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Stallion Stories

Award-winning author Margaret Ransom continues her series of Stallion Stories, which occasionally focuses on geldings. Previous subjects in the series include Seattle Slew, Silver Charm, Grindstone, S...

Posted on April 18, 2021

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Stallion Stories: Seattle Slew

By Margaret Ransom

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Seattle Slew’s Triple Crown. The big, black stallion was the first and remains the only undefeated Triple Crown winner in history and ranks as one of the most...

Posted on February 15, 2021

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Fauci (the Horse) is Ready for Racing Debut at Belmont Park

By Richard Rosenblatt

By Richard Rosenblatt We’re all in on Fauci. Belmont Park begins its COVID-19-delayed spring/summer meet on Wednesday (June 3), and wouldn’t you know it: a 2-year-old colt named in honor of Dr. An...

Posted on June 3, 2020

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2019 Belmont Stakes Odds, Tacitus, Contenders, Latest Odds and Post Position

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Soon after Juddmonte Farms’ Tacitus finished fourth in the Kentucky Derby (boosted to third officially after the winner’s disqualification), his Hall of Fame trainer, Bill Mott, put the Belmont St...

Posted on June 6, 2019

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Distressing Cases Of Neglect Found At Prominent CA Sanctuary

By Margaret Ransom

The California Equine Foundation (CERF), the second-ever OTTB retirement facility in the United States when founded in 1986 and once known as the gold standard for OTTB aftercare, had its 501c(3) non-...

Posted on June 1, 2019

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California Racing Is In Trouble, So Where Are Our Industry Leaders?

By Margaret Ransom

For the past five months, like just about everyone else whose life and livelihood is entrenched in horse racing, I have watched horses at Santa Anita in California die in record numbers and the owners...

Posted on May 30, 2019

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Marcus Vitali: From Terrible Jockey to Great Trainer

By Ben Baugh

All he had to do was look out his window. Marcus Vitali grew up across the street from Narragansett Racetrack in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. His father owned horses and would race at the track in Washing...

Posted on May 28, 2019

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Why Breeding Means Nothing in the Belmont Stakes

By Derek Simon

Almost since the beginning of time, man has been fascinated by artificial selection — the idea that through careful manipulation of the breeding process, one can achieve a more desirable result, whe...

Posted on May 24, 2019

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Grade 1 Winner Hunt Retired, Will Become Jumper

By Margaret Ransom

Michael House’s Grade 1 winner Hunt has been retired and the gelding will likely take up duties as a jumper for the owner’s 7-year-old grandson, Gabriel. The gray Irish-bred son of Dark Angel, who...

Posted on May 8, 2019

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American Horse Racing’s Most Magical Places: Native Dancer’s Sagamore

By Tom Ferry

When you drive through the spectacular countryside of the Worthington Valley, you can’t miss it. The early style cupolas atop the signature red-roofed barns and miles of white fences dot the Glynd...

Posted on April 29, 2019

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Stallion Stories

Stallion Stories: Seattle Slew

Fauci (the Horse) is Ready for Racing Debut at Belmont Park

2019 Belmont Stakes Odds, Tacitus, Contenders, Latest Odds and Post Position

Distressing Cases Of Neglect Found At Prominent CA Sanctuary

California Racing Is In Trouble, So Where Are Our Industry Leaders?

Marcus Vitali: From Terrible Jockey to Great Trainer

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Grade 1 Winner Hunt Retired, Will Become Jumper

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