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The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs has received a bequest from the estate of Hall of Fame trainer Jimmy Jones...The Jockey Club Information Systems, Inc. has added breeding and racing information from Brazil into its equineline.com on-line service. "Today's Thoroughbred world knows few geographic boundaries which is why theJockey Club's data management team has been pursuing data exchange arrangements with a number of countries so aggressively," said TJCIS chairman and CEO Carl Hamilton. "In order to serve the information needs of all of our constituents, obtaining a complete and accurate account of the breeding and racing activity in Brazil was a must. Brazil often produces runners which impact racing here in the U.S. and serves as a destination for North American shuttle stallions as well," he added... Ray Paulick and Barry Irwin, authors of Sunday Silence and Swaps, respectively, will sign copies of their books from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Pacific time at the Champions! Gift Shop at Santa Anita Park April 6. Paulick is the executive vice president and editorial director of The Blood-Horse, Inc., while Irwin is a former racing journalist and current president of Team Valor, which organizes racing partnerships. Sunday Silence and Swaps are the 12th and 14th installments in Eclipse Press' Thoroughbred Legends Series, which chronicles the lives of some of the greatest racehorses of the 20th century.