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Proper Use of Antibiotics for Uterine Infections (AAEP 2011)

Treating a broodmare's uterine infection properly can mean the difference between her conceiving or staying empty this season. Proper treatment also can determine whether or not you contribute to antibiotic resistance; development of "superbugs" is a genuine concern in not only the human medical but also the veterinary community. Accomplishi...

 Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Voters OK Slots at Florida Barrel Racing Site

Voters OK Slots at Florida Barrel Racing Site

Voters in Gadsden County, Fla., Jan. 31 approved a ballot issue that authorizes a casino with slot machines at Gretna Racing, the Gretna facility that completed the first pari-mutuel barrel racing meet in Florida.

 Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Al Shindagha Sprint Draws Full Field of 14

Al Shindagha Sprint Draws Full Field of 14

An evenly matched field of 14 sprinters will face the starter in the Al Shindagha Sprint Sponsored by Gulf News (UAE-III) at Meydan Racecourse Feb. 3.

 Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Warrior's Reward Sires First Foal

The first reported foal by grade I winner Warrior's Reward is a filly born Jan. 18 at Gary Biszantz' Cobra Farm near Lexington.

 Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Inglis Easter Sale Has 579 Yearlings

William Inglis & Son has cataloged 579 horses for its 96th annual Easter yearling sale, which will be held April 10-12 at the company's Newmarket complex in Sydney, Australia.

 Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Pentire Filly Sets Pace at NZ Select Sale

A daughter of Pentire topped the opening session of New Zealand Bloodstock's select yearling sale Feb. 1 in New Zealand, bringing NZ$170,000 ($140,131 in U.S. funds).

 Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Eaton's Gift to Stand at Key Ranch in Texas

Eaton's Gift, a multiple grade II winner, has been purchased for stallion duty to stand in 2012 at Joe and Sharon Kerby's Key Ranch near Salado, Texas.

 Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Canterbury Cards 26 Stakes for 2012 Meet

Canterbury Park has released its stakes schedule featuring 26 races worth $1.12 million for the 62-day meet that begins May 18 and concludes Sept. 3.

 Wednesday, February 01, 2012

All American Sires First Foal in States

Australian group I winner All American sired his first reported foal from his initial North American crop when a filly was born Jan. 30 at John W. Phillips' Darby Dan Farm near Lexington.

 Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Maryland Jockey Club to Honor Rapid Redux

Maryland Jockey Club to Honor Rapid Redux

The Maryland Jockey Club will honor the connections of Rapid Redux Feb. 18 at Laurel Park. Rapid Redux has won 22 consecutive races, including a perfect 19-for-19 season a year ago, and took home a pair of national awards.

 Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Animal Kingdom to Return in Tampa Bay Stakes

Animal Kingdom to Return in Tampa Bay Stakes

Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner Animal Kingdom is to make his return to racing in the Feb. 25 Tampa Bay Stakes (gr. IIIT).

 Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Alpha Stands Out in Revamped Withers

Alpha Stands Out in Revamped Withers

Alpha is the heavy favorite for the $200,000 Withers (gr. III), which replaces the Whirlaway Stakes as the first of three New York preps leading up to the Triple Crown. The Feb. 4 race is now at two turns on the inner track.

 Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Repole, Dubb Entries Square Off in Toboggan

Repole, Dubb Entries Square Off in Toboggan

Mike Repole and Michael Dubb, who were in a neck-in-neck owner's title race for most of the 2011 Saratoga meet, square off once again in the Toboggan Stakes (gr. III) Feb. 4, as each will send out a coupled entry.

 Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Darby Dan Stallion Repriced Dies

Repriced, one of the last remaining sons of Roberto, died Jan. 27, at Darby Dan Farm near Lexington from an apparent heart attack. He was 24.

 Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Dick's Dubai Picks for Feb. 3

Dick's Dubai Picks for Feb. 3

Dick Powell gives his selections for the Feb. 3 program at the Dubai Carnival, including Shindagha Sprint Stakes (UAE-III) and UAE 1000 Guineas, both sponsored by Gulf News.

 Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Mr. Commons Draws Outside for Arcadia

Mr. Commons Draws Outside for Arcadia

After registering his first graded stakes win with a powerful effort in the Sir Beaufort Stakes (gr. IIT) to open the meet, Mr. Commons is a clear standout in the $150,000 Arcadia Stakes (gr. IIT) Feb. 4 at Santa Anita.

 Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Tapizar Will Be Hard to Catch in Strub Stakes

Tapizar Will Be Hard to Catch in Strub Stakes

Off his scintillating front-running triumph in the San Fernando Stakes (gr. II) lat month, Tapizar will be a heavy choice when he faces seven opponents in the $200,000 Strub Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita Feb. 4.

 Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Liaison Faces Rousing Sermon Again in Lewis

Liaison Faces Rousing Sermon Again in Lewis

Liaison, at this early juncture trainer Bob Baffert's most accomplished contender for the Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) and beyond, faces seven opponents in the $200,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (gr. II) Feb. 4.

 Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Endorsement Sparkles in Gulfstream Allowance

Endorsement, on the Triple Crown trail for WinStar Farm in 2010, continued his comeback from injury with a sparkling win in an allowance optional claiming event at Gulfstream Park Feb. 1.

 Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Algorithms: Putting the Horse First Pays Off

Algorithms: Putting the Horse First Pays Off

Letting Algorithms get his way hurt his yearling price, but he's rewarded his breeder and the farm that raised him with his racing success.

 Wednesday, February 01, 2012

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