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Coping with Doping in Horse Racing
Any pattern of abrupt improvement in horse racing performance can arouse suspicions that a horse is under the influence of some pharmaceutical substance. However, this need not necessarily be ...
Quarter Horse Racing Action
The first All American Futurity was held at Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico in 1959. It is a horse racing event for Quarter Horses and today carries a purse of $1.9 million, much more than the $129 ...
The Race That Stops a Nation
It's nearly here again, this year for the 150th time, arguably the greatest horse race in the world. Yes, the Melbourne Cup is just a few days away. There's nothing quite like it anywhere else ...
KY Racing gets $6million Boost
Kentucky has always been seen as the home of thoroughbred horse racing, with tracks such as Churchill Downs being opened in 1875 and Lexington in 1789. It has a proud and distinguished history ...
Paddy O’Prado Wins the $500,000 Colonial Turf Cup
Paddy O'Prado, who finished 3rd in the Kentucky Derby, then 6th in the Preakness, decided to move back to the turf for the $500,000 Colonial Downs Turf Cup. Saddled by Kent Desormeaux and going ...
Australia’s Horse Racing Diva!
I guess we must just be satisfied that our favorite sport of horse racing is so different! There is no dearth of commercial successes with games after sunset under floodlights. Cricket even ...
Chester Cup celebration for Hill
One of the horse racing events in Great Britain, which is looked forward to by spectators and trainers, is the Chester Cup. On Wednesday, 6 May 2009, it was that time of the year again, and it ...
The Supreme Horse Racing Spectacle at Ellerslie
The Ellerslie Racecourse comes as a pleasant surprise for horse racing enthusiasts because it is easy to forget the thunderous excitement of the sport in the sublime environs of Auckland. ...
Forced retirement for Takeover Target
Hollywood has their work cut out for them, as bringing the life story of an Australian wonder to the big screen is not going to be an easy task. There is no other horse in the history of ...
A Filly to Watch
Sunday, March 12 2006 will be more memorable than most days for top trainer David Hofmans and for owners John and Jerry Amerman as well. The beautiful and spirited Balance, daughter of Thunder ...
New York Sire Stakes Program
To be able to support the breeding program in the state of New York, the Harness Horse Breeders of New York State inaugurated the New York Sire Stakes program in 1961. Being the first program ...
Excitement Surrounds All-Russia Derby Prize
In North America, the Breeders’ Cup was first run in 1984 and is the climax of the horse racing season. The creation of this horse racing event eventually began inspiring other countries to host ...
