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Stories from Cot Campbell: Leslie Combs

Cot Campbell tells the tale of Leslie Combs and Los Angeles socialite Dolly Green during a high-flying evening at the 1980 Keeneland July yearling sale.

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Golden Mystery Leads Inside Information Pack

Golden Mystery makes her first appearance since she was purchased at auction last month in the $150,000 Inside Information Stakes (gr. II) March 17 at Gulfstream Park.

TCI: Rebel Stakes Preview

Jon and Joel discuss a shakeup in the TCI Top 10 after Flashback's loss. Did Verrazano's Tampa Bay Derby score finally prove enough to move him into the top spot? The TCI boys also look forward to Saturday's Rebel Stakes.

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Gomez On Flashback in Santa Anita Derby

Agent Tony Matos confirmed Thursday morning that Garrett Gomez has picked up the mount on Robert B. Lewis Stakes (gr. II) winner Flashback for the Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) April 6.

New Keeneland Sale Format Gets Thumbs Up

Top consignors commented favorably about Keeneland's new format for a four-day 'Book 1' of its September yearling sale for 2013.

Centre Court to Open 2013 Season in Honey Fox

After winning two grade II stakes on turf against other fillies of her age last season, Centre Court will take on older rivals for the first time when she begins her 4-year-old campaign March 16 in the Honey Fox Stakes.

Grayson-Jockey Club to Fund 12 New Projects

The board of directors of Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation has approved funding of 12 new projects plus an unprecedented three Storm Cat Development Awards.

New Hampshire Senate Passes Gambling Bill

The New Hampshire Senate handily passed an expanded gambling bill with bipartisan support March 14 that would authorize one single, high-end casino along the state's southern border with Massachusetts.

Kentucky Losing OTB Network in June

Declining handle is forcing the closure of the state's only freestanding OTB network.

On Salix, Kentucky Feeling Alone on Ledge

With Breeders' Cup at least slowing implementation of its race-day Salix prohibition, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission could revisit its plans to ban use of the diuretic on race day.

Bloodhorse.com Presents EHV-1 Live Q&A

BloodHorse.com will air "Equine Herpesvirus-1 LIVE Q&A" March 14 at 2 p.m. EDT in response to recent cases, including an outbreak at Hawthorne Racecourse and a confirmed fatal case at Santa Anita Park.

Court Dismisses Gill Lawsuit Against Jockeys

A U.S. district court has dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit brought by Thoroughbred owner Michael Gill against jockeys at Penn National Race Course.

Penn National Assisting in Horse Adoption

The simulcast television feed for Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course will run informational slates that feature retired racehorses available for adoption.

Can Super Ninety Nine Repel New Challengers?

With many of the also-rans from the grade III Southwest Stakes out of the grade II Rebel, can Super Ninety Nine fend off the new challengers?

Back to Basics: Equine Dental Terminology and Anatomy

When discussing our dental health, we are familiar with commonly used terms such as plaque, cavity, or root canal. But discussing our horses' teeth can be a bit more confusing: Mesial. Occlusal surface. Interproximal space. What does it all mean? Fortunately, at the 2013 Western Veterinary Conference, held Feb. 17-21 in Las Vegas, Nev., Cleet Griffin,...

Naughty New Yorker's First Foal Arrives

The first reported foal by graded stakes winner Naughty New Yorker is a colt born March 6 at Ascot Stud near Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada, where the stallion stands.

Top Equine Reproduction Studies of 2012 (AAEP 2012)

Veterinary researchers publish scores of scientific papers annually, but if practitioners are out examining and treating patients they don't necessarily have time to brush up on every study's take-home message. The annual Kester News Hour presentation at the American Association of Equine Practitioners' convention gives practitioners a chance ...