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Marette Farrell has joined the staff of Nicoma Bloodstock as a full service bloodstock agent. Farrell was recently part of a yearling conformation panel that was part of a three-part series in The Blood-Horse...Bill Nack, six time winner of the Eclipse Award for outstanding newspaper writing, will be the featured speaker at the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in Saratoga Springs, NY, on Monday, Aug. 4th. Nack will speak at the Hall of Fame ceremonies, where thoroughbred champions Dance Smartly and Precisionist, trainer Hubert "Sonny" Hine, and jockey Mike Smith will be inducted. The ceremony, scheduled for 10:30 a.m. at the Fasig-Tipton Sales Pavilion, is free and open to the public.