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Hangin' With Haskin: Profile in Courage

Forget the heartbreaking defeats in the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont, and the promising careers cut short. The Zayat family will always remember 2012 as the year of Paynter.

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Another Solid Month for U.S. Wagering, Purses

Racing continues to show some growth in 2012. In September, handle on U.S. races improved 2.6% and purses were up 13.77%.

Mandella Ponders Breeders' Cup for Beholder

Beholder, a 2-year-old Kentucky-bred filly by Henny Hughes, demolished a first-condition allowance field at Santa Anita Park Oct. 4 by 11 lengths and had trainer Richard Mandella pondering a follow-up in the Breeders' Cup.

G1 Winner Gemologist Retired to WinStar

Resorts World Casino New York City Wood Memorial (gr. I) winner Gemologist has been retired from racing and will enter stud at Kenny Trout's WinStar Farm for the 2013 breeding season.

Aruna Primed for Juddmonte Spinster Defense

Flaxman Holdings' Aruna seeks back-to-back wins in the $500,000 Juddmonte Spinster (gr. I) at Keeneland Oct. 6, facing 12 rivals as she attempts to become just the fourth horse to accomplish the feat.

Unbeaten Uncaptured Gets Route Test in Grey

Undefeated in four starts at Woodbine this year including three stakes scores, Uncaptured is a clear standout against six juvenile opponents for the $200,000 Grey Stakes (Can-III) at the Toronto track Oct. 7.

Groupie Doll Streaks into TCA

Groupie Doll, a winner of three straight graded stakes by a combined 14 lengths, headlines Keeneland's $200,000 Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes (gr. II) Oct. 6.

Without Kentucky Cup, Turfway Handle Down

Turfway Park struggled to fill fields early in the meet and missed a big-handle day in the Kentucky Cup Day of Champions as handle and purses fell at the fall meet.

Goffs Orby Yearling Sale Posts Big Increases

Business boomed at the Goffs Orby yearling sale, which ended its two-session run Oct. 4 in Ireland with increases from a year ago of 32.7% in gross, 46.8% in average price, and 38.1% in median price.

Brown Almighty in Bourbon Mix

Freshman sire Big Brown's first stakes winner, Brown Almighty, will try to secure the first graded win of his young career in the Bourbon Stakes (gr. III) at Keeneland oct. 7.

Cirrus des Aigles Kicks Off Arc Weekend

Longchamp will offer 15 races over two days Oct. 6-7, including Europe's premier middle-distance test, the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Fr-I), during France's marquee racing weekend.

Obviously, Mr. Commons Back for Arroyo Seco

Irish-bred Obviously, a nose better than Mr. Commons in the Del Mar Mile Handicap, is the likely favorite once again in the Arroyo Seco Mile (gr. IIT) as he goes for his third straight win on the turf Oct. 6 at Santa Anita.

Rock of Gibraltar: Hey Now, He's a Rock Star!

Rock of Gibraltar turns out steady supply of stakes winners.

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THS: Dixiana Breeders' Futurity

Tom and Pete handicap the Dixiana Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland this weekend.

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Keeneland Steps Away From KEEP Membership

Keeneland has dropped out of the Kentucky Equine Education Project but intends to continue working with the organization and others to further Thoroughbred racing and breeding in the state.

Cal Nation to Stand at Merryland Farm

Kentucky's WinStar Farm and Maryland's Country Life Farm (owned by Josh and Mike Pons) have reached a co-ownership agreement to stand WinStar's homebred colt Cal Nation at the Pons' Merryland Farm near Hydes, Md., in 2013.

Price Hunting at Keeneland

Pete handicaps the Polytrack and a huge field of 14 in the Breeders' Futurity.

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Belmont Moves Juvenile Turf Stakes to Monday

The New York Racing Association has moved the Pilgrim and Miss Grillo Stakes, a pair of juvenile stakes races scheduled for the turf, to the Oct. 8 card due to weather concerns.

Ben's Cat Chases Maryland Million History

Ben's Cat looks to become the fourth horse to win a Maryland Million race three consecutive years when he faces nine rivals in the $100,000 Maryland Million Turf Sprint at Laurel Park Oct. 6.

Cat Dreams to Trifecta Trace in Indiana

Cat Dreams, sire of grade II winner Caracortado, and other stallions Dr Large and Storm Account will stand in 2013 at Trifecta Trace in Indiana.

Veteran Rider Ceballos Notches 1,000th Win

Jockey Oscar Ceballos won the seventh race at Albuquerque aboard Golden Chain on Oct. 3 to secure the 1,000th victory of his career.

Stakes Winner Encaustic to Foggy Bottom in NY

Encaustic, a full brother to successful sire Include, will stand in 2013 at Beverly Least's Foggy Bottom Farm near Geneseo, N.Y.

Nine Charged with Race-Fixing in Britain

The British Horseracing Authority has charged a jockey and eight others, including three soccer players, with race fixing.

New Equine EEE, WNV Cases Reported in Mass., Ill.

Officials in Massachusetts and Illinois have reported additional cases of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile virus (WNV), respectively, in horses residing within their state's borders.

EIPH and Furosemide Use in Racehorses Explained

One of the most controversial topics in Thoroughbred racing today is the race-day use of furosemide (commonly called Salix or Lasix). The drug is used to lessen the effects of a respiratory condition called exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH), characterized by bleeding into the lungs or out the nose during exercise. In the midst of rumor and fact...