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Signs Positive as OBS March Sale Approaches

All systems are go for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. March select sale of 2-year-olds in training. Auction company officials are upbeat and buyers seem eager to shop.

After the Wire - 3/11/2012

Evan Hammonds recaps the Tampa Bay Derby and San Felipe Stakes from the weekend.

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Musical Romance is Florida's HOY

U.S. champion female sprinter was bred by Ocala Stud and sold as a 2-year-old at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s April sale.

Speedy Izzy Rules Rockets to Las Flores Win

Red-hot Izzy Rules, given a vigorous ride by Edwin Maldanado, romped to a front-running win March 11 in the $100,000 Las Flores Stakes (gr. III) as the 6-5 favorite at Santa Anita, registering her fourth consecutive victory.

OBS Championships Draw Solid Fields

Trainer Todd Pletcher supplemented grade I-placed Big Blue Nation to the $100,000 OBS Championship colts and geldings division for 3-year-olds.

Dayatthespa Earns Grade in Herecomesthebride

Odds-on Dayatthespa became a graded stakes winner when she held off Regalo Mia in the final strides to capture the $150,000 Herecomesthebride Stakes (gr. IIIT) by a neck on the Gulfstream Park turf course March 11.

Preakness Winner Shackleford Going for Carter

Shackleford, last year's Preakness Stakes (gr. I) winner, is expected to be among the cast of runners lining up for the $400,000 Carter Handicap (gr. I) on Wood Memorial Day at Aqueduct April 7.

Howe Great Shows He'll Rate in Palm Beach Win

Howe Great, a turf horse for now, held off Dullahan by one length to win the $150,000 Palm Beach Stakes (gr. IIIT) as the 3-5 favorite on the Gulfstream Park lawn March 11.

Willful Interference Costs Pedroza Seven Days

Santa Anita stewards have handed jockey Martin Pedroza a seven-day suspension after citing him for willfully riding to cause interference in the seventh race on March 4.

Slideshow: Dubai Super Saturday

View races and scenes from Super Saturday at Dubai!

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Standing RLP in Horses Safe, Effective (AAEP 2011)

One approach to dangerous joint infections in the horse involves isolating treatment to the infected limb, a procedure that can be performed while the horse is standing and awake or "sleeping" under general anesthesia. So which is best? A group of researchers in South Africa recently sought to answer this question, and Arnold T. Mahne, BVSc, of ...