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Mott Holds Hot Hand for GP Turf Stakes

Newsdad, Ioya Bigtime, and Twilight Eclipse will shake it up Feb. 16 in the $150,000 Mac Diarmida Stakes (gr. II) at Gulfstream Park, while Starformer and Closing Range tangle in the $100,000 Very One (gr. III).

Past Winners Part of Packed Tampa Bay Stakes

Roman Tiger and Doubles Partner, the past two winners of the Tampa Bay Stakes (gr. IIIT), are part of a full field entered for the 2013 renewal on turf Feb. 16 at Tampa Bay Downs.

Hollendorfer Has Half of Santa Maria Field

Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer accounts for half the Santa Maria Stakes (gr. II) field of six older fillies and mares at Santa Anita Park Feb. 16, headed by 123-pound high weight Lady of Fifty.

Hushion Enters Top Duo in Barbara Fritchie

Nicole H will try to secure her fourth straight stakes victory in five starts and ninth of her career when she returns to Laurel Park for the $250,000 Barbara Fritchie Handicap (gr. II) Feb. 16.

Acclamation Filly Tops First Session at Goffs

Active trading on yearlings during the first day of the Goffs February sale Feb. 13 led to increases in the clearance rate and median price.

GP Races Feature Capo Bastone, Pants On Fire

Two allowance events on the Feb. 15 and 16 Gulfstream Park cards feature some of racing's familiar names, with Pants On Fire taking on milers Feb. 15 and Capo Bastone making his first start since the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.

Multiple Graded Winner Broken Dreams Retired

Broken Dreams, a two-time graded stakes winner whose second dam, One Dreamer, is a Breeders' Cup winner, has been retired from racing to become a broodmare.

Turfway Race to Spotlight NARA Grads

Graduates from the North American Racing Academy will compete in the first Catch a Riding Star challenge race at Turfway Park on Spiral Stakes (gr. III) day March 23.

Eblouissante's Foot Bruise Puts Plans on Hold

Zenyatta's half sister is training forwardly, but according to trainer John Shirreffs a start in the March 16 Santa Margarita Invitational (gr. I) is questionable.

Baffert Sending Pair to El Camino Real Derby

California Derby champion Zeewat will face eight rivals, including a pair of colts trained by three-time Kentucky Derby winner Bob Baffert, in the $200,000 El Camino Real Derby (gr. III) at Golden Gate Fields Feb. 16.

Borel Plans His Return to Races Feb. 16

Jockey Calvin Borel has resumed exercising horses and hopes to continue his quest for career victory 5,000 with a return to the saddle on Feb. 16.

KY Horse Farms Can Apply for Disaster Relief

Kentucky horse breeding farms are now eligible to apply for federal relief from agriculture-related natural disasters.

CHRB Cancels Wagering Committee Meeting

The California Horse Racing Board has canceled a Pari-Mutuel/ADW and Simulcast Committee meeting scheduled for Feb. 20 at Santa Anita Park, and will reschedule it for a yet-to-be determined date.

TRF Launch's Fifth 'Haydrive' Campaign

The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation will hold its fifth annual "Haydrive" campaign to fund hay costs for its 950 retired racehorses.

Crown of Thorns Sires First Offspring

Crown of Thorns' first reported foal is a filly born Jan. 23 at Joe and Helen Barbazon's Pleasant Acres Farm near Morristown, Fla.

UK Reports Eastern Caterpillar Outlook

Experts report the eastern tent caterpillar egg hatch will likely begin in mid-March for Central Kentucky.

Haskin's Derby Trail: Big Two Locked & Loaded

Pletcher vs. Baffert? Yes, the armies are massing and they could confront each other on the banks of the Ohio on the first Saturday in May.

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Pat Cummings' Dubai Picks: Feb. 14

Pat Cummings presents an analysis of racing Feb. 14 at the Dubai World Cup Carnival at Meydan Racecourse in the United Arab Emirates.

Eastern Tent Caterpillar Outlook for Spring 2013

Experts report that the Eastern tent caterpillar egg hatch for Central Kentucky will likely begin mid-March.

Slideshow: New Foals of 2013

First foals of graded stakes winners and a few extra treats sent to us by farms.

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KY-Bred Champion Nominees Announced

Nominees include eight Eclipse Award winners and the dams of 2012 grade I winners Beholder, Wise Dan, Point of Entry, and Dullahan.

Where They're Going: Next-Race Plans

With Tuesday's announcement that Verrazano is going to the Grade II Tampa Bay Derby, it seems timely to survey several leading names on the Kentucky Derby trail and where they may race next.

Casino Expected to Sponsor Spiral Stakes

Turfway Park is expected to soon announce this year's Spiral Stakes will be sponsored by Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati, the under-construction gaming facility owned by its parent company.

Ben's Cat Maryland's 2012 Horse of the Year

King T. Leatherbury's homebred gelding Ben's Cat was named 2012 Maryland-bred Horse of the Year in the annual poll conducted by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association.

Kentucky ADW Tax Clears House Committee

The Kentucky House Appropriations and Revenue Committee passed legislation authorizing a tax on advance deposit wagering Feb. 12, but it remains to be seen if all parties agree on the language in the measure.

USDA Issues Rule on Importing Horses from CEM-Affected Countries

The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is making final its interim rule regarding the importation of horses from countries affected with contagious equine metritis (CEM).

Optimizing Piroplasmosis Treatment Protocols (AAEP 2012)

The tick-borne protozoal disease equine piroplasmosis (EP) impacts horses worldwide, causing hemolytic anemia (the body's immune system attacks and kills its own red blood cells) and even death. Veterinarians' drug of choice for eliminating the causative parasites, Theileria equi and Babesia caballi, is imidocarb dipropionate, which is effective b...