park, Turfway Park, and Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course.
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Factors Associated with Surviving Potomac Horse Fever (AAEP 2012)
Potomac horse fever (PHF), a somewhat regional rickettsial disease, causes acute diarrhea and leads to death in up to 30% of affected horses. In an effort to understand the disease better, Sandra Taylor, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, of Purdue University’s school of veterinary medicine, performed a retrospective study in which she and colleagues looked for s…
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Stem Cell Therapy as a Potential Treatment for Laminitis
While researchers have not yet completed any formal studies of stem cells and laminitis, both Raul Bras, DVM, CJF, of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital’s podiatry department, and John Peroni, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, of the University of Georgia’s College of Veterinary Medicine, have clinical experience using stem cells for laminitis cases, and they p…
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Law, Morals, and Ethics in Equine Practice (AAEP 2012)
“The No. 1 goal of the equine veterinarian is to help the welfare of the horse,” reported Rick Lesser, DVM, during a series of sessions focused on ethics, scope of practice, and racing at the 2012 American Association of Equine Practitioners’ (AAEP) Convention, held Dec. 1-5, in Anaheim, Calif. “The best way to do this is through a syne…
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Actor Jack Klugman, Horse Owner/Breeder, Dies
Actor Jack Klugman, a Thoroughbred horse owner and breeder, died Dec. 24 at age 90 in suburban Northridge, Calif. The cause of Klugman’s death was not immediately known.
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12 Christmas Wishes for Horses, Owners from Veterinary Experts
Veterinarians work with horse owners to provide the best possible care from snip to tail. This holiday season, consider the following “wishes” your equine experts made to help maximize your horses’ quality of life.
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Retired Trainer Stute Continues Recovery
Retired trainer Mel Stute, 85, still recuperating in Pomona, Calif., from a spill in which he suffered a head injury, hopes to celebrate Christmas with a post-holiday visit at a satellite facility for Santa Anita’s opener.
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Laminitis Overview and Anatomy
Laminitis, also referred to as “founder,” is an often devastating disease of the hoof that can cripple or kill afflicted horses. It’s such an important equine disease that each year veterinarians, farriers, and horse owners from throughout the United States gather at the International Equine Conference of Laminitis and the Equine Foot.
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Happy Holidays from Blood-Horse Publications
The offices of Blood-Horse Publications will be closed Dec. 24-25. There will be no daily e-newsletters sent for Dec. 25 and Dec. 26.
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Dozen Set for Hillside Turf in Daytona Stakes
The $100,000 Daytona Stakes (gr. IIIT) attracted a dozen entrants to the hillside turf course at Santa Anita Park Dec. 29 including Great Mills, most recently fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (gr. IT) on the course.
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Show Some Magic Steps Up in Allison Futurity
Show Some Magic, a maiden winner at Saratoga Race Course in August, broke through against winners for the first time in the $100,000 Riley Allison Futurity Dec. 23 at Sunland Park in New Mexico.
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Gold Ship Sails Last to First in Arima Kinen
Favorite and dual classic winner Gold Ship scored a thrilling come-from-behind tour de force in the Arima Kinen (Jpn-I), Japan’s season finale and all-star race Dec. 23 at Nakayama.
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Leagues Can Challenge Jersey Sports Betting
Four major professional sports leagues and the NCAA are poised to move forward with their legal fight over New Jersey’s plans to allow sports gambling.
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Flunixin Meglumine Doses: More or Less? (AAEP 2012)
Veterinarians use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to manage equine pain in a variety of situations. Foot pain can often be difficult to control, so Jonathan Foreman, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM, of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and his colleagues examined the possibility that higher-than-standard doses might better alleviate foot…
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Oaklawn Park Races to Air on HRTV
HRTV has announced it will provide exclusive programming from Oaklawn Park when the Hot Springs, Ark., facility kicks off its meet Jan. 11, 2013.
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Daisy Devine Outclasses Blushing K.D. Rivals
Grade I winner Daisy Devine made quick work of four rivals in the $72,000 Blushing K. D. Handicap, going gate to wire for a six-length victory on the turf at Fair Ground Race Course & Slots Dec. 22.
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Penn National Cancels After Two Races Dec. 22
Due to high winds, live racing at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course was canceled after two races Dec. 22.
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Nikki’s Sandcastle Goes Overland for El Prado
Nikki’s Sandcastle rallied from the back of the bulky field of 13 to win the $75,000 El Prado Stakes on the turf at Gulfstream Park Dec. 22 by three-quarters of a length over 17-1 outsider Kharafa.
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Capetown Noir Rolls to South African Guineas
Capetown Noir was a convincing winner of the Cape Premier Yearling Sales Guineas (SAf-I) in South Africa Dec. 22.
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Onepointhreekarats Wins Thirty Eight Go Go
Onepointhreekarats made her stakes debut successfully for trainer Graham Motion when she drew off mid-stretch to win the $104,250 Thirty Eight Go Go Stakes Dec. 22 comfortably at Laurel Park.
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Turfway Purses to Increase Beginning Jan. 1
Turfway Park is following through with its plan to increase purses across the board when its winter/spring meet begins Jan. 1, 2013. The new condition book at the Kentucky racetrack reflects increases of 13% to about 35%.
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Sportech Acquires Wagering Services Company
Sportech PLC has enhanced its position in the online wagering market by acquiring eBet Online Inc., a California-based provider of technology and services to 20 outlets across North America.
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Headley Retires Grade I Winner M One Rifle
M One Rifle, winner of the 2009 Malibu Stakes (gr. I), has been officially retired to trainer Bruce Headley’s equine complex in Arcadia, Calif.
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Jaasoos Seeks Repeat in The President’s Cup
Dhruba Selvaratnam-trained Jaasoos is seeking a repeat win in the listed HH The President’s Cup that highlights the Dec. 23 race card at Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.
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Mel Stute Remains Hospitalized After Fall
Mel Stute remains hospitalized after hitting his head in a fall at home Dec. 15, but the 85-year-old former trainer is hoping to be home soon after Christmas.
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Heavy Lifting for The Lumber Guy in Malibu
The Lumber Guy, whose big effort in the Xpressbet Breeders’ Cup Sprint (gr. I) last month produced a runner-up finish, heads a field of 10 sophomores for the $300,000 Malibu Stakes (gr. I) on opening day at Santa Anita.
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La Brea: My Miss Aurelia Can Nail Down Title
In spite of her abbreviated campaign, My Miss Aurelia can likely wrap up an Eclipse Award as the nation’s leading 3-year-old filly with a win in the $300,000 La Brea Stakes (gr. I) on opening day at Santa Anita Dec. 26.
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Japanese Finale Features Rulership, Gold Ship
Hong Kong group I winner Rulership and dual Japanese classic winner Gold Ship look to be the early favorites for the Arima Kinen (Grand Prix) (Jpn-I), the Japan’s biggest race and its season finale, on Dec. 22.
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