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Chatain to Moon Lake in Louisiana

Graded stakes winner Chatain has been purchased for stallion duty by John Turner from William S. Farish's Lane's End Texas.

 Monday, July 20, 2009

Attorney: Now is the Time to Plan Estate

An attorney specializing in estate planning says now is a good time for horsemen and others to establish tax-friendly programs that pass along assets to descendants -- but warned that time was of the essence in organizing such efforts.

 Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Henny Hughes' First Foal

Henny Hughes' First Foal

Grade I winner Henny Hughes' first offspring is a Kentucky-bred colt foaled Jan. 29.

 Thursday, January 31, 2008

Veteran Horseman Terry Turner Dead

Terry Turner, who was both a jockey and trainer, died May 16 in Canon City, Colo.

 Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Two Others With Horse Industry Ties Identified as Crash Victims

As the investigation continued into the crash of Comair Flight 5191 in Lexington, Ky., two more individuals connected with the Thoroughbred industry have been identified as victims of the crash.

 Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Jackson to Push for Licensing of Bloodstock Agents

Jess Jackson, the California winemaker who has been pushing for ethics reform in public and private horse sales since filing suit against three former advisers last September, should have felt right at home Wednesday while addressing a roomful of attorneys attending the University of Kentucky Equine Law Seminar in Lexington.

 Thursday, May 04, 2006

California Stallion Strike Gold Dead

California stallion Strike Gold, sire of 25 stakes winners, was euthanized Oct. 7 at Gary and Marlene Howard's Hideaway Farms near San Jacinto, Calif., because of complications from the infirmities of old age.

 Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Competitive Field Set for Man o' War

Saturday's $500,000 Man o' War Stakes (gr. IT) will feature last year's John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT) winner Better Talk Now and Beverly D (gr. IT) winner Angara, whom trainer Patrick Biancone will send out against the boys in the 1 3/8-mile test.

 Thursday, September 08, 2005

Sheepshead Bay Distance an Issue for Finery

Beaugay Handicap (gr. IIIT) winner Finery faces an evenly-matched field of eight expected to line up for Sunday's $150,000 Sheepshead Bay Handicap (gr. IIT) for fillies and mares on the Belmont Park grass.

 Friday, May 20, 2005

Finery Shows Her Style in Beaugay Win

Finery, making her first start in more than five months, collared the favorite Changing World in the final strides to win the $112,800 Beaugay Handicap (gr. IIIT) on the turf at fog-shrouded Aqueduct Saturday.

 Saturday, April 30, 2005

Kentucky Stallion Glitterman Pensioned

Glitterman, sire of four millionaires, has been pensioned at Nathan Fox and Richard Kaster's Wafare Farm near Midway, Ky., because of fertility problems.

 Thursday, March 03, 2005

Texas Racing, Breeding Interests Meet With Legislators

Gaming issues are being widely discussed in Austin, Texas, as the state's legislators look for revenue that might enable them to overhaul school finance.

 Monday, February 28, 2005

Dorothy Scharbauer, Raced Alysheba, Dead

Dorothy Turner Scharbauer, who campaigned Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner and Horse of the Year Alysheba, died shortly after midnight Wednesday following a battle with pancreatic cancer.

 Thursday, February 24, 2005

Finery Ready For Stakes Start in Noble Damsel

Following two straight runner-up finishes in allowances races, trainer Billy Turner will start Althea Richards' Finery in a stakes for the first time, Saturday's grade III, $150,000 Noble Damsel for fillies and mares at one mile on the turf at Belmont.

 Thursday, September 23, 2004

Del Mar Notebook: Week in Review; Horses to Watch

By Brian Turner -- Veteran Brisnet handicapper reviews recent action at Del Mar and previews action of the coming weeks.

 Wednesday, August 18, 2004

Del Mar Notebook: Horses to Watch

Sunday's $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch H. (G2) highlighted the stakes action at Del Mar this week as a field of eight fillies and mares, three-years-old and up, went to the gate for the 1 1/16-mile affair.

 Wednesday, August 11, 2004

Del Mar Handicapping Notebook; Includes Horses to Watch List

A weekly handicapping notebook, including Horses to Watch list, for the current Del Mar meet. Compiled by Brisnet.

 Wednesday, August 04, 2004

Del Mar Notebook: Volume 1

by Brian P. Turner -- It was in 1937 when Del Mar Race Course was first opened to the racing fans of Southern California. Legendary crooner Bing Crosby, one of the founders of the seaside track, was on hand to personally greet the public as they made their way through the gates.

 Monday, August 02, 2004

Equine Attorney Don Sturgill Dies at 74

Don Sturgill, prominent Lexington equine attorney who served as general counsel for both the national and Kentucky chapters of the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, died Wednesday morning, Oct. 2, of a heart attack at his Lexington home.

 Wednesday, October 02, 2002

N.C. Horseman Herbert Turner Dead

Herbert L. Turner, an avid owner and breeder in North Carolina, died March 8 at the age of 72 in Winston-Salem due to a heart ailment.

 Friday, March 15, 2002

Aqueduct Race Report: Bailey's Big Win

Polite applause, or the local equivalent of a heart pounding ovation, greeted 43-year-old Jerry Bailey and Gaviola upon their triumphant return. The broad-grinning Hall of Famer had just guided the roan filly to a popular triumph in the May 6 Beaugay Handicap (gr. IIIT) and in the process recorded career victory number 5,000. Within this snapshot atop Aqueduct's rubber tiled paddock lived the dichotomy of the modern Kentucky Derby weekend in New York.

 Sunday, May 06, 2001

Gaviola Sweeps to Sixth Straight Win

Twilite Farms' Gaviola swept by Good Game in the stretch and pulled away to a three-length victory to earn her sixth consecutive win in Sunday's $250,000 Garden City Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. IT) at Belmont Park. Under Jerry Bailey, the William H. Turner Jr. trainee completed the 1 1/8 miles in 1:48.89 to earn her first grade I stakes win.

 Sunday, September 10, 2000

Gaviola Makes Lake Placid Five in a Row

Gaviola made it five wins in a row with a clear-cut victory in Monday’s Lake Placid Handicap (gr. IIT) at Saratoga.

 Monday, August 21, 2000