Articles posted October 6, 2009

Median Plunges 38.9% at F-T Midlantic Sale

• By Deirdre B. Biles
• October 6, 2009
• Sales, Northeast Region

The market was livelier during the second and final session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern fall yearling sale Oct. 6 in Maryland.

Jump Start to Ghost Ridge in Pennsylvania

• October 6, 2009
• Breeding, International, Northeast Region, Kentucky

Jump Start, who stood in 2009 at the Young family's Overbrook Farm near Lexington, will stand at Tarry Bratton's Ghost Ridge Farms near Brogue, Pa.

Galileo Colt Tops Day 1 of Tattersalls Sale

• October 6, 2009
• International, Sales

A son of champion stallion Galileo was sold for 550,000 guineas to top the opening day of Europe's premier yearling sale, the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1.

Graded Victor She Be Wild Heads Alcibiades

• By Esther Marr
• October 6, 2009
• Racing, Breeders' Cup, Kentucky

With a grade III victory already under her belt, undefeated She Be Wild figures to be the one to beat in the Oct. 9 Darley Alcibiades Stakes (gr. I), one of two feature races kicking off Keeneland's FallStars Weekend. The $500,000 contest is a "Win and You're In" race for the Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I).

Mine That Bird Sharp for Goodwood

• By Steve Haskin
• October 6, 2009
• Racing

Mine That Bird, who is looking for his first victory since romping in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), indicated his sharpness for the Oct. 10 Goodwood Breeders' Cup Stakes (gr. I) by working five furlongs in 1:00 1/5 at Santa Anita Park.

Harlan's Holiday Colt Sells for $300,000

• By Deirdre B. Biles
• October 6, 2009
• Sales, Northeast Region

A Harlan's Holiday colt became the top-priced horse sold at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern fall yearling sale so far when he commanded $300,000 during the auction's second session Oct. 6 in Maryland. Francis Vanlangendonck of the Summerfield sales agency signed the sale ticket on behalf of Florida pinhooker Nick de Meric. Samantha Siegel of Jay Em Ess Stable and Alan Quartucci of North Shore Bloodstock also were in the hunt for the striking bay yearling, which went through the sale ring early in the afternoon.

Inside Track: On Top with Bunker Hill

• October 6, 2009

Charlie Gillespie's 2% ownership of 3-year old colt Bunker Hill helps him cope with clinical depression.

Ford Every Stream Sires First Winner

• October 6, 2009
• Breeding, Southeast Region, Southwest Region

Pass It Down became the first winner for his sire, Ford Every Stream, when he won the Oct. 3 Louisiana Stallion Stakes at Louisiana Downs.

Mountaineer Settles Birzer Lawsuit

• By The Associated Press
• October 6, 2009
• Northeast Region

A West Virginia racetrack has settled a lawsuit by a jockey who was paralyzed from the chest down during a racing accident in 2004.

Fatal Bullet Takes Aim as Keeneland Opens

• By Tom LaMarra
• October 6, 2009
• Racing, Breeders' Cup, Kentucky

Bear Stables' Fatal Bullet, second in last year's Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), returns to a synthetic surface in the grade III Phoenix Stakes at Keeneland for its Oct. 9 opening-day program.

Malibu Moon Colt Brings $120,000 at F-T Sale

• By Deirdre B. Biles
• October 6, 2009
• Sales, Northeast Region

The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern fall yearling auction got a new top price just before 1 p.m. (EDT) Oct. 6 when a Not For Love colt sold for $120,000 to Samantha Siegel of Jay Em Ess Stable during the sale's second session in Maryland. The previous high -- $117,000 for a Malibu Moon -- Two Chimneys colt -- came during the opening session Oct. 5.

Ohio VLT Supporters Fight Against Casino Vote

• By Tom LaMarra
• October 6, 2009
• Midwest Region

Pro-racetrack gaming forces in Ohio have taken a strong stand in opposition to a November referendum on full casino gambling in the state's four largest cities.

Haden to Replace True as United Tote Chief

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• October 6, 2009

Dawn Haden will replace Jeff True as president of United Tote, parent company Youbet.com has announced.

Buy-Back Rate Down at FT Midlantic Sale

• By Deirdre B. Biles
• October 6, 2009
• Sales, Northeast Region

The Thoroughbred market's dismal downward trend this year continued during the opening session of the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern fall yearling sale Oct. 5 in Maryland. The gross revenue suffered a moderate 9.5% loss from 2008, but the median price plummeted 35% while the average price fell 19.4%.

Tiznow Filly Tops Barretts Cal Cup Sale

• By Tracy Gantz
• October 6, 2009
• Sales

California-bred Tiznow proved a drawing card at the Barretts California Cup Yearling Sale Oct. 5. The stallion's only offspring in the catalog, a California-bred daughter of the Lion Hearted mare Storm Hearted, topped the sale at $120,000.

Anesthetic Drug Propofol Might have a Role in Equine Sedation

• By Marie Rosenthal, MS
• October 6, 2009
• Health

Many medical procedures are performed while the horse is under standing chemical restraint, but anesthesia in horses can be risky. One study cites an almost 2% mortality rate for equine patients within seven days of receiving general anesthesia.

"It may be especially difficult to correctly dose sedative drugs in very old or debilitated patien...

Compost Horse Manure Appropriately to Reduce Disease Spread

• By Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
• October 6, 2009
• Health

Horse manure needs to be 'cooked' for a specific length of time and at high enough temperatures to result in sufficient reductions in viability of roundworm (Parascaris equorum) eggs and Rhodococcus equi populations, report French researchers.

Composting, a popular method of managing horse manure generated on both small and large...

Nitrate Poisoning in Horses

• By Equine Disease Quarterly
• October 6, 2009
• Health

Fortunately, nitrate/nitrite poisoning is not a common problem in horses. However, due to serious and potentially fatal consequences of nitrate/nitrite poisoning, horse owners should be aware of the condition and understand the risk factors.

Nitrate/nitrite poisoning in animals is caused by ingestion of excessive amounts of nitrate or nitrite from...