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Betfair Buys Hollywood Park Naming Rights

The international exchange wagering company promises to upgrade the racetrack and woo younger fans through social media and innovative promotions.

Adios Charlie to Stand at Ocala Stud

Adios Charlie, winner of the 2011 Jerome Stakes (gr. II), has been retired from racing and will stand the immediate 2012 breeding season at J. Michael O'Farrell Jr.'s Ocala Stud Farm. His fee is $3,500 stands and nurses.

Lane's End Officials Talk Zenyatta

As Zenyatta becomes accustomed to being a mother to her newborn Bernardini colt, numerous questions have been raised by fans -- from how the champion mare is handling her new role--to which stallion she will be bred to next.

Ado Tops Exciting Day at OBS March Sale

The action-packed first session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. March select sale of 2-year-olds in training ended with a flourish after approximately five hours of enthusiastic bidding from a variety of shoppers.

Spring Hill Farm Out With Knee Fracture

Spring Hill Farm, who finished fourth in the March 10 Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II), suffered a right knee fracture and will have surgery at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington March 14.

Claiming Crown Moves to Gulfstream

Gulfstream Park will host the 14th running of the Claiming Crown on the opening day of its 2012-2013 meet Dec. 1, 2012. The 2012 event will see a significant increase in purses to $850,000 for seven races.

Slideshow: Zenyatta and her Bernardini Colt

Images of 2010 Horse of the Year Zenyatta and her 2012 Bernardini Colt.

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Casse Buys $425K A.P. Indy Colt at OBS

A swift son of A.P. Indy brought $425,000 a little after 2 p.m. EDT during the first session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. March select sale of 2-year-olds in training.

Talkin' Horses: Lane's End and Zenyatta

Special Edition - Lane's End Staff on Zenyatta's Pregnancy and Foal

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Majesticperfection's First Foals Arrive

Grade I winner Majesticperfection's first crop of foals include a colt out of Mazel Tov and one out of Silver Comic.

Montbrook Colt Brings $470,000 at OBS

A handsome $470,000 son of Montbrook was the highest-priced horse sold as of 1 p.m. (EDT) at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. March select sale of 2-year-olds in training in Central Florida.

Churchill Downs to Build 'The Mansion'

Calling it a "tease" with details to follow later, Churchill Downs Inc. chairman and CEO Robert Evans said March 13 the company plans to construct "The Mansion" at its flagship track in Louisville.

Woods: Union Rags, Big Brown Two of a Kind

Eddie Woods is pumped up about the possibility that another graduate from his sale program, Union Rags, can become a classic winner just as Big Brown did.

What's Going On Here: Slow Growth Is Good

The heyday of the 2000s was exciting, but now we need realistic values and fair profits

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Winner's Circle: 'Capping It Off

Adam Wachtel is no newbie to the Thoroughbred world. As a child, he was introduced to the industry by his father, prominent New York owner Ed Wachtel, and he grew up on the New York circuit racetracks.

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A Blood Test to Detect Equine IAD?

Inflammatory airway disease (IAD) in horses, which has been historically difficult to diagnose, might soon be easily detected via a simple blood test, according to a French equine respiratory specialist.

Ill. Barn Fire Claims Triple Crown Winners' Descendants

Descendants of Triple Crown-winning Thoroughbreds Secretariat and Seattle Slew were among six horses killed when fire swept through their Round Lake, Ill., barn on March 10.

Bute and Banamine: Avoid Using Together (AAEP 2011)

A common approach to lameness in the equine athlete is non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs) treatments, such as phenylbutazone (PBZ, Bute) or flunixin meglumine (FM, Banamine) alone or sometimes in combination. At the 2011 American Association of Equine Practitioners convention, held Nov. 18-22 in San Antonio, Jonathan Foreman, DVM, MS, Di...