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Nerud Turns 100 In Style With Birthday Bash

John Nerud celebrated his 100th birthday with friends and admirers Feb. 10, listening as they feted the legendary horseman with their favorite stories of him.

'Field' Leads Derby Future Pool 1 at 8/5

Churchill Downs reported at the end of Pool 1 Derby Future wagering that "All Others" was the 8/5 favorite, with Verrazano leading indiviual interests at 11-1.

After the Wire - 2/10/2013

Evan Hammonds recaps the efforts of Graydar in the Donn Handicap and Point of Entry defeating Animal Kingdom in the Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap.

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Golden Mystery Cruises in Hurricane Bertie

Golden Mystery made things look easy in the stretch of the Hurricane Bertie Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park Feb. 10 as she drew off to a 3 1/2-length score.

BC Betting Challenge Qualifier at FG

Two paid entries to November's $500,000 Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge at Santa Anita Park will be the top prizes when Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots hosts its first-ever Breeders' Cup Betting Challenge March 30.

Supplemental Catalog Adds Pizzazz to F-T Sale

Several late additions to the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale have added considerable intrigue to the one-day auction at Newtown Paddocks in Lexington Feb. 11. The sale will begin at 10 a.m.

WinStar Awards Stallion Seasons to Breeders

Nearly 200 breeders, owners, and WinStar Stablemates members gathered Feb. 9 at the unveiling of the new state-of-the-art WinStar stallion facility located off Paynes Mill Road and Pisgah Pike near Versailles, Ky.

Herb Stevens, Trained Rockhill Native, Dies

Herb Stevens, a retired Kentucky trainer who conditioned 1979 champion 2-year-old male Rockhill Native and 44 other stakes winners, died Feb. 9.

New Ponazuril Loading Dose Examined for EPM Treatment (AAEP 2012)

Veterinarians have been treating equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) with ponazuril (Marquis) since the Food and Drug Administration approved the antiprotozoal in 2001 but, as with any pharmaceutical approach to disease, fine-tuning an effective treatment protocol is always a work in progress. In laboratory studies scientists have shown ponazuril mus...