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Baffert Has the Favorites for Arkansas Derby

Baffert Has the Favorites for Arkansas Derby

Trainer Bob Baffert looks to continue his strong run of recent success at Oaklawn Park when he saddles Bodemeister and Secret Circle, the morning line favorites for the $1 million Arkansas Derby (gr. I) April 14.

 Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Large, Speedy Blue Grass Field Led by Hansen

Large, Speedy Blue Grass Field Led by Hansen

Hansen, the 6-5 morning-line choice in a field of 13 in the April 14 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, could go to Louisville as the Kentucky Derby favorite with a win in the signature race at Keeneland.

 Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Grade I Winners Return in Oaklawn Handicap

Grade I Winners Return in Oaklawn Handicap

Recent grade I winners Hymn Book and Ron the Greek head a strong field of eight for the $400,000 Oaklawn Handicap (gr. II) April 14.

 Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Mamma Kimbo Makes All the Running in Fantasy

Mamma Kimbo Makes All the Running in Fantasy

Favored Mamma Kimbo, in just her second start, led at every call to win the $300,000 Fantasy Stakes (gr. II) during the Racing Festival of the South at Oaklawn Park April 11.

 Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Duke of Mischief Back in Charles Town Classic

Duke of Mischief Back in Charles Town Classic

One year after registering his most lucrative victory, Duke of Mischief returns to Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races to defend his title in West Virginia's $1 million Charles Town Classic (gr. II) April 14.

 Wednesday, April 11, 2012

TOBA Board Reaffirms Commitment to Drug Ban

During April 10 meeting in Lexington, TOBA board of trustee members discussed other ways owners can be involved in ending race-day medication use.

 Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Chamberlain Bridge Goes in Elusive Shakertown

Chamberlain Bridge Goes in Elusive Shakertown

About the only thing left for Chamberlain Bridge to do in his career is win the $100,000 Shakertown (gr. IIIT), a race he's been in three times but has yet to conquer.

 Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Evenly-Matched Commonwealth Draws Seven

Evenly-Matched Commonwealth Draws Seven

Comedero and Right One are the only two graded stakes winners in the $175,000 Commonwealth (gr. II), but the Polytrack form of Bergerac and Plutonium also make them factors in an evenly-matched field of seven April 14.

 Wednesday, April 11, 2012
TOBA to Hold Ownership Seminar in Louisville

TOBA to Hold Ownership Seminar in Louisville

The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association announced April 11 that it will conduct a Thoroughbred Ownership Seminar on May 3, at the Kentucky Derby Museum in Louisville.

 Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Zagora Primed for Jenny Wiley

Zagora Primed for Jenny Wiley

Zagora, who ran third in last year's Jenny Wiley Stakes (gr. IIT) at Keeneland, is back for this year running, but this time she's coming off two straight graded stakes wins.

 Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Instant Racing Continues to Thrive in KY

With an appeals court planning to hear arguments later this month on the legality of Instant Racing, the electronic form of gaming continues to generate significant revenues for Kentucky Downs and the state's horse industry.

 Wednesday, April 11, 2012

United Tote Error Leads to Incorrect Takeout

Due to an error originating with the United Tote totalisator system located in Kentucky, customers that wagered through NYRA on Keeneland's April 6 card and the first two races April 7, were charged incorrect takeout rates.

 Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Black Caviar's Half Sister Brings $2.6M

Black Caviar's Half Sister Brings $2.6M

A Redoute's Choice half sister to 2011 Australian Horse of the Year Black Caviar was expected to be the star of the William Inglis & Son Easter yearling sale in Australia and she didn't disappoint.

 Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Blind Luck in Foal to Bernardini

Blind Luck in Foal to Bernardini

Blind Luck, the 2010 champion 3-year-old filly, has been pronounced in foal to major sire Bernardini off a Feb. 10 cover.

 Wednesday, April 11, 2012

A Closer Look at Treating Stifle Disease in Horses

The equine stifle is equivalent to a human knee and, like all limb joints, is prone to injury and disease. Colorado State University (CSU) researchers, for instance, recently examined 458 Western horses intended for cutting, during which routine survey radiographs (X rays) identified "abnormalities" in the stifles of almost half the horses. At t...

 Wednesday, April 11, 2012

RSPCA Equine Inspectors to Monitor England's Grand National

A team of specially-trained Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals (RSPCA) equine inspectors will be attending the three day Grand National meeting this year, which takes place April 12-14 at Aintree Racecourse in Aintree, Merseyside, England. They will be joined the world famous course by an RSPCA superintendent, a chief inspector, and th...

 Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Understanding Equine Osteochondrosis

Many equine athlete owners worry about bone and joint problems as their four-legged partners age. But these issues are just as important in young developing horses as they are in mature horses. One of the most common and potentially damaging developmental orthopedic disorders is osteochondrosis. Earl M. Gaughan, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, clinical professor of larg...

 Wednesday, April 11, 2012

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